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Freeing river Padma from grip of influential people demanded

Rajshahi Raskha Sangram Parishad (RRSP), a socio-environmental organisation in cooperation with Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon(BAPA) organised a human chain and held a meeting at the Zero point of Shaheb Bazar on Tuesday demanding the recovery of grabbed parts of the river Padma and its tributaries fro...

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Youth jailed for blackmailing woman in Joypurhat

The Judge of Rajshahi Cyber Tribunal has awarded Jahid Hasan (26) two-year of rigorous imprisonment in absentia for casting a video of intimate moments with a woman and blackmailing her. Ismat Ara, State Prosecutor of the court informed, Jahid Hasan of Janiar Bagan area under Joypurhat sadar di...

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Santal graveyard recovered from land grabbers after 30 years

Santal community people of Godagari upazila reoccupied their grabbed graveyard after 30 years. Being directed by the Deputy Commissioner of Rajshahi, Assistant Commissioner (land) and Executive Magistrate of Godagari upazila Sobuj Hasan recovered the ground of the graveyard from the grip of loc...

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Non-govt staff form human chain in Rajshahi

Non-government staff working at the Government Colleges in the country formed a human chain in Rajshahi on Saturday morning demanding inclusion of their jobs in the revenue sector.Organised by the Non-government Employees Union of the Government Colleges, Rajshahi division, the human chain programme...

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Exhibition of crafts and boutiques starts in Rajshahi

A two-day-long exhibition of crafts and boutiques in observance of the Silver Jubilee of Rangrejinee Boutique and Fashion house starts at the local Modhubon Convention Hall at 11-00 AM Friday.Presided over by Afroza Aziz Munni, Proprietor of Rangrejinee Boutique and Fashion House, the exhibition was...

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Two killed in Jashore road accident

Two youths were killed in a road accident at Monirampur College area on Jashore-Chuknagar road under Monirampur upazila on Wednesday night 11:30 pm. The deceased were identified as Masud Rana, 26, son of Ayub Morol resident of Nornia village under Dumuria upazila in Khulna and Rakib Morol,25, s...

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Once turbulent Boral river is now only a narrow, dry canal

By losing all its navigability and being occupied by land grabbers, once a turbulent river Boral has, in fact, turned into a narrow spec of the canal now. Due to illegal occupation and the filling up of the riverbed, the existence of the river is now under threat. Landfilling across the river bed fo...

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PM working tirelessly for people’s welfare, says Khairuzzaman Liton

Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has said, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working tirelessly for the welfare of the people of the country.He informed the very name ' Livelihood Development Project for the Marginal Pe...

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Week-long housing fair being held in Rajshahi

A week-long housing fair, organised by Rajshahi Real Estate and Developers Association (REDA), began at Green Plaza in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) area on Saturday.REDA is hosting the fair for the fifth consecutive time aimed at showcasing its activities before the public in general. REDA member...

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600 slaughtered sparrows recovered, two awarded jail

A mobile court in Charghat upazila of Rah on Wednesday morning awarded two persons one-year of imprisonment for catching and slaughtering 600 sparrows. Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Charghat Sohrab Hossain awarded the punishment by setting up the mobile court. Earlier, acting on a tip-off, two bir...

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64,222 babies to get Vit-A capsules in Rajshahi city

A total of 64,222 babies will be fed vitamin 'A' capsules in Rajshahi city during the National Vitamin 'A' Plus Campaign-2023 scheduled to be held today (Monday).Of those, 8,274 babies aged between six to eleven months will be administered one blue-coloured 'A' capsule each, ...

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Martyred Dr Zoha yet to get national recognition

Zoha Dibash, the 54th Martyrdom day of Shahid Dr Syed Mohammad Shamsuzzoha, was observed at Rajshahi University and in Rajshahi city with due honour and esteem through various programmes. On this very day of Feb-18,1969, Dr Shamsuzzoha, the then teacher of the department of Chemistry and Procto...

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Padma fishermen in dire straits

More than 20,600 fishermen who earn their livelihood by fishing in the river Padma are in dire straits since vast riverine areas have now turned to the sandy Charland. It is learnt, once a turbulent river Padma lost its navigability after the construction of the Farakka barrage on the river acr...

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Nat’l Public Library Day observed in Rajshahi

The National Public Library Day-2023 was observed in Rajshahi in a befitting manner on Sunday with the call of enlightening people after the best uses of public libraries. Marking the day, the divisional public library and district administration jointly organised a discussion in the conference...

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2 construction workers beaten to death

Two construction workers were killed by mass beating on suspicion of stealing by the owner and his relatives of the house. Two construction workers were tortured from Thursday noon to 8-00 pm. Being informed, police from Boalia thana rescued two severely injured construction workers from a hous...

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Narail district bar assoc election held

The annual election of Narail District Bar Association, Advocate AFM Hemayet Ullah Hiru was elected as President by getting 79 votes.. Advocate Sheikh Tayeb Ali Ashad was elected General Secretary by getting 53 votes. . Besides, Mohammad Shariful Islam Titu as vice president,  Irafil Khabir Raj...

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Huge reception awaits PM Sheikh Hasina in Rajshahi

The ruling Awami League has finished all preparations to hold what it called to be 'the largest-ever political mass gathering' in Rajshahi at the historic Madrasah Maidan on Sunday.AL Chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to address the rally as the chief guest nearly five...

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Case filed against Godagari UNO for filling pond

A case has been filed against Godagari Upazila Chairman Jane Alam on the allegation of filling up a pond in the upazila by violating Environmental Law. Lawyer Salah Uddin Biswas filed the case with the Environment Court on Thursday. Five more anonymous persons have been accused in the case.&nbs...

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Wooden irrigation devices vanishing as farmers rely on machines

Due to the introduction of mechanical machines for irrigation, the watering in the crop fields by using low-cost, human-operated 'Jaant, a wooden narrow boat-like structure, in the low-lying Chalan Beel areas of Rajshahi, Natore and Naogaon districts mainly, has been obliterated and is only a pa...

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Penalty for wanton pulling of chain of train being increased

The incidents of stoppage of the running trains by pulling chains without emergencies are increasing in the trains under West Zone Railway. According to West Zone Railway authorities, the incidents of pulling of chains to stop the running trains have increased during the recent days. Specially,...