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Rice price starts declining on drives against hoarding

A rice market in Rajshahi. The photo was taken on Thursday. — FE Photo RAJSHAHI, Sept 28: Rice price has been started declining gradually in the retail markets of all the eight districts of Rajshahi division as the district administration conducted frequent drives against hoarding of rice.In a visit on...

Success story of Monira Begum, a cattle raiser

Monira Begum takes care of her cattle on Thursday. — FE Photo MAGURA, Sept 28: The story is about a successful cattle fattener Monira Begum. Monira Begum is the wife of Moniruzzaman of Islampur area in Magura town. Now she is at the age of 62. But she is still...

50,000 people making their living from bamboo-made appliances

Craftsmen make bamboo-made products in Bhatiapara under Kasiani upazila in Gopalganj on Thursday. — FE Photo GOPALGANJ, Sept 28: About 50,000 people of the district are earning their living by making bamboo-made household appliances.Sources said artisans make different types of fish-traps, hand-fans, baskets, rocking craddle and other necessary household appliances...

Medicare service at Zakiganj Health Complex runs with shortage of doctors, amenities

SYLHET, Sept 28: Medicare service at the Zakiganj Upazila Health Complex is being hampered due to shortage of medical officers and other staff alongside necessary amenities for long. This is why the inhabitants of the frontier upazila have to move to the Sylhet district town for medical treatment.The 31-bed health...

Flood-affected Bogra cultivators get govt aid to recoup losses

BOGRA, Sep 28: A good number of flood-hit peasants in the district received government aid to recoup losses.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office said, "The government has provided seeds and fertiliser to 22,850 flood-affected farmers as part of its rehabilitation programme. "Farmers upazila-level rehabilitation committees have prepared lists of...

Three people die in Joypurhat, B'baria road accidents

JOYPURHAT, Sept 28 (UNB): Two motorcyclists were killed and another was critically injured as a truck rammed their motorcycle on Joypurhat-Hili road in Shimultali area of Panchbini upazila on Thursday noon.The deceased were identified as Omar Faruk Sohel, 26, son of Nurul Islam of TNT para in municipality area and...

Police recover body of youth in C'nawabganj

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 28 (BSS): Police recovered the hanging body of a youth from Baliadanga village in Sadar upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Masud Rana, 19, son of Golam Kabir, a resident of the same area.Being informed, police rushed to the spot at about 10.00 am and recovered...

Man drowns in Madhumati

MAGURA, Sept 28 (UNB): A 35-year-old man drowned and still remained missing in Madhumati River adjacent to Jhama Bazar in Mohammadpur upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Palash Mollah, 35, son of Wadud Mollah of Polashbari village of the upazila.Police said Polash along with his friends was swimming in...

Lightning kills two in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Sep 28 (UNB): Two people were killed and a woman was injured after being struck by lightning in Tanore and Mohanpur upazila on Wednesday afternoon.In Tanore upazila, Emdadul Haque, 35, son of Zahir Uddin, a resident of Natipara village, died instantly when a thunderbolt struck him while was working...

A fisherman folds down a net

CHITTAGONG: A fisherman folds down a net following a moratorium on Hilsa fishing during its breeding period. The photo was snapped from the seaside of Shagarika on Thursday. — Focus Bangla