Lotuses in Khulna's Padma Beel a spellbinding beauty

OUR CORRESPONDENTKHULNA, Oct 17: Blooming pink lotuses in the Bhutia's Padma Beel in Terokhada upazila of Khulna district have now become a special attraction to the nature lovers. Several hundred sightseers from nearby towns and Khulna city come to visit the water body on their holidays to enjoy its mesmerising...

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Strike at Benapole Customs House passes third day

OUR CORRESPONDENT BENAPOLE, Oct 17: The indefinite strike called by the C&F agents' association at Benapole Customs House in protest against harassment by the customs assessment groups no. 3 and 4 continued for the third consecutive day on Saturday.The C&F agents' associations enforced the strike since Thursday. Sajedur Rahman, general...

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One held for abducting, raping schoolgirl in Pirojpur

PIROJPUR, Oct 17 (UNB): Police on Friday arrested a 25-year-old man on charges of abducting and raping an eighth-grade schoolgirl in Pirojpur's Nazirpur and holding her for 16 days. The arrestee, PrashantaHaldar is the son of KalipadaHaldar of Purba Lara village in Malikhali union of the upazila. The victim's father,...

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Youth held for violating girl in Sylhet

SYLHET, Oct 17 (UNB): Police arrested a young man from Swarsati village in Golapganjupazila of Sylhet on Friday midnight for violating a girl. The arrestee is Zabaul Islam, 31, son of Abdul Latif of the village.

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Flood damages crops worth Tk 255.73m in Rajshahi division

RAJSHAHI, Oct 17 (BSS): Standing crops on around 21,210 hectares of croplands worth about Taka 255.73 crore have been damaged by the latest flood waters affecting over 0.143 million (1.43 lakh) farming families in different districts under Rajshahi division, officials said.Various crops like transplanted Aman paddy, blackgram, advanced vegetables, groundnut,...

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Preparations afoot for Durga Puja in Khulna, Rajshahi

KHULNA, Oct 17 (BSS): The artisans in different places here as elsewhere in the country are passing their busy time to give final touches on the idols just a few days ahead of the Durga puja , the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindus .The five-day Sharodiya Utsab will...

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Vehicles stand in a long line on a road in Manikganj on Saturday, causing sufferings to passengers and hampering

Vehicles stand in a long line on a road in Manikganj on Saturday, causing sufferings to passengers and hampering transportation of goods as the Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route is facing a navigability problem — Focus Bangla

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RMP hold anti-rape, women repression campaign

OUR CORRESPONDENTRAJSHAHI, Oct 17: Boalia Model police station under RMP organised an anti-rape and anti-women repression campaign on the Boro Masjid premises of Shaheb Bazaar of the city at 10-30 am on Saturday. Members of various beat policing committee under RMP attended the campaign with separate processions. Presided over by...

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