Bridge approach road caves in due to rainfall
CHANDPUR, July 12: Under the influence of heavy downpour for the past few days, a part of the approach road to the Dhonagoda River Bridge in Chandpur district has developed cracks and crevices on the northern side creating panic among local residents.As a result, people and all modes of transports...
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54 years after independence, Jhenaidah ED postal workers still await recognition
JHENAIDAH, July 15 (UNB): More than five decades after Bangladesh's independence, thousands of Extra Departmental (ED) employees of the government postal service are still waiting for official recognition as departmental staff.Their long-standing grievances have now spilled over into a nationwide strike, disrupting mail delivery and causing inconvenience for customers awaiting...
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Two farmers killed by lightning strike in Panchagarh
PANCHAGARH, July 15 (UNB): Two farmers were killed in separate lightning strike incidents in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district on Wednesday.Mamun Islam, 30, son of Khadimul Islam of the Sonahar Malchandi Paschim Telipara area, was killed after being struck by lightning while cutting jute during rain at around 11:40 am,...
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Man sentenced to death for killing wife in Khulna
KHULNA, July 15 (BSS): A Khulna court sentenced on Wednesday a man to death for murdering his wife in Batiaghata upazila in 2016.The convict, Md. Mukul Kagaji, son of Razzak Kagaji of Sora village under Shyamnagar upazila in Satkhira district, was also fined Tk 50,000, with an additional five years'...
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