Teesta inundates 10 Nilphamari villages
NILPHAMARI, June 25 (UNB): Ten villages under Dimla upazila of the district were inundated as the Teesta river swelled following onrush from the upstream, leaving over 10,000 people marooned.Sources at the local Water Development Board office said the river was flowing 9.0cm above the danger level.The gushing water of the...
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Process of constructing three bridges moving at a snail’s pace
SYLHET, June 26: The formal procedure of constructing three bridges over the Kushiyara and Surma rivers is moving at a snail's pace.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a rally on October 10, 2010 at Tahirpur upazila headquarters announced a commitment to construct the bridges to ease road communication in Sunamganj...
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RCC facing acute fund crisis
RAJSHAHI, June 26: Due to absence of government allocation, the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is facing an acute crisis of fund.At the same time, to retain regular activities of city corporation, RCC authorities is now running into a debt of Tk 800 million (80 crore) during last five years. A...
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Bumper groundnut production in Sujanagar
PABNA, June 26: Groundnut cultivators of Sujanagar upazila are happy over a bumper production of their produce.The growers are also delighted as they are also getting fair prices this season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said over 650 hectares of land were brought under the farming of groundnut....
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Falling trees kill two boys
PABNA, June 25 (UNB): Two schoolboys were killed and another was injured as trees fell on them in Hospital area of Sujanagar municipality on Monday evening.The deceased were identified as Kishan Halder, 7, son of Bosu Halader, and his cousin Rupam Halder, 8, son of Basu Halder of the area.Officer-in-charge...
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Jhenidah, Sirajganj road crashes claim four lives
At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in separate road accidents in Jhenidah and Sirajganj upazilas on Tuesday, reports UNB.In Jhenaidah, three people were killed and seven others injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a human hauler at Sadhuhati intersection in Sadar upazila on...
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Dhorola river devouring dwellings
The Dhorola river devouring dwellings, cropland and other establishments in Kurigram — Focus Bangla
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International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking
Additional District Magistrate Mohammad Asaduzzaman speaking at the art competition marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking as the chief guest at Shishu Academy in Jhenidah on Monday — FE Photo
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