Irregularities alleged in construction of Bachamara Bazar-Amtoli road
MANIKGANJ, May 18: Allegations have arisen about irregularities in construction of a 2.5-kilometre road stretching from Bachamara Bazar to Amtoli in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj district. Locals alleged that substandard materials, including fragile concrete blocks and low-quality brick chips, as well as topsoil illegally extracted from the nearby croplands were...
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Farmers not happy with Boro price
SYLHET, May 18: Boro paddy harvest is almost completed in Sylhet region with farmers unhappy with its low price.Md Mosharraf Hossain, additional director at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Sylhet, told the FE that Boro harvest is completed in haor region and its harvest in non-haor areas would...
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Khagrachhari villagers brave crumbling culvert for over a decade
KHAGRACHHARI, May 18 (UNB): For nearly 12 years, around 20,000 residents of 30 villages in Mohalchhari upazila of Khagrachhari district have been risking their lives by crossing a dangerously dilapidated culvert, due to the prolonged inaction of the authorities concerned.The culvert, a vital lifeline connecting the villages to the upazila...
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Motorbike crash leaves two school students killed in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, May 18 (UNB): Two class ten students lost their lives after the motorbike they were riding plunged off a flyover in Meherchandi Overpass area of Rajshahi city on Saturday evening.The deceased were Nahian Hasan, 17, son of Azizur Rahman of Chakpara area of the city, and Piasur Rahman Pias,...
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