Agriculture, infrastructure sustain massive damage
OUR CORRESPONDENT CHANDPUR, Sept 07: The recent spell of flood has caused colossal damage to agriculture, fisheries and infrastructure in eight upazilas of Chandpur district. The extent of damage and loss by the disaster is getting clear after the floodwater has started receding. A survey found that among all the...
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Nursing students face uncertainty
RAJSHAHI, Sept 07: At least 15 nursing students fell sick while staging an agitation programme in the city on Saturday to press home their demands.The nursing faculty arranged the 'Symbolic Examination and Symbolic Poisoning programme' to demand quickly holding of the final examination and publishing of its results.Students of government...
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Van puller's body recovered two days after he went missing
SIRAJGANJ, Sept 07 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a van puller from a pond near a brick kiln in Salonga of Sirajganj on Saturday afternoon, two days after he went missing.The deceased was identified as Munzil Sheikh, 42, son of Achab Ali, from Raghunathpur village in Salonga.The body was...
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One drowns in Bholahat pond
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 07 (BSS): One person was killed by drowning in the river Mohananda at Bholahat in Chapainawabganj district on Friday afternoon.The deceased was Mamun, 32, son of Md. Santu of Jadunagar village under Bholahat union of Bholahat upazila in Chapainawabganj district.Police and local sources said Mamun went to the...
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BGB, locals repair roads serving bridge on Dharla River in Lalmonirhat
LALMONIRHAT, Sept 07 (UNB): The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local students of Lalmonirhat pitched in to do roadworks near the border at Lalmonirhat Patgram on Saturday.They carried out repair and restoration work on the damaged roads leading to and from the Dharla River's Jora Bridge in Jongra Union of...
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Three killed after bus hits truck on Bangabandhu Bridge
SIRAJGANJ, Sept 07 (bdnews24.com): A collision between a bus and a truck on Bangabandhu Bridge has claimed the lives of three people, including a father and son, and injured eight others.The incident occurred near the 13th pillar of the bridge at around 5:15am on Saturday, according to Abdul Kader Jilani,...
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