Rangpur townspeople under menacing mosquito attacks

RANGPUR, Mar 25: Mosquito attacks have surged alarmingly in Rangpur city in recent time, causing unbearable sufferings to the city-dwellers. The city inhabitants have become helpless as they are quite unable to get rid of the menace of mosquitoes, which has become an inextricable problem in recent days.Local residents say...

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Magura farmers turn fortune around with betel leaf cultivation

MAGURA, Mar 25: After sustaining heavy losses in betel leaf cultivation last year, the farmers of Magura have turned their fortunes around this year as the crop brings handsome profit for them.Some 139 hectares of land have been brought under betel leaf cultivation this year, which is expected to yield...

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Seven held over hoarding fuel in Jamalpur

JAMALPUR, Mar 25 (bdnews24.com): Police have arrested seven people in Jamalpur with 3,053 litres of petrol stockpiled for illegal sale, after locals intervened to stop black-market activities.The arrests took place in the early hours of Wednesday at Kendua Kalibari in Jamalpur Sadar, according to Jamalpur Sadar Police chief Mizanur Rahman.The...

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