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400-foot bridge on Netrakona road now useless for lack  of approach road

400-foot bridge on Netrakona road now useless for lack of approach road

Our Correspondent 2019-12-27 00:23:52

NETRAKONA, Dec 26: A 400-foot bridge on the Maizpara-Jayanagar road under Kalmakanda upazila in the district has been lying unused due to lack of approach roads.  Sources said the bridge was con...

Healthcare centre in remote Sunamganj area lying almost  unused for five years

Healthcare centre in remote Sunamganj area lying almost unused for five years

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2019-12-27 00:22:49

SYLHET, Dec 26: A government-run health facility for female and children has been lying almost unused for over the last five years as no physician has yet been posted there. Even its formal opening...

Naogaon farmers turn to mustard farming

Naogaon farmers turn to mustard farming

-- 2019-12-27 00:21:31

OUR CORRESPONDENTs NAOGAON, Dec 26: Peasants in Manda upazila of the district are showing interest in mustard cultivation, disheartened by the lower prices of the other crops like paddy, wheat, maize...

Harvest of T-Aman paddy completed in Gaibandha

Harvest of T-Aman paddy completed in Gaibandha

-- 2019-12-26 16:56:14

Harvest of transplanted (T) Aman paddy, a high valued crop, has been completed in all the seven upazilas in Gaibandha during the current season. Office sources said Department of Agriculture Extens...

Two burn victims die at RMCH

Two burn victims die at RMCH

-- 2019-12-26 16:36:08

A minor girl and a mentally-retarded youth, who suffered burn injuries in separate incidents of fire in Sundarganj and Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha, died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH...

Police recover woman’s body in Habiganj

Police recover woman’s body in Habiganj

-- 2019-12-26 12:53:12

Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from a paddy field at Rajiura in Habiganj Sadar upazila early Thursday. On information, police recovered the body around 1:30am, said Md Masuk Ali,...

Organic guava farming  brings healthy returns

Organic guava farming brings healthy returns

Our Correspondent 2019-12-25 22:36:01

BENAPOLE, Dec 25: Guava cultivation is gaining popularity among farmers in the eight upazilas of Jashore district for repeated abundant yield and fair prices. Sources said, a good number of farmers h...

Two youths killed in Keraniganj road crash

Two youths killed in Keraniganj road crash

-- 2019-12-25 18:19:33

Two motorcyclists were killed after a truck hit their bike in Zhilmil residential area of Keraniganj on Wednesday. The victims were identified as Russell, 22, and Rabbi, 25, residents of Mugda in the...

Banana farming makes 100 char families self-reliant

Banana farming makes 100 char families self-reliant

-- 2019-12-25 17:03:55

More than 100 families have achieved economic self-reliance through banana farming on char lands on the river Dudhkumar in seven unions of Nageshwari upazila in Kurigram district in last three years....

T-Aman paddy harvest  going on in Khulna

T-Aman paddy harvest going on in Khulna

Our CORRESPONDENT 2019-12-25 00:21:21

KHULNA, Dec 24: Harvest of T-Aman paddy is going on in full swing in the nine upazilas of the district. Farmers are expecting a bumper output with a fair price market price this season. Sources at t...

Two crushed under train in Kushtia

Two crushed under train in Kushtia

-- 2019-12-24 13:25:06

Two people were crushed under the wheels of a train at Kursha in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on early Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Kawsar, 35, son of Ajgar Ali and Mohibul, 40, of Bashinaga...

Three die in Madaripur road mishaps

Three die in Madaripur road mishaps

-- 2019-12-24 11:56:36

At least three people have been killed and seven others injured in separate road accidents in Madaripur district.   In Rajoir upazila, two people were killed and seven others injured in a road a...

96 families evicted from Karatoa river banks in Panchagarh

96 families evicted from Karatoa river banks in Panchagarh

-- 2019-12-23 21:03:02

PANCHAGARH, Dec 23 (UNB): Over 96 families were evicted from the banks of the Karatoa River in the Tulardanga area in Sadar Upazila on Monday in a drive conducted by Upazila Administration to free the...

Noakhali gunfight leaves drug trader dead

Noakhali gunfight leaves drug trader dead

-- 2019-12-23 11:58:06

A suspected drug trader was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Goni Miar Doroja area of Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali district on Monday. The deceased was identified as Monir Hossain, 36, so...

Students demand justice for Sumona in Thakurgaon

Students demand justice for Sumona in Thakurgaon

UNB 2019-12-21 16:17:39

Students of different schools and colleges on Saturday staged demonstrations and blocked Chaurasta intersection area for two hours in Thakurgaon district town demanding justice for their one of their...

People throng roadside pitha shops as winter bites

People throng roadside pitha shops as winter bites

UNB 2019-12-20 18:34:03

With the onset of winter, the roadside pitha shops in Lalmonirhat not only give people something warm and delicious to nibble on but also provide seasonal labourers a much-needed livelihood. People t...

Father dies, daughter injured in Jashore road crash

Father dies, daughter injured in Jashore road crash

-- 2019-12-20 14:02:47

A man has been killed and his daughter critically injured after being run over by a bus in Satmile Gohata area on Jashore-Jhenaidah road in Sadar upazila of Jashore district. The deceased was identif...

Khulna, Tangail people feel the chill of winter

Khulna, Tangail people feel the chill of winter

A Correspondent 2019-12-20 01:00:21

KHULNA, Dec 19: With the beginning of Bangla month of Poush, Khulna district is suddenly facing bone shaking cold. In the southwestern part of the country, cold wave and dense fog have led normal lif...

Tomato farming creates hope among marginal farmers

Tomato farming creates hope among marginal farmers

Our Correspondent 2019-12-20 00:59:34

GOPALGANJ, Dec 19: Grassroot farmers of Sadar upazila in the district are delighted over the present market price of tomato. According to Gopalganj Sadar Upazila Agriculture Office sources, a total o...

Construction of most Boro crop  protection structures yet to start

Construction of most Boro crop protection structures yet to start

Our Correspondent 2019-12-20 00:58:39

SYLHET, Dec 19: Construction of most of the structures for Boro crop protection could not be started in Sylhet region although it was reset for December 17 by the Water Development Board (WDB), offici...

Road crash kills man in city

Road crash kills man in city

-- 2019-12-19 14:19:37

A man was killed after being run over by a bus in city’s Asad Gate area on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Ashrafuddin Dewan, 60, a resident of Mirpur area hailing from Gazaria...

Youth dies in Magura road crash

Youth dies in Magura road crash

-- 2019-12-19 12:01:05

A young man was killed and another person was injured when a truck hit a motorbike on Magura-Boalmari road over Sheikh Hasina Bridge in Mohammadpur upazila of Magura on Wednesday night. The deceas...

Netrakona railway station  in poor condition

Netrakona railway station in poor condition

Our Correspondent 2019-12-19 00:09:25

NETRAKONA, Dec 18: Netrakona railway station is in a poor condition. The station has been facing various problems, including small platform, no electricity at the night, leaky roof on the platform and...

C’nawabganj DAE eyes to grow Boro on 46,800 hectares of land

C’nawabganj DAE eyes to grow Boro on 46,800 hectares of land

-- 2019-12-19 00:07:16

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Dec 18 (UNB): The local Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) says it is optimistic about Boro cultivation on 46,800 hectares of land this season to meet a production goal of 2,1...

Panchagarh growers expect 10m kgs  tea this year

Panchagarh growers expect 10m kgs tea this year

-- 2019-12-19 00:06:47

PANCHAGARH, Dec 18 (UNB): Tea growers in the district expect the highest-ever tea production of 10 million kgs (10,000 tonnes) this year against last year's 8.1 million kg, thanks to favourable weathe...

Schoolgirl dies in Chandpur road accident

Schoolgirl dies in Chandpur road accident

-- 2019-12-18 11:42:12

A schoolgirl was killed and four others were injured after a truck hit an auto-rickshaw at Joyhari area in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur district on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Mohn...

Carrot growers happy  over market price

Carrot growers happy over market price

OUR CORRESPONDENT 2019-12-17 23:54:19

BOGURA, Dec 17: Carrot growers in the district are happy over the present market price of their produce. A good number of farmers have attained financial solvency by growing carrot in winter. The De...

Rape, murder suspect dies in Faridpur 'shootout'

Rape, murder suspect dies in Faridpur 'shootout'

-- 2019-12-16 13:05:59

A man suspected of raping and murdering a disabled teenager has been killed in a shootout with police in Faridpur. The incident took place near a bridge in the city's Rathkhola Launch Ghat around 2am...

Migratory birds start arriving at Benapole water bodies

Migratory birds start arriving at Benapole water bodies

A Correspondent 2019-12-16 00:13:06

With the advent of winter, migratory birds, though small in numbers, have started arriving at different water bodies of haor and hilly areas in Benapole of Jashore district. But, this year, the numbe...

Paddy procurement process in Jashore goes digital

Paddy procurement process in Jashore goes digital

-- 2019-12-13 16:41:31

The government's decision to procure paddy during the Aman season this year from selected upazilas across the country through a digital app for the first time has drawn a huge response from farmers in...