Blistering heat batters public life in Rangpur

RANGPUR, May 11: The ongoing spell of insufferable heat has made public life unbearable in all eight upazilas of Rangpur district for the past few days. The day-to-day activities of the people have come to a standstill due to abnormal rise in temperature which has remained 37 to more than...

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Buddha Purnima celebrated in Cox's Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, May 11: The main religious festival of the Buddhists, the auspicious Buddha Purnima, was celebrated with due religious fervor in various Buddhist monasteries of Cox's Bazar. Various religious rituals are being held in the Buddhist monasteries to observe the day.On Sunday morning, various programmes including eighty-four thousand Dharmaskanda...

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BFRI identifies new carp breeding ground in Kaptai Lake

BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, Mymensingh, May 11 (BSS): A new carp breeding ground has been discovered in Kaptai Lake, which is located near Maladwip Point in the Kassalong Channel under Longadu Upazila.Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) scientists have discovered the new carp breeding ground near Maladwip Point under Longadu Upazila (Latitude...

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