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11 FFs honoured at Benapole

The Benapole Customs Authority presented crests and cash to 11 heroic freedom fighters (FFs) at its office in the Benapole land port on Thursday.Lawmaker Sheikh Afil Uddin handed over the crest and Tk.11,000 in cash to the heroic freedom fighters on Thursday noon.Md Azizur Rahman, Commi­ssioner,...

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Peak season of floriculture begins

The flower growers of Gadkhali flower village under Jhikargachha upazila in Jashore are now passing busy time in the peak season. Now they are spending their time in floriculture and care.The peak season of flower business begins in mid-December with Victory Day and continues till March on the occas...

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Peak season of floriculture begins

The flower growers of Gadkhali flower village under Jhikargachha upazila in Jashore are now passing busy time in the peak season. Now they are spending their time in floriculture and care.The peak season of flower business begins in mid-December with Victory Day and continues till March on the occas...

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Elderly man rapes minor girl in Jashore

A 52-year-old man allegedly raped a minor girl in Jhikorgacha Upazila of Jashore district on Friday. The victim is a class II student of Ramchandrapur Government Primary School of the upazila. Following the incident, victim’s father filed a case with the Jhikargachha Police Station.  ...

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Four inmates of Jashore Child Development Centre rescued

Four of the eight children prisoners who fled from Jashore Child Development Center have been rescued. One of them was rescued on Tuesday morning, while three others were rescued on Monday night.The rescued children are Hridoy of Jashore, Fardin Durjoy, Rohan Gazi of Khulna and Munna Gazi of Narail....

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Eight flee Jashore Child Development Center

Eight Children prisoners have fled  from Jashore Child Development Center. The children broke the windows of the residential building early on Monday and fled, said the caretaker of the center.The fugitives are Hridoy of Jashore, Fardin, Abdul Quader, Rohan Gazi of Khulna, Sohag Sheikh, Munna G...

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Farmers of south-western region busy cultivating winter vegetables

Farmers of six districts including Jashore under the south-western region of the country, are very busy cultivating and caring for winter vegetables.Many farmers are already picking up early varieties of vegetables from the field, selling them and resuming cultivation on that land.This time, since t...

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60 gold bars seized from Shahajatpur border

Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 60 pieces of gold bars from the Shahajatpur border at Chaugachha upazila in Jashore in the early hours on Saturday. BGB patrol team seized the gold bars in an abandoned condition. 49 BGB Battalion Commanding officer Lt Col Selim Reza confirmed...

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Woman forced into prostitution after being trafficked

A couple was trafficked to India with the hope of good jobs by some local traffickers but unfortunately the woman was forced into prostitution. A case has been filed with  Jashore Kotwali model police station in this regard by the victim’s husband on Sunday morning.The case was filed...

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Jashore women set on fire by husband dies

A woman suffering from burns died on early Thursday a week after her husband set her on fire in Jashore’s Abhaynagar upazila.The deceased was identified as Hira Begum 25, wife of Billal Sardar of Garuhat area in Singari village of the upazila. The man has been absconding since the incident. Vi...

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Farmers happy with winter veg prices in Jhikargacha

Farmers in Jashore’s Jhikargacha upazila have expressed satisfaction over the prices of winter vegetables this season in the local markets.Farmers in different areas of the upazila have exceeded the farming target of varieties of winter vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, broccoli and so for...

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Director’s absence hampers Benapole port operation

The post of Director (Traffic) of Benapole Land Port is left vacant for about a year now. As a result, import-export activities are facing various obstacles. The business community has demanded the appointment of a Director (Traffic) at Benapole Land Port on an urgent basis to ensure smooth fun...

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Complication over virus clearance leaves people stranded at Benapole

Many Bangladeshi passport passengers, including cancer patients, have been stranded at the Benapole International check post due to complications over coronavirus negative certificate.All these passengers from India are in trouble as they are not aware of the Corona Negative Certificate. The me...

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Bumper production expected at Chaugachha cotton farm

The authorities of the South Asia’s largest cotton seed growing farm, located in Chaugachha Upazila of Jashore, are expecting a bumper cotton output this year.Out of 157 acres of farm land, 43 acres of land has been cultivated with different varieties of cotton.Among these, improved varieties ...

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Man held for violating housewife in Jashore

A housewife, 35, has been raped at Keshabpur upazila in Jashore.  Police arrested accused Abu Syed, 33, son of Abdul Hannan Sardar of Vaina village, on Monday night. The incident took place at Verchi village of the upazila on Sunday night. The victim filed a case against four people with K...

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8 mounds of guava stolen, orchard trees cut in Jashore

Miscreants have stolen eight mounds of guava from a farmer’s orchard and cut all the trees of the garden at Bhadra village of Chaugachha upazila of Jashore district. The incident took place on Thursday night.  The farmer’s orchard was situated on a total of 25 katha of land. Th...

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Tenant arrested for ‘violating’ girl

Police arrested a man on charge of violating a 12-year old Madrasa girl at Khaldhar Road area of Jashore district town on Friday. The arrestee was identified as Faruk Hossain, 35, son of Joynal Mollah of Lakhoati village under Dighalia upazila of Khulna. At present, he lives in Ismail Hossain&#...

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Trade thru Benapole remain suspended on Sunday

Import and export countries through Benapole port remained suspended due to Kali Puja, a religious festival of the Hindu community, on SundayPort cargo handling and delivery and passenger crossings between Bangladesh and India were normal during that time.Kartik Chakraborty, general secretary of Pet...

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4 held with Phensidyl

BGB members arrested four drug dealers with 1,500 bottles of Phensidyl from the Sadipur border in Benapole Port police station on Sunday morning. Lt. Col. Selim Reza, Commanding Officer, 49 BGB Battalion, said that a large quantity of Phensidyl from India was smuggled across the Sadipur border ...

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19 tonnes padlock, rexine seized at Benapole port

Customs officials seized a large consignment of padlock and rexine weighing nearly 19 tonnes at Benapole port on charges of evading Tk 1.2 crore tariff after those were imported from India under false declaration.Officials briefed the media on the seizure on Saturday two days after a team led by Cus...