Road accidents kill three in Bogra, Nilphamari, Mymensingh
BOGRA, Mar 04 (BSS): A motorbike rider was killed as a bus hit his bike in Phultala area under Shajahanpur upazila of the district Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Yasir Arafat Mukul, 33, son of Yasin Ali, a resident of Khalisakandi village of the upazila.Police said the accident occurred...
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WDB files GD against 11 PIC chiefs in Sunamganj for irregularity in embankment work
SYLHET, Mar 04: Water Development Board (WDB) officials filed General Diaries with Jamalganj police station of Sunamganj Saturday for not completing works on the crop protection embankments in time and for irregularity against the presidents of 11 Project Implementation Committees (PIC). WDB's Sub Assistant Engineer Nihar Ranjan Das lodged these...
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Crop land to be kept out of shrimp farming, says fisheries minister
KHULNA, Mar 04 (BSS): Fisheries and Livestock Minister Narayan Chandra Chanda has said agricultural land should to be kept out of shrimp farming and it (shrimp) should be cultivated zone wise. "The crop land should be kept free from shrimp farming ...it should be cultivated zone wise and the fellow...
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Pabna Press Club forms new body
PABNA, Mar 04: A new Executive Committee of Pabna Press Club was formed. In this connection, an election was held at the press club on Saturday. Earlier, annual general meeting was held on Friday night. Prof. Shibojit Nag and Akhinoor Islam Remon have been re-elected president and general secretary respectively.The...
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Field-day on Bina-8 Moshur in Magura
MAGURA, Mar 04: A field-day on Bina-8 Moshur was observed in Magura Friday afternoon. Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) Magura observed the field-day at village Moghi under Magura sadar upazila. Mymenshing BINA senior scientific officer Dr Snigdha Roy was the chief guest in the discussion meeting in observance of...
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Pharmacy dept holds 1st alumni meeting at Rajshahi University
RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Mar 04: The present and former teacher-students of Pharmacy Department at Rajshahi University (RU) celebrated the first alumni meeting and reunion with enthusiasm and fanfare mood at the campus on Sunday.Earlier at 10.00 teachers, students and officials of the department brought out a colorful rally from the dept...
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Robbers loot two houses in Benapole
JESSORE, Mar 04: About 15 armed robbers looted gold ornaments from the residences of Bakul Mahbul, Benapole correspondent, Bangladesh Pratidin and also former general secretary of Benapole Press Club and his nearby resident Nazrul Islam, Benapole customs clearing and forwarding agent on Durgapur Road in Benapole port town early Sunday,...
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‘Govt committed to time-befitting edn’
RAJSHAHI, Mar 04 (BSS): State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, has said the present government is committed to making the country's education time-fitting through necessary reforms. He said the government under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to improve the standard of...
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Flowering of huge mango buds
RAJSHAHI: Flowering of huge mango buds on maximum trees of the district heralds a bumper production of mango during the upcoming summer. — FE Photo
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Wholesale market of a variety of Kulboroi
NATORE: A wholesale market of a variety of Kulboroi (indigenous plum) at Bonpara draws buyers from different districts. The photo was snapped on Sunday. — Focus Bangla
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