Tidal surge, rain inundate Matarbari coastal areas
OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, July 25: High tides and recent heavy rainfall have inundated the western coastal areas of Matarbari in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar, leaving at least 600 families residing there in hardship.Around 200 families have already been affected by the recent flooding. Many homesteads have been submerged or...
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Lalmonirhat youth attains self-reliance through fruit farming venture
LALMONIRHAT, July 25: Nur-e-Alom Bappy (40) had been working at a readymade garment factory in Dhaka after graduation in 2015 ; but during the coronavirus pandemic he lost job as the authorities went for a mass retrenchment process. After losing job, he fell in a great danger with his family...
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Jhenaidah-Jashore highway remains a death trap
JHENAIDAH, July 25 (UNB): The long-delayed project to upgrade the Jhenaidah-Jashore section of the N-7 national highway into a six-lane road has made only around two per cent physical progress in six years despite significant progress in land acquisition.The project, initially approved in 2020 at a cost of Tk 41.87...
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Under-trial prisoner dies in Rajbari hospital
RAJBARI, July 25 (UNB): An under-trial prisoner facing seven cases, including murder, illegal arms possession, and assault, died while undergoing treatment at Rajbari Sadar Hospital on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Tushar Biswas, 42, son of Shashadhar Biswas of Bongram Notunpara village in Pangsha upazila.According to jail authorities, Tushar...
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Woman stabbed to death by youth in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, July 25 (UNB): A woman was stabbed to death and her son was injured in an attack allegedly carried out by a young man in Harian Purbapara of Paba upazila in Rajshahi district on Friday night.The deceased was identified as Farida Khatun, 40, wife of Lalon Sheikh, a village...
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