Cropland losing fertility for unabated top-soil extraction

CHANDPUR, Jan 31: Fertility of arable land is on decline due to mindless extraction of top-soil from the land in different places of Chandpur district.Thumbing nose at the government rules, a section of unscrupulous traders have been lifting top-soil from the farm land by using excavators or vacu machines all...

Two new trains to run from Feb 1

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 30: Two new trains will run regularly on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar railway route from February 1, connecting the port city and the tourist town.Railway sources said Probal Express and Saikat Express would run four times a day on the important rail route.Ticket sales have already started. Ticket fares...