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Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex beset with multifarious problems

CHANDPUR, Dec 13: Shahrasti Upazila Health Complex in Chandpur district is plagued by manifold problems including staff shortage and absence of required machinery. Due to the current bad shape of the government-run medicare facility, poor patients of the upazila have been suffering immensely for long.According to the hospital sources, the...

BSF returns body of BD youth thru C'nawabganj border

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 14 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over the body of a Bangladeshi youth, recovered from the Indian territory along the Chapainawabganj border, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).The body of Tasir Ali, son of Ibrahim Haque of Bakher Ali Paschimpara area in Chapainawabganj Sadar...

Run-down bridge forces Lalmonirhat residents to risk their lives daily

LALMONIRHAT, Dec 13 (UNB): A worn-out bridge in Lalmonirhat has become a daily nightmare for more than 30,000 residents, who continue to cross it despite the looming threat of a major accident. The decades-old structure, long past its lifespan, shakes violently under the weight of passing vehicles, raising fears that...

C'nawabganj farmer makes a stir with good Chinese orange harvest

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 13 (UNB): A quiet village in Chapainawabganj has become the centre of local curiosity and inspiration after an agricultural entrepreneur successfully cultivated Chinese oranges, an achievement many had believed impossible in Bangladesh.Forty-one-year-old farmer Sayem Ali has drawn visitors from across the area, all eager to witness the clusters...

RU offers free treatment for pets and livestock

Rajshahi University (RU) on Thursday officially launched the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and Research Center to provide free treatment for both pets and farm animals.The centre, under the Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, is located just behind the university's Agriculture Faculty building. The hospital aims to deliver hands-on training for...

Baul music event in Sherpur attacked

A Baul music event in Sherpur Sadar Upazila has allegedly been attacked, vandalised, and shut down, leaving locals in fear even two days after the incident, reports bdnews24.com.The attack occurred at around 11:00 pm on Thursday at a Baul music gathering organised on a ground in Pakuria Union's Ganai Bharuapara...

Lifer 'commits suicide' in Jashore jail

JASHORE, Dec 12 (UNB): A convict serving a life sentence for murder apparently committed suicide at Jashore Central Jail on Friday evening.The deceased convict was identified as Mizanur Rahman, 55, son of Akkach Ali from Gatipara Amtola village in Sharsha upazila.His convict number was 8709.According to the jail source, he...

Karnaphuli Paper Mills resumes production after 4-day shutdown

RANGAMATI, Dec 13 (BSS): Karnaphuli Paper Mills (KPM), a nationalized paper manufacturing company located at Chandraghona in Kaptai upazila of the district, resumed its production on Saturday following a four-day shutdown caused by a technical fault.KPM Managing Director (MD) Shahid Ullah confirmed the development, saying that production was halted due...