Riverbank erosion eats up vast cropland in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Feb 26: Riverbank erosion has eaten up a vast tract of cropland in different places of the district.Local said soil erosion has taken a serious turn in Jamuna, Teesta, Brahmaputra, Ghaghat and Karatoya rivers due to floods.The breakdown occurs shortly after the river water is receded.According to the data...

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Widow of July movement martyr gets job at KAU

KURIGRAM, Feb 26 (UNB): Kurigram Agricultural University (KAU) has hired the wife of martyr Nur Alam who was killed in Dhaka on July 24 last during the anti-government movement that unseated the Awami League government. Khadiza Begum, who was eight-month pregnant when she had lost her husband, was appointed for...

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One killed in Naogaon road accident

NAOGAON, Feb 26 (UNB): A man was killed after being hit by a picnic bus in Dhamoirhat upazila of Naogaon, police said on Thursday.The accident occurred on Wednesday at around 7:00 am at Biharinagar Mor in the upazila.The deceased, Kamal Hossain, 45, was the son of Yad Ali from Uttar...

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