Cox's Bazar betel nut now fetching foreign currency

COX'S BAZAR, Dec 29: Betel nut, also known as the areca nut, is being exported to different countries in the Middle East from Cox's Bazar in fairly large amounts, thus playing a boastful role of a forex earner.Native to the southeastern region of Bangladesh, the fruit is sent overseas in...

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Dhaka-M'singh rail link snapped as engine goes out of order

MYMENSINGH, Dec 29 (UNB): The rail communication on Dhaka-Mymensingh route has been suspended as the engine of a Netrokona-bound train went out of order near Dhala station in Mymensingh.Nazmul Haq Khan, superintendent of Mymensingh Rail Station, said the Netrokona-bound 'Mohua Commuter Train' left Dhaka's Kamalapur Station on Sunday morning.But the...

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Elderly woman dies in Kurigram fire

KURIGRAM, Dec 29 (UNB): An elderly woman was burnt to death in a fire that originated from an electric short-circuit in Ulipur upazila of Kurigram late on Saturday night.The deceased was identified as Sahera Begum, 85, wife of late Kawsar Ali of Madhyo Bazar area under Bajra union of the...

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