Many brick kilns running illegally in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, Feb 18: A good number of brick kilns are running without any official approval in the district, posing a threat to environment and public health.Most of the brick kilns have been set up near educational institutions and croplands in seven upazilas of the district.According to the Department of Environment...
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Road woes plague Cumilla's five villages
CUMILLA, Feb 18 (UNB): For the residents of five villages in Chandina upazila, a 1.5-kilometre stretch of road has become a symbol of neglect and frustration. Unrepaired for years, the deteriorating route has left around 15,000 people, particularly students, battling hazardous conditions, with no relief in sight.Connecting Maizkhar, Purbo Ambarpur,...
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Kishoreganj, Chattogram road crashes kill three
Three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Kishoreganj and Chattogram districts on Tuesday, report agencies.In Kishoreganj, traffic on Kishoreganj-Bhairab highway remained suspended for two hours on Tuesday as locals blocked the highway, protesting the death of two schoolboys in Madhyapara area in Katiadi upazila of the district.The deceased...
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Two minor sisters drown in Jashore pond
BENAPOLE, Feb 18 (UNB): Two young sisters drowned in a pond in Matikumra village of Hazirbagh union under Jhikargachha upazila in Jashore on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Sumaiya, 3, and Suraiya, 2, daughters of Yamin and his brother Yusuf, a Malaysian expatriate.Jhikargachha Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Bablur Rahman...
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