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Import, export through Benapole, Hili land ports stay shut for Durga Puja

JHENIDAH, Oct 05: Due to the suspension of work by the Petrapole Customs Clearing and Forwarding Association and Indian truck drivers on the occasion of Durga Puja, import and export activities has remained suspended through Benapole Land Port for five days.The last consignments from India entered Bangladesh on Thursday.From Friday...

Flooding a perennial problem for Khukni High School in Sirajganj

SIRAJGANJ, Oct 05: It has become a common trend for the students of Khukni High School under Enayetput upazila in Sirajganj district to undergo immense suffering due to flooding during monsoon every year.The school compound went under floodwater in July and the situation still continues, hitting academic activities hard. The...

Teknaf Land Port earns over Tk 109m revenue

Our CorrespondentCOX'S BAZAR, Oct 05: The Teknaf Land Port earned over Tk 109 million revenue last month.According to sources, traders imported different items worth Tk 647 million against 360 bills of entries from Myanmar through Teknaf Land Port in September. At the same time the land port exported goods worth...

588 irrigation tools will be operated in Sylhet this winter

SYLHET, Oct 05: A total of 588 irrigation tools would be operated in the Sylhet region during the winter season this year for providing irrigation facilities for Boro paddy land. These would facilitate irrigation to 19,055 hectares of land.Superintending Engineer of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), Sylhet Zone, Pronajit Kumar...

Beekeepers in Tangail export honey to India

TANGAIL, Oct 05: Honey is being exported to India from the district as good quality honey is produced locally.Among the 12 upazilas, Madhupur upazila is producing the largest quantity of honey in the district.Sources at the Modhu Unnayan Sangstha (MUS) said honey was being produced in Modhupur upazila on commercial...

Rain shatters early winter vegetable growers’ hopes

RANGPUR, Oct 05: Incessant rainfall during last one week has made the early winter vegetable cultivators in Rangpur division apprehensive about the yield of their produces this year.According to sources, farming of early winter vegetables has been facing serious setback in the division due to frequent rainfall which caused massive...

Three girls of a family drown while bathing in Brahmaputra

Three girls of a family have drowned while bathing in the Brahmaputra river in Gazipur's Kapasia, reports bdnews24.com.The locals of Khirati neighbourhood recovered the bodies on Friday afternoon, Kapasia Police Station OC Rafiqul Islam said.They are 'Cynthia', 11, her sister 'Sinha', 7, and their cousin 'Hima', 12. Cynthia and Sinha...

Padma, Mohananda now flowing below danger level

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 05 (UNB): The water levels of Padma and Mohananda rivers started receding in the district on Saturday morning.According to Chapainawbganj Water Development Board (WDB), the Padma water level fell by at least 5cm and Mohananda by 2cm in the last 24 hours till Saturday morning.Padma was flowing 38cm...

Bridegroom lands in jail for early marriage attempt

BRAHMANBARIA, Oct 05 (UNB): Twenty five-year old bridegroom was sentenced to one month jail term after he was caught red handed while attempting to marry a 13-year girl here at Bhatpara village in Sadar upazila on Friday. The mobile court of Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Executive Magistrate Pankaj Barua...