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Tk 12.99b irrigation project aims to revive southwest agriculture

The government has taken a rehabilitation and emergency maintenance programme for Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Irrigation Project at a cost of Tk 12.99 billion (1,299.96 crore), aiming to restore one of the country's most important surface irrigation systems and increase food production in the southwest region.The project taken by the Ministry of...

Road accidents kill three in two districts

Three people were killed and 22 others injured in separate road accidents in two districts on Saturday, reports UNB.In Faridpur: two people were killed and ten others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Dhaka-Barishal highway at Naupara in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district.The identities...

Illegal arms factory busted in Faridpur; one arrested

FARIDPUR, Jan 24 (UNB): Joint forces comprising army personnel and police busted an illegal arms manufacturing factory at Dumain village in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur and arrested a man on Friday night.The arrestee was identified as Badal Sarkar, 52, son of Nitai Sarkar of the same village. Tipped off, a...

Many rural voters in the dark about referendum

Our Correspondent COX'S BAZAR, Jan 24: On February 12, voters across Bangladesh will cast ballots in the 13th National Parliamentary Election. On the same day, voters will also participate in a constitutional referendum, meaning they will receive two separate ballot papers one to elect a member of parliament and another...

Engine failure strands Meghna Express in Chandpur for six hours

An engine failure has left the Meghna Express stuck at Chandpur Railway Station for six hours, causing significant inconvenience to over 300 passengers heading to Chattogram,, reports bdnews24.com.The disruption occurs on Saturday after the train fails to depart as scheduled from Chandpur at 05:00 am because of a compressor fault...

Khulna admin orders depositing licenced firearms ahead of polls

KHULNA, Jan 24 (BSS): The Khulna district administration has ordered the deposit of all licenced and suspended firearms and ammunition by January 31 to ensure a free, fair, and peaceful 13th Jatiya Sangsad election.In a public notice signed by District Magistrate A S M Jamshed Khondker, firearms licence holders were...

Wedding bus plunges into ditch in Jashore

JASHORE, Jan 24 (UNB): At least 12 people were injured when a bus carrying a wedding party lost control and fell into a roadside ditch in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore early Saturday.The accident occurred at around 6:30am at Tengarpur Mor area of the upazila.According to locals and eyewitnesses, the bus...

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11 houses gutted in Nilphamari fireNILPHAMARI, Jan 24: At least 11 houses were gutted in a devastating fire in Sadar upazila here on Friday night. The fire broke out at around 09:00 pm on Friday at Patwari Para village under Itakhola union of the upazila. The victims are now living...