KHULNA, Aug 22 (UNB): Low-lying areas in Koyra and Paikgachha upazilas of Khulna district have been flooded by tidal surge, leaving thousands of people marooned.Locals said floodwater poured into the cyclone Amphan-hit villages in Koyra and Paikgachha upazilas, causing breaches to embankments and thus worsening the sufferings of people.The water...
Read moreOUR CORRESPONDENTTANGAIL, Aug 22: Agricultural crops and vegetables worth about about Tk 1.41 billion (141 crores) have already been damaged in Tangail due to the current floods, caused by the rolling down of flood waters and rain, officials said.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Tangail source said that crops on 13,892...
Read moreMYMENSINGH, Aug 22 (UNB): Eight people were killed in separate road crashes in Bhaluka and Nandail upazilas of Mymensingh district Saturday morning.Six people were killed as a bus rammed a private car on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in front of Bhaluka Degree College in the morning.The victims included two women and...
Read moreEminent sculptor Mrinal Haque passed away at a city hospital in the early hours of Saturday, reports UNB. He was 62.Mrinal Haque, who had been suffering from various health complications including diabetes, was admitted to the Evercare Hospital Dhaka after he fell sick on Friday at his Gulshan residence due...
Read moreThe city witnessed moderate rainfall on Saturday, leading to waterlogging in many places, which caused suffering to the working people throughout the day.The Met Office recorded 23mm rainfall between 6:00am to 6:00pm on the day in the city with south-easterly wind of 12 kph to 16 kph.Chattogram saw a rainfall...
Read moreMalaysian Police arrested three Bangladeshi nationals at a roadblock at Jalan Napoh, Changlun, near Jitra for not having travel documents, reports UNBA female private taxi driver was also arrested with them, according to the Star on Saturday.Kubang Pasu OCPD Supt Mohd Ismail Ibrahim said police stopped the vehicle driven by...
Read moreDepartment of Immigration and Passports (DIP) has started enrolment of e-passport and MRP (new and re-issue) on limited scale, after five months off due to Covid-19 pandemic, reports UNB. The DIP issued a notification recently confirming the matter, which also insisted on following the health guideline. Earlier on March 20,...
Read moreUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said creating conditions that are conducive to the Rohingya people's safe and sustainable return will require whole-of- society engagement, reports UNB.The Covid-19 pandemic has added further complexities, said the UN agency on Friday. It laid emphasis on resuming and enhancing the dialogue between the Myanmar...
Read moreMAGUA, Aug 22: When Covid-19 is hindering professional life of people, Kohinur is an exception here. She has changed her fate amid this abnormal situation. Kohinur Alam was married off with a youth of Nanduali area of Magura town at the age of 17 . Her husband is a petty...
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