Rain causes colossal damage to Cox's Bazar salt fields

COX'S BAZAR, Apr 12: Salt fields across vast areas in Cox's Bazar have been severely damaged by nor'wester winds and continuous heavy rainfall, leaving marginal farmers in a bind. Large quantities of harvested and in-process salt have dissolved in rainwater, causing catastrophic losses to farmers. For farmers already frustrated by...

Five get life imprisonment for killing farmer in Mymensingh

MYMENSINGH, Apr 12 (UNB): A Mymensingh court on Sunday convicted five people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a farmer in 2012.Additional Sessions Judge Md Samsuddin handed down the punishment. The convicts are Shukkur Ali, Harez Ali, Amir Ali, Jamir Ali and Hatem Ali of Haluaghat upazila in...