Vegetable prices soar upsetting Rangpur commoners

RANGPUR, July 19: Skyrocketing vegetable prices in various local kitchen markets across Rangpur district have inflicted severe financial woes on lower- and middle-income groups over the past one week.It is learnt, the sudden spike in vegetable prices has added to the financial hardships of the commoners already struggling to cope...

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Rain leaves crops on 2,100 hectares in ruins

SYLHET, July 19: The last one week's rains and runoff from the upstream have damaged crops on over 2,109 hectares of land in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts of Sylhet region.The total number of farmers affected by the calamity stood at 22,406.Contacted, an official at the Sylhet divisional office of the...

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One killed, 10 hurt as bus falls into Manikganj canal

MANIKGANJ, July 19 (UNB): One person was killed and at least 10 others were injured when a bus fell into a canal in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Delwar Hossain, 50.The Dhaka-bound "Selfie Paribahan" bus from Paturia lost control after one of its tyres deflated...

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