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Authority to build technical schools in Moulvibazar tea garden area

Our CorrespondentSYLHET, June 19: Two technical schools would be set up in the remote tea garden area of Moulvibazar district.Providing mid-level technical and vocational education for the backward faction of the society is the main reason of the initiative.Sites for the proposed institutions have already been selected primarily in Kulaura...

Three kids drown in Cox’s Bazar pond

COX'S BAZAR, June 19 (UNB): Three children of a family drowned in a pond at Chakboitha village in Ukhia upazila on Monday.The deceased were identified as Fahim, 8, son of Abu Siddique, Tashfia, 6 and her sister Safa Marwa, 3, children of Abdul Kader.Khairul Alam, chairman of Ukhia upazila, said...

Natural cold storage gaining popularity among Joypurhat potato farmers

Roving CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, June 19: Potato farmers of the district show interest in natural cold storages for preserving their produce.Growers said electric cold storages are quite costly, while natural ones reduce cost.Sources said number of natural cold storages has been increasing across the district due to high demand.This cold storage is...

Bogura cultivators make extra profit from off-season cabbage

Our CorrespondentBOGURA, June 19: Farmers of the district are making extra profit from growing off-season cabbage.Sources said off-season cabbage cultivation is gaining popularity across the district. A good number of peasants said off-season cabbage cultivation is profitable but it requires more cost.More efforts have to be given to control pest,...

35,000 students attend classes at risk

LAXMIPUR, June 19 (UNB): More than 35,000 students of almost 125 primary schools in five upazilas of the district are attending classes inside dilapidated buildings amid heightened risk of an accident occurring.In the meantime, the school buildings in such appalling condition as to make the risk imminent have been listed...

DWA implements Tk 2.65b development programmes in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, June 19 (BSS): The Department of Women Affairs ((DWA) has implemented various women empowerment and social safety net related development programmes involving around Tk 2.65 billion in the district during last nine and a half years.Shobnom Shirin, district women affairs officer, said more than 0.27 million women were brought...

Road accidents leave four dead in three districts

HABIGANJ, June 19 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed as their motorbike plunged into a roadside ditch on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Rokanpur in Nabiganj upazila on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Nurul Islam, 26, son of Ahsan Ullah and Sabuj Ahmed, 20, son of Abdur Rahim of Jaintapurupazila.Nirmal Chandra Bhoumik,...

Deaf and dumb youth now self-reliant

Our Correspondent MAGURA, June 19: The story is about a deaf and dumb youth who has conquered his physical limitation by dint of persistence.Mishon Mollah (22) of Madhobpur village under Magura Sadar is deaf and dumb by birth.His day-labourer father was not able to send him any specialised school or...