Rain-swollen Satkhira dam on verge of collapse
SATKHIRA, Sept 14 (UNB): A dam along the coastal areas of the district is on the verge of collapse due to incessant rain.With water levels of all the major rivers in Ashashuni and Shyamnagar upazilas of the district rising, many low-lying areas have already been inundated. Several fish enclosures have...
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New facilities in Noakhali district hospital to serve locals, Rohingyas
NOAKHALI, Sept 14 (UNB): A newly- expanded in-patient care facility, a renovated operation theatre and an emergency unit at Noakhali Sadar District Hospital have been set up to serve the locals and also Rohingyas referred from Bhasan Char.Dr. Masum Iftekhar, Noakhali Civil Surgeon, and UNHCR have jointly inaugurated the facilities...
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Fruit-vegetable mixed farming boosts economic prospect
RAJSHAHI, Sept 14 (BSS): Fruit-vegetable combined farming method is infusing dynamism into the local economy as it opened up a new horizon in the field of agriculture in the region, including its vast Barind tract.Many farmers adopted the modern method because they are making additional income from the same land...
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Thrust on jt efforts to make pollution-free society
GAIBANDHA, Sept 14 (BSS): Speakers at a function here underscored on Wednesday the need for taking concerted efforts of all stakeholders of the society and creating mass awareness among the people from all sections to build pollution-free society. "Level of sound pollution also termed as noise pollution across the country...
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Two to die for college principal's murder in Tangail
TANGAIL, Sept 14 (bdnews24.com): A court has handed down the death penalty to two people for the murder of Jamal Hossain Thandu, a college principal, in Tangail's Shakhipur Upazila in 2011.Tangail's Special Court Judge Begum Shahana Haque Siddika delivered the verdict on Wednesday, according to Inspector Tanvir Ahmed of court...
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