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Madhumati River plays havoc in Bagerhat

BAGERHAT, Sept 15 (UNB): Erosion by the Madhumati River has taken a turn for the worse devouring lands and homesteads in Chitalmari upazila for the last couple of days, leaving many families homeless and landless.During a recent visit to the upazila, the news agency correspondent found part of Dhaka-Pirojpur road...

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Over 0.285m apply for RU admission test

RAJSHAHI, Sept 15 (BSS): A total of 2,85,056 students have primarily submitted application for admission test for the first year honours courses in Rajshahi University (RU) under its 2018-19 academic session, an official said.The aspirants started collecting and submitting the online-based preliminary applications since 12 midnight of September 3 and...

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Tangail road accident kills teenager

TANGAIL, Sept 15 (bdnews24.com): A teenage boy has been killed and another injured after their motorcycle was hit by a truck in Tangail's Modhupur.The accident occurred on Sagor Dighi Road in the Motorbazar area on Friday evening, said Modhupur Police OC Md Shafiqul Islam.The deceased has been identified as 17-year-old...

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Ginger cultivation may suffer setback in Nilphamari

Our Correspondent NILPHAMARI, Sept 15: The production of ginger may suffer setback and target may not be achieved in this year as virus and disease affected the ginger plants in Nilphamari. Sources said virus free and hybrid ginger seed is not available in the country and soil borne and seed...

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Rangpur region farmers happy with excellent jute price

RANGPUR, Sept 15 (BSS): Farmers under five districts of Rangpur agriculture region are happy with an excellent market price of the newly harvested jute amid achieving a better production of the crop in the current season.Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said the farmers produced over 0.58 million...

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Mechanisation can mitigate agri challenges, say experts

RAJSHAHI, Sept 15 (BSS): Scientists and researchers unanimously mentioned that large-scale adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) and farm mechanization can be the effective means of facing the existing agriculture related challenges.They identically observed that the country's agriculture is facing many challenges including climate change, labour shortage, irrigation water scarcity and...

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Police recover housewife’s body in Savar

SAVAR, Sept 15 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a houseiwfe from a house in the Khaguria area of Bhakurta union here on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Salma Akhter, 17.Sujon Biswas, sub-inspector of a police outpost in the union, said family members found the body in her room...

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BRAHMANBARIA: A bamboo-made bridge over a waterbody in Sarail upazila

BRAHMANBARIA: A bamboo-made bridge over a waterbody in Sarail upazila is the only means of communication for thousands of the local people. The photo was taken on Friday — Focus Bangla

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CHATTOGRAM: Passengers waiting for bus on the road at the GEC

CHATTOGRAM: Passengers waiting for bus on the road at the GEC intersection here on Saturday. A few buses are plying the city as traffic police checking driving licence and fitness certificate — Focus Bangla

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