Gopalganj fisherfolk battling to survive

GOPALGANJ, Jan, 15: The traditional fishermen community in Gopalganj district is in a tight spot for various challenges, especially waning sources of fish and lack of conservation and trade facilities.Around 22,000 members of the fishermen community covering five upazilas of the district have been living amid financial hardship due to...

Netrakona road accident kills elderly woman

NETROKONA, Jan 15 (BSS): An elderly woman was killed after being hit by a soil-laden truck on the Netrokona-Kendua road in Sadar upazila here on Thursday.The deceased was identified as Manjura Akhter, 65, wife of Khurshed Alam of Laxmipur village under Madanpur union of the upazila.