Probe body blames homeopathic college authorities' indifference
RAJSHAHI, Aug 22: The committee to probe the incident of demolishing internationally renowned filmmaker Ritwik Kumar Ghatak's ancestral home in Rajshahi city found Rajshahi Homeopathic College and Hospital authorities' indifference responsible for the incident.Additional deputy commissioner (education and ICT) Mohinul Hasan, the lone member of the committee, submitted the probe...
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Ex-BDR soldiers demand their jobs to be reinstated
RAJSHAHI, Aug 22: Former border force personnel who were dismissed earlier following the Bangladesh Rifles rebellion in 2009 staged a demonstration in Rajshahi on Thursday demanding reinstatement of their jobs.They also called for the immediate release of their fellow members who have been languishing in jail, and impartial reinvestigation into...
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Students protest irregularities in ticket sales at Joydebpur
Gazipur, Aug 22 (UNB)-Train services between Dhaka and the northern region were halted for six hours on Thursday after students caught irregularities in ticket sales at Joydebpur Railway Station in Gazipur. The situation was brought under control after members of the army arrived at the scene.According to local sources, the...
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Sylhet farmers cultivate Aman to recoup flood loss
The farmers of Sylhet division have started cultivating Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy to recoup the crop loss by the floods in different districts.Farmers are planting Aman seedlings in seven upazilas of Gaibandha district.In Sylhet, many farmers are now preparing seedbeds on the land where from the flood water receded in...
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Jute harvest going on in Khulna
KHULNA, Aug 22 (BSS): Farmers of the district have continued jute harvesting during this kharip-1 season of four districts in Khulna agricultural zone, agriculture officials said.DAE office sources said jute harvesting is on the last stage as farmers have already harvested jute on 27,541 hectares of land out of 39,344...
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