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Village people suffer in absence of permanent bridge over Ghaghot at Gangachara

RANGPUR, Jan 15: The people of three unions under Gangachara upazila in the district are suffering much due to absence of a permanent bridge over the Ghaghot river in Kurirghat area.More than 50,000 people of different villages at Betgari, Alombiditor and Barobil unions of the upazila have been suffering a...

Moulvibazar, Sunamganj achieve rice procurement target

SYLHET, Jan 15: Rice procurement target is achieved in Moulvibazar and Sunamganj districts of Sylhet division this season. The local Food Department bought 1207 tonnes of parboiled rice from the two districts during the drive which was started from December 03.Official sources said the target was set at 676 tonnes...

Amir Hossain of Bogra invents ‘Slow Motion Time Machine’ to apply on human body

BOGRA, Jan 15: One Amir Hossain has invented a machine named 'Slow Motion Time Machine'. According to him, the machine generates electricity from the sun directly. The heat it produces is helpful for medical treatment.The local scientist earlier invented oil-less car and eco-friendly brick making machine. Mr Hossain said each...

Fish cultivation in cages brings solvency to Mohadevpur farmers

NAOGAON, Jan 15: Fish farming in cage has brought financial solvency amid hundreds of farmers under Mohadebpur upazila of Naogaon district from last few years with assistance of local fisheries department.According to Fisheries Department (FD) source the authority concern had set up some 10 cages for fish farming in Atrai...

Speakers for re-excavating derelict water-bodies

RAJSHAHI, Jan 15 (BSS): Speakers at a view-sharing meeting laid emphasis on the need for re-excavating the derelict water-bodies and wetlands for conservation of surface water to maintain ecological balance in the region. They said large number of water-bodies have become derelict due to the adverse impact of climate change...

Two die in Habiganj, Gazipur road mishaps

HABIGANJ, Jan 15 (BSS): A farmer was killed and nine others were injured as a microbus collided head-on with a jeep in Ratna Bazar area under Baniachong upazila on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Abdul Goni, 45, son of Shaban Ullah, a resident of Tarasoi village of the upazila.Police...

Twin brothers drown in Pabna

PABNA, Jan 14 (UNB): A pair of minor twins drowned in a pond of Dashuria Collegepara village in Ishwardi upazila on Sunday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Adib Hossain and Arafat Hossain, aged around one and half years, sons of Biplab Hossain of the village.Azim Uddin, officer-in-charge of Ishwardi Police...

Focus on social harmony for country's uplift

RAJSHAHI, Jan 15 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion have stressed the need for working together of political leaders to maintain social and communal harmony for overall development of the country.They said maintaining social harmony is of paramount importance for institutionalisation of democracy with ensuring good governance everywhere in the society.They...

A farmer and his daughter collect Boro saplings

NARAYANGANJ: A farmer and his daughter collect Boro saplings from a seedbed at Konabari under Sonargaon upazila on Monday. — Focus Bangla