Ritwik Ghatak's ancestral house demolished
RAJSHAHI, Aug 14: The last trace of internationally renowned filmmaker and director Ritwik Kumar Ghatak has been erased in Rajshahi as the authorities of a homeopathic college demolished the rest of his ancestral home at Miapara area in the city.Earlier in December, 2019, the Rajshahi Homeopathic College and Hospital authorities...
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Service seekers suffer as most UZ chairmen in Syhet absconding
SYLHET, Aug 14: A vacuum in local government service has been prevailing as most of the upazila (UZ) chairmen in Sylhet have remained in hiding since after the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister and her fleeing on August 5. Locals, especially the service seekers, have been suffering a...
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Organic fertilisers vital to boost crop yield, protect soil health
RAJSHAHI, Aug 14 (BSS): Wide-ranging promotion of liming and organic manures can be the crucial means of boosting cropping yield coupled with protecting soil health from further degradation caused by indiscriminate chemical fertilisation in the region, including its vast Barind tract. Organic matter creates a positive soil environment from which...
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One gets life-term in C’nawabganj drugs case
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Aug 14 (BSS): A Chapainawabganj court on Tuesday afternoon sentenced one person to life-term imprisonment and fined him Tk 50,000 for two years more to suffer in jail in default.The convicted person was Belal Hossain, 35, son of late Mursadi of Raninagar Kumurpur village under Godagari upazila in Rajshahi...
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Two die as jeep plunges into Rangamati ditch
RANGAMATI, Aug 14 (BSS): Two people were killed and six others injured as a jeep plunged into a ditch on the Bilaichari-Rajasthali border road in Pankata Chara area under Rajasthali upazila of the district on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Chinimong Marma, 20, son of Puchingmong Marma, and Manu...
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