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Chandpur bus terminal beset with multifarious problems

CHANDPUR, Oct 25: Chandpur district bus terminal is plagued with manifold problems, including infrastructural weakness and lack of amenities.Amid much enthusiasm, the much-hyped bus terminal was inaugurated some 20 years ago by BNP leader and the then LGRD Minister Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan during his official visit to Chandpur town. Located...

Road crashes kill four in two districts

Four people were killed and 6 others injured in separate road accidents in two districts on Saturday, reports UNBIn Lalmonirhat, two people were killed and another was injured when an autorickshaw carrying them overturned in Aditmari Upazila of Lalmonirhat on Saturday.The deceased are Bakul Mia, 58, son of Talebbar Rahman...

Fishermen start returning to rivers

After a 22-day government ban, the Meghna and Padma rivers are coming alive once again with the sound of boats and nets being cast, as nearly 43,000 fishermen in Chandpur prepare to resume hilsa fishing from Saturday midnight, reports UNB.The annual restriction on catching, selling and transporting hilsa, aimed at...

YouTube-taught technology upgrades seedling production in Manikganj

OUR CORRESPONDENTMANIKGANJ, Oct 25: Once struggling with repeated losses in traditional farming practices, young agri-entrepreneur Bikash Chandra Sarker became successful with seedling production in Manikganj's Singair after applying an agriculture technique learnt on YouTube (YT).During the COVID-19 lockdown, Bikash learned about seedling production using plastic trays in polyshade houses. As...

Man killed in B'baria clash

BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 25 (UNB): A sexagenarian man was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Birampur village in Sadar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Nasir Uddin, 65, son of Moiz Uddin of the village.Azharul...

Beggar Saleha dies leaving behind 3 sacks of money

SIRAJGANJ, Oct 25 (UNB): Saleha Begum, popularly known as "Saleha Pagli," a beggar from Sirajganj, passed away on Friday night while undergoing treatment at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital in Bogura.Saleha Begum, wife of the late Abdus Salam from Masumpur colony in Sirajganj, had been staying in a local...

Rising costs of essentials in Khulna bring consumers to their knees

KHULNA, Oct 25 (UNB): The prices of essentials and kitchen items in Khulna have remained on an upward trajectory for nearly two months, putting them beyond the reach of many consumers.Most vegetables are now being sold for over Tk 80 per kilogramme, with no sign of prices coming down despite...

NEWS IN BRIEF__2025-10-26

Woman strangled to death for 70g of gold Madaripur's RAB-8 has said a woman in Shariatpur town was strangled to death for 6 tolas (around 70 grams) of gold ornaments and cash. RAB said this on Saturday after arresting a suspect, Shahidul Islam Ripon Molla, 50, from Keraniganj, Dhaka, on...