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Over 1000 relying on bamboo craft in Bogra for running families

BOGRA, Oct 23: Over 1,000 people are providing family expenditure involving in bamboo crafts production round the year in all twelve upazilas of Bogra district from three to four decade back. This profession is mostly based on women and aborigines across the area including vast Barind tract. Bamboo products are...

70 posts of pry school teachers lie vacant in Mohadevpur

NAOGAON, Oct 23: A total of 42 posts of headmaster and 28 posts of assistant teacher in 42 government primary schools under Mohadevpur Upazila of the district have been lying vacant for a long time seriously hampering educational activities. Sources at Upazila Primary Education Office said there are 132 government...

Ultra-poor of Magura municipal area miss out on rice at Tk 10 per kg

MAGURA, Oct 23: Sale of rice at Tk10 per kg is going on in Magura. But the ultra-poor of Magura municipal area are being deprived of the benefit. Magura district food office sources informed, as price of rice is high at present in the market, government decided to sale rice...

Clamour for quick implementation of Ganges Barrage project

RAJSHAHI, Oct 23 (BSS): People of the metropolis in a post-rally meeting have called for immediate implementation of the Ganges Barrage Project and North Rajshahi Irrigation Project to protect the country's south-western region, including the Sundarbans. They viewed that proposed Ganges Barrage will be a blessing for Bangladesh since the...

‘Gender-sensitive lawyers can establish women’s rights’

RAJSHAHI, Oct 23 (BSS): More gender-sensitive panel lawyers has become indispensable to free society from gender disparity that needed to establish rights of the women litigants, speakers told a discussion here on Saturday. They viewed that the professional lawyers should take the responsibility of highlighting the gender- sensitive issues as...

Man dies falling from bus rooftop in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Oct 23 (UNB): A construction worker died after falling from the roof of a moving bus at Fakirpara Dhalan on Dhaka-Rajshahi Highway in Puthia upazila on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Tofazzal Hossain, 40, son of late Nazim Uddin, a resident of Chapainawabganj district. Witnesses said Tofazzal was...

Speakers call for ensuring reproductive health rights for all school students

RAJSHAHI, Oct 23 (BSS): Speakers at a dialogue with media people here called for ensuring reproductive health rights to all schoolboys and girls for the sake of transforming them into worthy citizens. They said many of the rural boys and girls are still deprived of sexual reproductive health facilities due...

Feeding of anti-worm medicine begins in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI, Oct 23: Feeding of anti-worm medicine among the children has been started in the district. The week-long programme continued from October 22 to 28 is to be observed across the district. Deputy Commissioner of Nilphamri Zakir Hossain opened the programme in Shahi Para Government Primary School Saturday. A total...

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Electrocution kills toddler in Munshiganj MUNSHIGANJ, Oct 23 : A minor was electrocuted in Maddhopara village of Sirajdikhan upazila on Saturday. The victim was Rihan, 2, son of Sumon of the village. Upazila Health Official Dr. Dulal Hossain said the boy was electrocuted in the family house at 10am. Relatives...