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‘Drug’ trade continues in Rajshahi despite crackdown

RAJSHAHI, June 11: Despite a trumpeted crackdown against ‘drug’ dealers and peddlers, selling of various drugs including hemp (Ganja), Phensidyl, Yaba and heroin is continuing unabated at various different points in the city.Sources said price of those is more than the double now-a-days against the price couples of weeks ago.One...

Commercial guava cultivation gains popularity in Joypurhat

JOYPURHAT, June 11: Commercial guava cultivation has brought financial solvency to many poor families in the district. Peasants are expanding guava cultivation in the area due to high demand. Growers are making high profit spending a little amount of money.Shahdat Hossain of Khetlal upazila said, "I planted around 400 saplings...

Bell metal industry on the verge of extinction

NILPHAMARI, June 11: Cottage industries of bell metal in Gomnati union council under Domar upazila of the district is on the verge of extinction.Household material made of bell metal and brass such as basin, candle stand, dish, flower vase, jar, jug, kettle, lamp, lock, oil pot, pan, pitcher, plate, saucepan,...

Unprivileged children get birth certificates

FARIDPUR, June 11 (BSS): Around 200 unprivileged children born in brothel in the district received birth registration certificates.The certificates have been handed over among the children of Rathkhola and C&B ghat brothels with the joint venture of Faridpur Municipality and Shapla Mohila Unnayan Sangstha, a local NGO.Mahatab Ali Methu, mayor...

Thrust on enforcement of Consumers’ Rights Protection Law

RAJSHAHI, June 11 (BSS): Enforcement of the Consumers' Rights Protection Law has become an urgent need for protecting the public health from various non-communicable diseases.Many people are being attacked with various deadly diseases like cancer, liver cirrhosis, hepatitis and cardiac and kidney ailments through consumption of adulterated foods.So, there is...

Rangamati experiencing heavy rainfall, landslides

RANGAMATI, June 11 (UNB): Rangamati people are at risk of disaster as the hilly district has been experiencing heavy rainfall and landslides since on Sunday morning.Due to onrush of hilly water, Rangamati -Chattogram highway at Thandachari area of Betbunia was temporarily closed from Monday morning to noon. However, after the...

Reconstruction of Rajshahi Public Library building progressing fast

RAJSHAHI, June 11 (BSS): Reconstruction works of the century-old public library building is progressing fast here as initiative has been taken to modernize the library to meet up the demand of time.Established in 1884 by the then Jaminder Kedarnath Proshanna Lahidi the two-storied library building enriched with more than 36,000...

Three die from electrocution in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, June 11 (UNB): Three people including a minor girl died from electrocution in different parts of the port city on Sunday night.Zahurul Islam, sub-inspector of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police camp, said Fatema Akter Meem, 8, a resident of Bakolia area, died from electrocution.She was passing through stagnant...

Naogaon road crash kills two

NAGAON, June 11 (UNB): A man and his granddaughter were killed in a road accident on the Nagaon-Rajshahi Highway in Chairman intersection under Manda upazila on Monday morning.They were killed in a collision between a pick-up van and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw.The deceased were identified as Ibrahim Hossain, 56 and his...

People collecting their belongings

KUAKATA: People collecting their belongings as a tornado hit Panjupara village on Sunday night leaving about 20 households completely damaged — Focus Bangla

People making their choices at a shop

People making their choices at a shop in Jhenidah on Monday as Eid is knocking on the door — FE Photo