Veggies sell cheap wholesale but get overpriced after hand-change

BOGURA, Dec 20: Winter vegetables in Bogura - one of Bangladesh's largest supply hubs - remain cheap at the wholesale level but become noticeably costlier as soon as they change hands, even within the district. Prices rise further when the produce reaches Dhaka and other major cities.The northern district, covering...

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'Plastic monster' appears on Cox's Bazar beach !

COX'S BAZAR, Dec 20: A giant 'plastic monster' has emerged from the sand at Sugandha Point on Cox's Bazar beach. It looks like a prehistoric trilobite or some terrifying unknown creature-which will surprise children and adults alike when they will come near it. But it is not a mysterious creature;...

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Body of missing police constable recovered in Panchagarh

JASHORE, Dec 20 (UNB): The half-decomposed body of a missing police constable, Akhtaruzzaman, 46, a resident of Chougachha upazila in Jashore, was recovered from Panchagarh, police said.The body was found on Thursday (December 18) in a sugarcane field at the Nine Mile area of Satmora Union in Panchagarh Sadar upazila....

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