Flood damages standing Aus paddy in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Sept 02: Farmers of all upazilas of the district are incurring a huge loss due to damage of standing paddy in their fields by the recent flood. The worst flood affected upazilas are Bagmara and Puthia. Farmers Mofiz Uddin and Rafiqul Islam of Bagmara said like every year they...

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Three sentenced to death for raping doctor in Rajbari

A court has handed down the death penalty to three men for raping a doctor in Rajbari, reports bdnews24.com.Rajbari's Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Sharmin Nigar passed the sentence on Wednesday while fining the convicts Tk 100,000 each, said Public Prosecutor Md Uzir Ali SheikhThe recipients of the...

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Shimulia-Kathalbari ferry services resume after 12 hrs

MUNSHIGANJ, Sept 02 (UNB): Ferry services on Shimulia-Kathalbari route resumed after 12 hours of disruption on Wednesday due to poor navigability, causing immense sufferings to the commuters. Shafiqul Islam, assistant general manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), Munshiganj, said dredging works are underway with nine dredger machines to...

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