Maize production expected to hit record 6.0m tonnes
YASIR WARDADBangladesh is set to achieve a record maize harvest this year, thanks to a significant shift by farmers in the northern region from traditional wheat and paddy to corn cultivation.According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the country produced an all-time high of 4.87 million tonnes of maize...
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Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury inaugurates a border outpost (BOP) for Border Guard
Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury inaugurates a border outpost (BOP) for Border Guard Bangladesh at the confluence of the Roymongol River and Boyesing canal in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district on Saturday. BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, among others, was present.
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Three on remand for DU student Shammo killing
A Dhaka court has placed three people, arrested in a case filed over the killing of Shahriar Alam Shammo, a Dhaka University (DU) student and a leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), on a six-day remand, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shaheen Reza passed the order on Saturday when sub-inspector...
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Fire breaks out at Motijheel building
FE REPORT A fire broke out at a three-storey building in the capital's Motijheel area on Saturday.However, there was no report of casualties. Four units of firefighters from Siddikbazar Fire Station reached the spot at 6:28 pm and brought the fire under control at 7:14 pm, according to the Fire...
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Rain likely today ,,..,,,..
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature of the country was...
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