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Armed police exercises for security of Sundarbans

Armed police exercises were held at Munshiganj of Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira to establish proper security of the Sundarbans, forest dwellers and coastal people. These armed police exercises were conducted from Saturday morning till night. Satkhira Superintendent of Police Mohammad Mostafizu...

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Boat becomes lone means for flood-stricken people in Satkhira

Boats are now the means of transportation for the flood-stricken people of Asashuni and Shyamnagar upazila of the coastal district Satkhira, which was devastated by the super cyclone ‘Amphan’.As there is water on the road, water around the shelter and the community clinic and houses are ...

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Satkhira hardest hit by cyclone Amphan

The recent cyclone that hit the Bangladesh coast caused huge damages to properties. Satkhira, Khulna and Bagerhat were the hardest among the 26 affected districts.Tidal waves and continuous speeding wind washed and blew away embankments, roads, thatched houses and uprooted trees leaving a trail of d...

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Amphan causes loss of Tk 315cr in Satkhira

Super Cyclone Amphan has caused a loss of Tk 3 hundred 15 crore and 99 lakh in Satkhira. The losses include agriculture, fisheries and livestock. According to the information given by Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Satkhira SM Mostafa Kamal, the cyclone has caused a loss of Tk 176 crore 3 lakh in 12,25...

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Raju invents luxury car at Tk 1.5 lakh cost

Reazul Islam Raju of Sultanpur area in Satkhira town invented a luxury private car for only Tk 1.5 lakh. He has invented the private car in the style of Lamborghini, a famous luxury sports car of Italy with domestic technology. The structure of the private car has been completed but it is not c...

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Satkhira farmers struggle to ship mangoes amid shutdown

Satkhira mango farmers grows the premium variant of mangoes that’s wildly popular with consumers, exporters and food processing firms for its sweet, succulent pulp and mild flavour. But this year, they fear the worst.As the nation went into a stringent lockdown to contain the novel coronavirus...

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Chained for 18 years in hole

Nityananda, a man in Kaliganj upazila of Shatkhira has spent 18 years of his life being chained in a hole. Recently, this tragic incident has come to light through journalist investigation.  Upon receiving the news, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mozammel Haque Russell visited his village and freed th...

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Panifal farming becomes popular in Satkhira

Commercial cultivation of Water Chestnut, locally known as panifal or Pani Singara, has become popular in the irrigated land of Satkhira. Now the district is meeting the demand of the capital Dhaka and other districts.Gazi Mostakim, a Water Chestnut farmer of Debhata Upazila Sadar, said that long ag...