Brahmaputra crosses danger level in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, Sept 16 (BSS): Water level of the Brahmaputra crossed its danger mark today morning inundating the river basin including char areas.According to sources, water level of other three major rivers Ghagot, Karotoa and Teesta flowing through the district rose sharply in last 24 hours till 9 am on Sunday.The...
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Women entrepreneurs to prove capability through competition
RAJSHAHI, Sept 16 (BSS): Officials and chamber leaders urged the women entrepreneurs to prove capability through competition for making their business profitable and sustainable as well.They said the competition may be possible if there is training on products marketing coupled with ensuring quality of products.They emphasized on proper utilization of...
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Agriculturists urged to increase food production
RANGPUR, Sept 16 (BSS): The field level agriculturists, who are working in different agriculture-related organisations, should face growing challenges in agriculture sector to keep crop production increasing for ensuring food security.Additional Secretary (Extension) of the Ministry of Agriculture Sanat Kumar Saha said this at a regional level views-sharing meeting with...
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Cops nab man for killing wife in Natore
NATORE, Sept 16 (UNB): Police detained a man for allegedly stabbing his wife to death over a family feud in Purilia village of Gurudaspur upazila on Saturday night.The arrestee Rony Sardar of the village stabbed his wife Rina Begum indiscriminately following an altercation between them around 8 am on Saturday,...
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Indefinite bus strike in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, Sept 16 (UNB): District Motor Workers' Union has enforced an indefinite bus strike from Sunday morning protesting the draft Road Transport Bill, causing immense sufferings to the passengers.President of the union's district unit Abdur Rashid Sarkar called the indefinite saying that they will continue the strike until the Bill...
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Train crushes two youths in Sylhet
SYLHET, Sept 16 (UNB): Two unidentified young men crushed to death under the wheels of a train at Sylhet Railway Station on Saturday night.The age of the youths is around 20 years, saidJahangir Alam, officer-in-charge of Sylhet GRP Police Station.The duo fell down as they were trying to board Dhaka-bound...
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Youngman dies in Natore road crash
NATORE, Sept 16 (UNB): A youngman was killed and seven others injured in a head-on collision between two buses at Sadar upazila road here on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Birendra Pahan, 30, an indigenous man of the upazila.The accident took place when a Dhaka-bound bus collided head-on with...
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