Number of cattle mkts in Sylhet may drop to 60 this Eid-ul-Azha

A lesser number of temporary cattle markets is likely to be set up in Sylhet district for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha this year than last year; and sales of sacrificial animals have already started in the markets of Gaibandha district with participation of traders from far and near. Our correspondent from...

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Shyamsundar Temple still stands strikingly in Sonabaria village

BENAPOLE, May 18: In the village of Sonabaria under Kalaroa upazila of Satkhira, there still stands strikingly a remarkable piece of heritage - the Shyamsundar Temple, also locally known as Sonabaria Mathbari.This 400 -year-old structure is considered as one of the finest instances of terracotta architecture in the region.The three-storey,...

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Man to walk to the gallows for murder in Chandpur

CHANDPUR, May 18 (UNB): A Chandpur court on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for killing another man over a land dispute in 2020.Chandpur Additional District and Sessions Judge Md Kamal Hossain handed down the punishment.The condemned convict is Arif Hossain Bepari, 43, son of Taiab Ali...

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Man killed, wife injured in Khulna burglary attack

KHULNA, May 18 (UNB): A man was killed and his wife injured in an attack by burglars who broke into their house by cutting through the mud wall in Madhya Maheshwaripur area of Maheshwaripur union in Koyra upazila of Khulna early Monday.The deceased, Bhabatosh Mridha, was a local businessman. He...

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