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Gopalganj's Muksudpur upazila sees a boom in onion production

OUR CORRESPONDENT GOPALGANJ, Jan 04: Onion cultivation has turned out to be a profitable venture for the farmers in Maharajpur union under Muksudpur upazila of the district in recent years. High profitability is inclining the local peasants to cultivate the crop on a larger scale. According to the Muksudpur Upazila...

Matlab bridge becomes drivers’ nightmare

CHANDPUR, Jan 04: An important bridge, which was built on Chandpur-Matlab-Pennai Road in Matlab Dakhshin Upazila of the district nearly four decades ago, has been dilapidated for a long time, causing immense sufferings for commuters.Besides, the construction work on the approach roads of two other bridges in Kochua and Sadar...

Sharsha’s disappearing palm trees and a lost glory

BENAPOLE, Jan 04 (UNB): In the scenic fields of Sharsha upazila, the once-abundant date palm trees are becoming a rarity. The sight of sap collectors carrying earthen jars filled with fresh date palm juice is fading into memory.Winter, a season synonymous with traditional delicacies made with date palm juice, now...

Missing rickshaw puller's body found buried in Faridpur

FARIDPUR, Jan 04 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a 25-year-old rickshaw puller on Saturday afternoon, four days after he had gone missing from Chunaghata Model Town area in Faridpur town.The deceased was identified as Halim Sheikh.Faridpur Superintendent of Police Abdul Jalil said on December 31, after listening Waz together,...

Khulna turns into a tourist hub for scenic forest landscape

KHULNA, Jan 04 (BSS): Bangladesh's south-eastern region Khulna appears to be a incredible tourist hub as it inherits lush countryside, vibrant culture and most captivating landscapes including mangrove forest Sundarbans, attracting people from both home and abroad every year.The place has really some natural spots for tourists' attraction, turning it...

Bodies of husband, wife found near Tangail rail tracks

TANGAIL, Jan 04 (bdnews24.com): The bodies of a married couple have been found next to rail tracks at Kalihati upazila in Tangail.The bodies were recovered near Bridge No. 6 in the Dhalatengar area on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna-Bridge highway early on Saturday morning, according to Shaheen Mia, station master of West Ibrahimpur...