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Shatranji now being produced in many areas of Rangpur

RANGPUR, Oct 23: Shatranji (handcrafted rug), a heritage of Rangpur, has already conquered the heart of the people across the country as well as the abroad with its magnificent designs and enchanting beauty. Shatranji is a kind of carpet. The word Shatranji comes from the Persian word Shatranj. Shatranj means...

US, Bangladesh need to work together to sustain open investment environ

SYLHET, Oct 23: US ambassador in Bangladesh Earl R Miller said his country is working with Bangladesh to address human trafficking and increase access to services for survivors of trafficking is a top priority for the US government. There should be effective measures to break the profit incentive for traffickers...

Digital Island launched at Maheshkhal

COX’S BAZAR, Oct 23 (UNB): Hundreds of locals came together on Tuesday to mark the launch of Digital Island allowing residents of Maheshkhali to enjoy faster internet facilities and other services.The Digital Island is a comprehensive programme that links one of Bangladesh's most isolated communities to the world through the...

Gopalganj water supply project work nears completion

GOPALGANJ, Oct 23: Development work on Environmental Sanitation and Water Supply Project under Gopalganj municipalities for the fiscal year 2018-2019 is nearing completion. Around 90 per cent work of the project has already been completed, official sources said. According to the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE), Gopalganj official sources...

RUET admission test today

RAJSHAHI, Oct 23 (BSS): Admission test for the first year B. Sc Engineering courses in Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) under its 2019-20 academic session will be held tomorrow (Thursday).Some seven students will vie for each seat in admission tests. A total of 9,060 students are going to...

1,360 Rajshahi poor families get brick-built houses

RAJSHAHI, Oct 23 (BSS): A total of 1,360 poor and distressed families have become happy after getting brick-built houses for the first time in their life in all eight districts under Rajshahi division.Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has constructed the rural level houses at a total cost of around Tk...

37 fishermen held in Manikganj for catching Hilsa

MANIKGANJ, Oct 23 (BSS): A total of 37 fishermen, who resorted to Hilsa catching defying the government ban on catching mother Hilsa at different points, were arrested on Wednesday in the rivers Padma and Jamuna of the district.The drives led by S M Ferdous, Deputy Commissioner of Manikganj, started around...

Satkhira’s couple blessed with quadruplets

SATKHIRA, Oct 23 (UNB): Many couples in this overpopulated country long for years to have babies, but remain childless and curse themselves. But, a couple in Sadar upzila has been blessed with four babies at one birth! Though poor, the couple -- Shariful Islam and Runa Parvin -- is celebrating...

Keane Bridge reopens

SYLHET, Oct 23: The historic Keane Bridge was reopened on Tuesday night in presence of the Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) and police officials. SCC panel mayors - Toufique Baksh Lipon and Rokshana Begum Shahnaj, Ward Councillor Azam Khan and others were present on the occasion.Prior to the event, however, the...