Sonadia Island under severe existential threat
TAHJIBUL ANAMCOX'S BAZAR, Nov 29: Sonadia Island, a natural reserve island in Maheshkhali upazila, 15 kilometres north-west of Cox's Bazar district, is under severe existential threat. In the name of development of tourism, hotels and resorts are being built by cutting down the tamarisk trees in the mangrove forest and...
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Shalban Bihar, Mainamati Museum drawing tourists in large number
CUMILLA, Nov 29 (UNB): As winter gently settles across the country, the historic Shalban Bihar and the Mainamati Museum in Cumilla are becoming alive once again with colour, calm and charm, inviting tourists with their timeless wonders.Under the Department of Archaeology of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, the sites have...
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Gopalganj farmers to get half a billion from jute sale in two upazilas
GOPALGANJ, Nov 29: Jute farmers in Gopalganj's Muksudpur and Kashiani upazilas will get half a billion taka this year by selling jute sticks.The Department of Agricultural Extension, (DAE), Gopalganj, targeted 68,960 tonnes of jute stick production from the jute cultivated on 17,240 hectares in two upazilas this year. These sticks...
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Two job candidates caught with hidden devices during exam in Rangpur
RANGPUR, Nov 29 (UNB): Two candidates were detained at an examination centre in Rangpur after being caught with electronic devices during a recruitment test for the post of 'Assistant Sub-Food Inspector' under Directorate General of Food, on Saturday afternoon.They were subsequently sentenced to 20 days in jail by a mobile...
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