Dragon farming begins at Dusar beel in Gopalganj
GOPALGANJ, Sept 05: The cultivation of nutritious dragon fruit has begun on an experimental basis at Dusar beel under Kasiani upazila in the district.Efajul Islam, a young farmer of Dusar village, said dragon fruit is a nutritious fruit which is hugely grown in Thailand.But, he has collected its plant from...
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Pregnancy with HIV infection breeds major health complications, needs specialised treatment
It came as a bolt from the blue to thirty-three-year-old pregnant Ayesha (not real name) when she was diagnosed with HIV. She was happy with her two children but unexpectedly became pregnant for the third time. Her husband Nuru Safa is an expatriate Bangladeshi living in a Middle Eastern country....
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Four get life term for killing woman in C'nawabganj
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 05 (BSS): A Chapainawabganj court on Wednesday sentenced four persons to life term imprisonment for killing a woman after rape in Shibganj upazila of the district in 2018.Senior District and Session Judge, also the Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal, Naresh Chandra Sarker announced the verdict.The...
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One container-load of liquor seized at Ctg port
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 05: A total of 11,676 litres of foreign liquor of different brands were seized at the Chittagong port on Wednesday night on a tip-off. The foreign liquor was imported in a 20-foot long container. Revenue to the tune of Tk 120 million (12 crore) was attempted to be...
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Mother, son among three killed in Cumilla
CUMILLA, Sept 05 (UNB): Three people, including a 35-year-old woman and her nine-year-old son, were killed by miscreants at Boro Ghagutia village in Homna Upazila of Cumilla district on Wednesday night.The deceased were identified as Mahmuda Begum, wife of Shah Paran, her son Shahab Uddin and niece Tisha Akter, 14.Quoting...
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ISD students distribute relief among flood-hit people
International School Dhaka (ISD) distributed relief items among the flood victims, reports BSS.A delegation of ISD students and faculties went to Cumilla to provide supplies such as food, clean water, medicines, and other essential goods to 2,000 flood-affected families.The ISD community, including students, parents, teachers and staff, came together to...
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