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Groundnut farmers happy with good yield, worried over flood

As the water level in the Padma River continues to rise, thousands of bighas of land planted in the char areas of Rajbari have been submerged.According to agriculture officials, the low-lying areas of the Padma have been inundated with tidal water for the past few days and the planted almond fields ...

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Daulatdia sex-workers pass hard time for Covid-19

Nearly 5,000 sex-workers of Daulatdia brothel, the largest brothel of the country, have been spending their days in utter misery since the entrance of outsiders (clients) at the brothel has been banned from Friday (March 20) for next 20-day to avoid Coronavirus infestation. Rajbari district police e...

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Baliakandi people in panic for Gorai river erosion

Thousands of people living beside the river Gorai at Baliakandi upazila in Rajbari were spending their days in panic as the erosion of the river bank turned alarming with the decrease of water level of the river for the last one week.Local people informed erosion beside the river has been intensifie...

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Construction work of Rajbari Model Mosque remains suspended for months

Construction work of Tk. 160 million (16 crore) four-storied Rajbari District Model Mosque remained suspended for the last four months due to complexities of ownership of land at the proposed mosque site, Islamic Foundation sources saud. Feroz Al Mamun, Field Officer of Islamic Foundation said,...

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Daulatdia ferryghat over crowded with the holidaymakers

The holidaymakers return home from work their place to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their relatives. From the very first day of the Eid holidays, Daulatdia ferryghat, known as the gateway of the 21 southwestern districts of the country, the local bus terminals and the launch terminal become over crowd...