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Pabna weavers awfully busy with Eid around the corner

PABNA, Mar 25: With the Eid-ul-Fitr barely one week away, weavers in Pabna district are racing against the clock to meet the buyers' demands as well as fulfill their own business targets within the stipulated timeframe. Artisans are passing busy time making lungis day and night in the weaving villages...

Garlic cultivation brings smile to Rangpur farmers

RANGPUR, Mar 25: Farmers in different areas of the northern district are getting financially benefitted through garlic cultivation.Owing to huge profits, the cultivation of the spicy crop is gaining popularity in Rangpur district, official sources said.A good number of farmers are now showing interest in garlic cultivation which has become...

Thrust on institutional delivery to reduce newborn mortality

GAIBANDHA, Mar 25 (BSS): Speakers at a meeting stressed on Tuesday the importance of institutional delivery to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. They said home delivery is risky, and every pregnant woman should undergo at least four check-ups to prevent complications.The quarterly coordination meeting reviewed the progress of the Santal...

Two siblings electrocuted in Chandpur

CHANDPUR, Mar 25 (UNB): Two siblings have died after being electrocuted in Shasankhola village of Kadla union at Kachua upazila of Chandpur district on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Khorshed Alam Bakaul, 50, and his younger brother Abul Hasanat Bakaul, 36, both sons of Kabir Hossain Bakaul from the same...

Elderly couple killed in M'singh road crash

MYMENSINGH, Mar 25 (BSS): An elderly couple was killed in a road accident at Churkhai intersection in Sadar upazila here on Tuesday afternoon.The deceased were Abdul Hekim, 80, and his wife Ajmara Khatun, 70, residents of Churkhai area of the upazila.The accident took place on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway around 2...

Three shops fined Tk 75,000 in Natore

NATORE, Mar 25 (BSS): National Consumer Rights Protection Department on Tuesday fined three food shops Taka 75,000 for producing food in an unhygienic environment.A team of the department conducted drives at different markets of the district town throughout the day and fined three food shops Taka 75,000, said Assistant Director...