National

Onion-seed production doubles in Rajshahi this year

The production of onion-seed has increased nearly double this year (2021) than that of previous year in nine upazilas of Rajshahi.According to the source of Rajshahi Agriculture Extension Department, in 2020, onion-seed was cultivated on 256 hectares of land from where 166 metric-tonnes of seed was ...

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Miller for enrolment of more BD students in US varsities

Earl R Miller, US Ambassador to Bangladesh has focussed on education and cultural exchange programs between the two countries and emphasised on enrolment of more Bangladeshi students to US educational institutions. US Ambassador Earl Robert Miller pays a courtesy visit to AHM Khairuzzaman Liton...

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Training for transgender people held

A day-long training programme for transgender people was held at a local restaurant in Rajshahi on Monday. In cooperation with Manusher Jonno Foundation and financed by Global Affairs Canada, Diner Alo Hijra Sangha organised the training programme.Trainers and participants of the programme disc...

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Huge bloom indicates bumper drumstick yield in Rajshahi

A massive blooming of Sajina (Moringa oleifera belongs Moringaceae family) flower on almost all trees of the district is indicating a bumper production of Sajina stick vegetables in Rajshahi this year. Farmers, Sajina tree planters and Rajshahi Agriculture Extension Department expressed their h...

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Entrepreneurs Youth Fair kicks off in Rajshahi

Entrepreneurs Youth Fair-2021 of Al-Aqsa Developers Limited was inaugurated by Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairu­zzaman Liton by cutting ribbon, cakes and releasing pigeons  at the Green Plaza of RCC building on Thursday noon. The fair will continue from March-4 to March-6 ...

National

Members place no-confidence against UP chairman

Nine members of Maria Union Parishad (UP) havesent a no-confidence proposal to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Rajshahi against UP Chairman Aslam Ali Askan on March-3. Of the nine members, six are ward members while three are female members from reserved seats of the union. In the no-confidence...

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Beel Kumari, a blessing for many fishers

Beel Kumari, a waterbody consisting of 157 hectares of area at the eastern side of Tanoreupazila, is a source of livelihood for more than 500 families of fishermen. Beel Kumari is, in fact, a sanctuary of several hundred local varieties of fish and of innumerous aquatic birds. Due to cooperatio...

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One killed in clash over stealing paddy from mosque

A sexagenarian man was killed and seven others were injured in a clash centering the stealing of paddy from a mosque in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi on Saturday night. The deceased was identified as Kobbas Ali, 60, resident of Khoira Matikata village of the upazila.Al Amin Biswas, Chairman of M...

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Construction work of Bangabandhu Square on in full swing

The construction work of Tk 59 crore 28 lakh Bangabandhu Square is going on in full swing at Talaimari area of the city. Already the work of 720 pilings have been completed and work of ground mat-concrete is continuing. If the work continues according to the schedule, the Bangabandhu Square wil...

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NU students for holding postponed exams by March

Students under National University (NU) on Saturday have declared to start a movement unless the authorities of NU announce the schedule of postponed examinations under the varsity by next March.They made the declaration at a meeting held at Zero Point and in front of Rajshahi College on Saturday mo...

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Unauthorised herbal clinics mushrooming in Rajshahi

A large number of unauthorised herbal clinics and dispensaries have been mushroomed in Rajshahi during the last one-decade. Many of those herbal clinics were also allegedly advertising   obscene advertisements through the social media and the local cable networks which were making the onli...

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Leaders with clean image will lead Rajshahi BCL: Lekhok

Lekhok Bhattarcharya, General Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League at the annual conference of Rajshahi Metropolitan Unit of Chhatra League has said, only the leaders with clean images who are inspired by the ideals of Bangabandhu and will play a vital role in strengthening the hands of Prime Mini...

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‘River City’ to be built on Padma Char land

As a part of the feasibility study and technical survey for the construction of the ‘River City’ on the emerging char-land of the river Padma near Rajshahi city, Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton and representatives of Marsh International headed by Abu Sayed Chowd...

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Man held while stealing corpse from grave

Local people at Godagari have nabbed a Kabiraj (Ayurvedic Practitioner) during his attempt to steal a corpse from inside a grave at Rasulpur village under Matikata union of the upazila on Wednesday evening.  The Kabiraj was identified as Dilip Das, 52, son of late Jatan of the same village.Acco...

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PM’s blankets distributed among well-off people in Rajshahi!

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has kicked-off the programme of distribution of blankets through public-representatives to the poor, helpless people to remove their plight during the cool winter. However, local woman MP Advocate Adiba Anjum Mita has allegedly distributed those blankets among wealt...

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People of 20 Char-villages of Bagha suffer from various crises

More than 35,000 people living at 20 char villages of Bagha upazila in Rajshahi district have been suffering from various crises due to absence of minimum civic amenities. They are deprived of almost all basic facilities including medical treatment, education, transportation and communication, ...

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Betel leaf shed set on fire

Miscreants in Bagmara set ablaze a betel leaf baroj (shed) on Thursday night resulting a huge loss of the baroj owner Yead Ali. Affected Yead Ali has lodged a complaint with Bagmara police station in this connection. According to the complaint, as a sequel of previous enmity, Shahjamal, Fa...

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‘RUET to turn world-class digital varsity’

Prof Dr Md Rafiqul Islam Sheikh, Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has said that authorities of the varsity have been working to turn RUET into a world-standard digital university.RUET Vice-Chancellor Dr. Rafiqul Islam was speaking as the chief at the functi...

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RCC distributes wheel chairs among disabled people

Authorities of Rajshahi City Corporation and the Department of Social Welfare, Rajshahi jointly distributed wheel chairs among disabled people of the city on Wednesday noon.Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM Khairuzzaman Liton distributed 17 wheel chairs among disabled people as the chief ...

City

Auto-rickshaw drivers realise fare hike demand

By chanting 'Joy Bangla' slogan hundreds of autorickshaw drivers start their wildcat strike demanding hike of passenger fare on Sunday morning, and at noon, Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton assured the striking autorickshaw drivers that he would declare the rate of i...