1,200 trapped birds rescued, freed in Bagerhat
BAGERHAT, Jan 25 (UNB): A total of 1,200 birds, trapped by poachers, have been rescued and freed at Rajpath village in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat.Many traps and bird-hunting equipment were seized during the drive led by Mollahat Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Harekrishna Adhikari.Tipped off, the drive was conducted in a...
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Rajbari road accident kills one
RAJBARI, Jan 25 (BSS): A motorcyclist was killed as a mocrobus hit his bike in front of Gandhi Mara Police Station on the Rajbari-Kushtia highway under Kalukhali upazila of the district on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Mokarram Hossain, 55, a resident of Bikoya village under Kalukhali upazila of...
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Railway razes 208 illegal structures, retrieves six acres of grabbed land
OUR CORRESPONDENTLALMONIRHAT, Jan 25: The authorities of Bangladesh Railway (BR) Estate Department in a series of crackdowns since the August 5 political changeover have removed 208 illegal structures from the Lalmonirhat-Panchagarh stretch of the railway land lying under illegal occupation.During the drives, the BR authorities also reclaimed six acres of...
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Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat, Paturia-Daulatdia routes resume
MANIKGANJ, Jan 25 (UNB): Ferry services on Aricha-Kazirhat and Paturia-Daulatdia river routes in Manikganj resumed on Saturday after several hours of suspension due to dense fog.Deputy General Manager of Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC), Aricha regional office, Nasir Chowdhury, said the ferry services on the Aricha-Kazirhat route remained suspended...
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Elephant attack kills worker in Bandarban
BANDARBAN, Jan 25 (BSS): A worker was killed as a wild elephant attack him in Lama upazila of the district early hours of Saturday.The deceased was identified as M Kalu Mia, 50, a labourer at a betel leaf farm in Ishaq Member Para and son of Akkel Ali, a resident...
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