Poor infrastructure a major barrier for traders, shoppers
OUR CORRESPONDENTPABNA, Mar 15: The weekly Nagarbathan Haat, a market that sits once a week, in Jhenaidah Sadar Upazila, is still operating with poorly developed infrastructure much to the inconvenience of both traders and shoppers. Although lakhs of taka are collected in revenue from the weekly market, traders and buyers...
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Illegal brick kilns in Khulna: A threat to environment, public health
KHULNA, Mar 15 (UNB): Unauthorised brick kilns are rapidly expanding in remote areas of Khulna division, posing a serious threat to both the environment and public health.Although the Department of Environment (DoE) permits brick kilns only on the condition that they do not burn wood, the owners of such kilns...
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Gazipur, Tangail road accidents kill four
A total of four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Gazipur and Tangail on Sturday, reports agencies.In Gazipur, three people were killed and another was injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Kaliakoir-Phulbaria road at Namashulai in Kaliakair upazila of Gazipur district on Saturday.One of the...
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Two workers die in Sirajganj wall collapse
SIRAJGANJ, Mar 15 (bdnews24.com): Two construction workers have died after a wall collapsed on them in Sirajganj.Three others were injured in the incident that occurred in Shahednagar Byapari Para during excavation work for a drainage system, according to Abdur Rahman, deputy director of Sirajganj Fire Service."Workers were digging nearly five...
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Sylhet farmers get a good watermelon harvest
OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Mar 15: Farmers have yielded a good harvest of watermelon in Sylhet division this year with a high hope of high prices in the holy month of Ramadan.Farmers said watermelon production is higher this season than that of last season. Its farming was badly damaged due to devastating...
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