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‘Nutrition garden’ a boon to Magura poor people amid high prices of veg

MAGURA, Nov 01: 'Nutrition garden' has come as a boon to the destitute as vegetables prices have registered a sharp rise in the district.Potato is now being sold in the retail market at Tk 45 per kg while brinjal at Tk 60, ladies finger Tk 50, carrot at Tk 40...

A date juice collector

A date juice collector (Gachhi) seen trimming a tree as winter is knocking at the door. The photo was taken from Maheshpur upazila of Jhenidah district on Sunday — Focus Bangla

Villagers spend sleepless nights for fear of river erosion

THAKURGAON, Nov 01 (UNB): Residents of Koshabandar village in Pirganjupazila of Thakurgaon district are living in constant fear of their homes being swallowed by the Tangonriver which is causing extensive erosion of its embankments.Residents claim they cannot risk staying home anymore with the Tangon flowing barely metres away. Authorities, they...

Reopening of sand, stone quarries in Sylhet region demanded

SYLHET, Nov 01: Resumption of activities at the stone and sand quarries in Sylhet region was demanded at a view exchange meeting held at a hotel in the divisional city on Saturday evening. Resuming activities on the quarries would help save the crisis-hit livelihood of the hundreds of laboureres, traders...

RCC constructs brick-built houses for 109 destitute families

RAJSHAHI, Nov 01: Brick-built houses have been constructed for 109 destitutes and marginal families of the city under the initiative of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton. These houses have been built under the House Building Loan programme of Community Housing Fund of City Corporation Community Development Committee.Mayor...

RU launches institutional e-mail service for students

RAJSHAHI, Nov 01: The authorities of Rajshahi University (RU) launched an institutional e-mail service for students. Vice-chancellor of the university Prof M Abdus Subhan inaugurated the service around 11.00 am on Sunday at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Senate building on the campus.Prof Dr Babul Islam, Director of the university ICT centre,...

Two killed in separate train accidents in Natore

NATORE, Nov 01 (BSS): Two people were crushed under trains in separate incidents in Sadar and Lalpur upazilas of the district on Sunday.The deceased were identified as- Jewel, 30 and Askan Ali, 55.Natore Railway Station Master Ashok Chakraborty said Jewel committed suicide by jumping under a train in Amhati area...

One gets life in jail for rape

KUSHTIA, Nov 01 (UNB): A tribunal in Kushtia sentenced a man on Sunday to life imprisonment for raping a woman in 2019. The convict was identified as Mohammad Jewel, 32, son of Billal Hossain of Kumarkhali upazila in the district.Judge Munshi Mohammad Mashier Rahman of Kushtia Women and Children Repression...

Man arrested for raping domestic help in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 01 (UNB): Police arrested a 65-year-old man on Saturday night for allegedly raping his domestic help in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.The arrestee was identified as Hazi Fazal Karim, a resident of Charkhijirpur Satghariapara in Boalkhali.After getting complaints from the victim, police conducted a drive and arrested the man...