Power outages cripple life in Rajshahi, Rangpur divisions
RAJSHAHI, Sept 14: Public life in all districts of Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions is grappling with frequent power outages now-a-days.Hours of power outage due to load-shedding have become the order of the day in the two regions.Sources said Northern Electricity Power Supply Company (NESCO) supplies electricity to 16 districts of...
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Many trees in the Chhotonala area of Khagrachhari's Panchari are slowly
Many trees in the Chhotonala area of Khagrachhari's Panchari are slowly being through a technique of stripping the bark at the bases of the trees. The removal of the bark causes the trees to die out slowly. Though a particular quarter has been doing this for a long time, no...
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Kushtia's college student injured in clash during picnic, dies at hospital
KUSHTIA, Sep 14 (UNB): A college student, injured in a clash between two groups at a picnic at Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia district on August 30, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Rajshahi on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Rabbi Hossain, 20, son of...
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M'singh, Gaibandha road accidents kill three
A total of three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh and Gaibandha on Friday, reports UNB.In Mymensingh, an army person and his wife, who went for a joy trip riding on a motorbike, died when the motorbike crashed into a truck on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Shikarikanda in...
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BARI Latikachu-1 farming gains popularity in Pabna
PABNA, Sept 14: The cultivation of nutrient-rich Latikachu-1 (Latiraj), which is released by Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), is gradually expanding across the country as huge profits has brought fortunes for thousands of farmers.BARI officials said that the cultivation of this variety of the kachu is gradually expanding in most...
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Incessant rain disrupts normal life in Chandpur
CHANDPUR, Sep 14 (UNB): Incessant rains and thunderstorms for the past two to three days have paralysed normal life in Chandpur town.The roads of the district town, particularly Cumilla Road, Truck Road, and Purana Bazar-Dokan Ghar Road, have become waterlogged due to persistent rain. Rainwater has accumulated in numerous potholes,...
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