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Recent flood damages roads, bridges, culverts worth Tk 650m in Bogura

BOGURA, Aug 26: Some 115 major roads in the district have severely been damaged by the recent flood, causing untold sufferings to the locals.Sources at the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) said the flood damaged roads, bridges and culverts worth Tk 650 million.People of Gabtoly, Sonatola, Sariakandi and Dhunot upazilas...

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Govt yet to achieve paddy buying target in Sylhet division

SYLHET, Aug 26: The Food Department yet to achieve their target of procuring paddy in the Sylhet division when the farmers at grassroots were eagerly interested to supply their produce to the government.So far 25,097 tonnes of paddy have been purchased in the division till Sunday against the targeted 36,807...

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Overall dengue situation improves in dists

RAJSHAHI, Aug 26: Officials of the Department of Health have started collecting samples of Aedes mosquito larvae for the second time in Rajshahi. Dr Gopendranath Acharya, director of Department of Health, Rajshahi, in this connection said samples of larvae of Aedes mosquito are being collected from various areas of the...

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Wax gourd brings good profit to Gopalganj growers

GOPALGANJ, Aug 26: A good number of peasants in the remote villages under Gopalganj Sadar upazila have been making a good profit by cultivating wax gourd.They are satisfied over the present market price of the vegetable.According to the officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), about 170 hectares of...

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Patients suffer as two X-ray machines of Kawnia health complex remain out of order

RANGPUR, Aug 26: All the X-ray machines of 50-bed Kawnia Upazila Health Complex in Rangpur district have remained out of order for long, causing untold sufferings to the poor patients under the upazila.According to sources, there are two X-ray machines at the upazila health complex. Of them one has remained...

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