Charcoal kilns widely harming environment and public health

BENAPOLE, Dec 25: The unchecked operation of unauthorised charcoal kilns in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore has pushed the local environment and public health to the brink of disaster. Toxic black smoke spewing continuously from the kilns is severely polluting the air, destroying forest resources and causing widespread respiratory and other...

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Hundreds of 'Death Wells' scattered across Barind fields

RAJSHAHI, Dec 25: The water crisis in the Barind region has no end in sight, but now, poorly planned well drilling is rapidly turning into a serious humanitarian risk. Across vast tracts of farmland in Rajshahi, Naogaon and Chapainawabganj, hundreds of abandoned deep tube wells and test bores lie exposed,...

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Dilapidated relics cast a long shadow over justice at Amtali court

BARGUNA, Dec 25 (UNB): Two crumbling buildings, relics of a bygone era, have become a looming threat to nearly 20,000 people who frequent the Amtali Upazila Senior Judicial Magistrate Court in Barguna district.Built more than half a century ago, the abandoned structures now stand as silent hazards, shedding bricks and...

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