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Shafiul Azam Tutul, Jhalakathi: At least 17 people including seven children and five women were killed and 35 others injured when a bus plunged into a roadside pond at Chhatrakanda in Sadarupazila of Jhalakathi district on Saturday.The accident occurred at around 10:30am when the driver of Barishal bound speedy bus…

Ayub Ali, Chattogram: Traditional Chattogram for Ponds-Dighi-Reservoirs. Due to various reasons including increasing demand for land, these reservoirs are being filled and constructed. Ponds and reservoirs are gradually disappearing. Chattogram is becoming a hot city. Analyzing various statistics, it can be seen that 24,000 ponds and ponds have been filled…

Rajshahi Bureau: Experts at a view-sharing meeting unanimously mentioned large-scale promotion of Small and Cottage Enterprise (SME) can be the effective means of bolstering economic conditions besides accelerating the income generation and poverty alleviation in the region.Both public and private banks should disburse more loans among SME entrepreneurs, particularly women…

Investing Tk 190 cr Special Correspondent: Ilisha in Bhola got the recognition of the country’s 29th gas field. Considering the price of imported LNG under the long-term contract, the total value of gas stored here is estimated at about Tk 27 thousand crore. And from the acquisition of land, along…

C’nawabganj Correspondent: Chapainawabganj Deputy Commissioner A K M Galiv Khan said that ‘Mango Special Train’ will start operation on May 20.He came up with this information in a discussion meeting over mango transporting in the conference room of the Deputy Commissioner’s office yesterday morning.He said, in the meeting, it has…

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Chattogram, Sylhet and Barishal divisions that may trigger landslides in five districts.According to a special bulletin of Met office, Chattogram, Sylhet and Barishal divisions are likely to experience heavy to very heavy rainfall as the very severe…

Khulna Bureau: With five days left to begin of the Bangla month of Jyestha, commonly known as “Modhumash”, the juicy fruit litchi and mango have started appearing in the local markets including Khulna city and its adjacent areas.The fruit shops of Khulna are now brimming with delicious summer fruits. The…

Rajshahi Bureau: Juicy and delicious fruit Mango has started appearing in the markets of Rajshahi city and its adjacent areas as its harvesting began since Thursday morning, abiding by the instruction of local administration.Like the previous years, some of the indigenous varieties have appeared in the markets as farmers and…

Industry Desk: Bangladesh is set to see an increase of 1 million tonnes of rice compared to the previous year, thanks to a good harvest and increased acreage in the current boro season.This achievement comes despite challenges such as rising fertilizer and irrigation costs.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) initially…