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Flower sales in Singair, Manikganj to reach Tk 35m in February

MANIKGANJ, Feb 14: Flower farmers in Singair, Manikganj have been getting a good price for their produce as the demand rose sharply in February. Growers believe that flowers worth at least Tk 35 million will be sold in February alone.Red, white, yellow, and purple blossoms present a vivid blend of...

Tourism slumps in Cox's Bazar as hotel bookings drop to 15pc

OUR CORRESPONDENT COX'S BAZAR, FEB 14: Tourism in Cox's Bazar, the country's premier seaside destination, has slowed significantly since the national election preparations and due to the upcoming Ramadan, with hotel bookings falling to as low as 15 per cent.Stakeholders in the tourism sector said while a modest influx of...

Rail link between Chattogram and Chandpur resumes after 6 hours

CHANDPUR, Feb 13 (UNB): Train movement between Chattogram and Chandpur via Laxham was restored after six hours of suspension early Saturday due to an accident at Laxham Junction on Friday night.Station Master of Chandpur Railway Station, Shoebur Rahman, said five people were injured when the 'Meghna Express' train, with 300...

Clash leaves 20 injured in Faridpur, houses torched

FARIDPUR, Feb 14 (UNB): Twenty people were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Mayendia Bazar in Faridpur district on Saturday.Mahmudul Hasan, assistant superintendent of (Saltha-Nagarkanda) circle, said Mannan Matubbar, chairman of Poromeshwari union in Boalmari upazila and Tulu Mia-Zihad Mia of Saltha upazila...

Modernised Saidpur Railway Workshop faces crisis amid manpower shortage

NILPHAMARI, Feb 14 (UNB): Once considered the backbone of Bangladesh's railway maintenance network, the Saidpur Railway Workshop in Nilphamari is struggling to keep operations running amid a prolonged manpower shortage, leaving modern machinery worth approximately Tk1.53 billion (153 crore) unused and slowly falling into disrepair.Despite being the country's largest railway...

Nine-yr-old boy beaten to death over betel nut theft in M’singh

MYMENSINGH, Feb 14 (UNB): A nine-year-old boy was beaten to death over allegations of stealing betel nuts in Haluaghat in Mymensingh on Friday afternoon.The victim, Imon Mia, was the son of Dulal Mia of Bausha village in Swadeshi Union.According to police and local sources, Imon had allegedly stolen betel nuts...

China to scrap tariffs for most of Africa from May: Xi

BEIJING, Feb 14 (AFP): Beijing's scrapping of tariffs for all but one African country will start May 01, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Saturday.China already has a zero-tariff policy for imports from 33 African countries, but Beijing said last year it would extend the policy to all 53 of...