Mango harvesting begins in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, May 19: Mango harvesting for the current season kicked off in Rajshahi on Thursday (May 15) following the calendar earlier introduced by the district administration. Until then the growers and traders were dissuaded from plucking and selling the fruit in markets. In the early morning, farmers in various orchards...
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Sacrificial animals likely to fall short in Chattogram
CHATTOGRAM, May 19: There might be a shortage of sacrificial animals for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in Chattogram as local farmers cannot reportedly meet the demand this year.Moreover, the import of sacrificial animals from India and Myanmar has come to a halt, resulting in their price spiral here.As many as 861,937...
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Road accidents kill eight in four districts
A total of six people killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur, Magura, Habiganj and Gopalganj on Sunday and Monday, report agencies.In Dinajpur, three people were killed and five others injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur on Monday morning.The deceased...
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Two to die for killing man in Narail
NARAIL, May 19 (BSS): A court here sentenced on Monday two people to death for killing an easy bike driver in Sadar upazila of the district in 2020.District and Sessions Judge Sharmin Nigar announced the verdict on Monday noon.The court also fined them Taka 20,000 each, said Advocate SM Abdul...
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