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Coast Guard seizes 19.7 million meters of illegal current nets

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Station Pagla carried out a six hours drive in Panchasar and Gushaibagh areas adjacent to Muktarpur Bridge under Munshiganj Sadar Police Station on Tuesday. BCG members seized 19.7 million meteres of illegal current nets raiding three factories named Saoban Fiber In...

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Experts for treatment cost reduction to ensure balanced development

More than 1000 poor patients received medical treatment, lab tests facilities and medicine completely free of costs at the ‘Free Medical Camp’ organised by the Kidney Awareness Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) on Sunday, says a press release. KAMPS organises the medical cam...

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Amar Ekushey observed with due respect across country

The supreme sacrifice of the language heroes on this day 69 years back was remembered as the nation observed the Amar Ekushey and the International Mother Language Day by paying rich tributes to the martyrs on Sunday. People in thousands thronged the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital and oth...

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Countrywide Covid-19 immunisation begins

The Covid-19 vaccination drive was launched across the country on Sunday (February 7) after a two-day pilot immunization programne at the end of the last month.Health Minister Zahid Maleque inaugurated the massive vaccination drive by addressing health professionals through video conferencing from t...

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3 killed in Barishal road accident

Three people were killed as a covered van hit a truck at Khanjapur area in Gaurnadi upazila of Barishal early on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Akhter Hossain, 31, of Chortola area of Mehendiganj upazila, Russell, 22, of Barisal Sadar upazila and and helper Md Sohan, 22, of Mathbaria of Pi...

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2 arrested with 14,000 Yaba tablets in BCG raid

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) station Teknaf arrested two drug dealers with 14,000 pieces of yaba conducting an operation on Naf river in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf on Friday midnight. At the time, a dinghy boat used by them for smuggling drugs was also seized by BCG. Lt. Commander Amirul ...

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Local admin hands over houses to homeless in dists

The local administration has handed over ownerships of houses to the beneficiaries in various districts after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina virtually inaugurated distribution of the houses among homeless families from her official residence Gonobhaban on Saturday.In the first phase under the Ashrayan...

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Thousands of homeless families get relief from miserable life

The government is going to hand over thousands of houses to homeless and landless families across the country on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Under the first phase of the Ashrayan-2 project of the Prime Minister’s Office, s...

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Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day observed countrywide

The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was observed across the country on Sunday (January 10). On January 10 in 1972, Bangabandhu returned to independent and sovereign Bangladesh after over a nine-month captivity in Pakistan jail.Bangabandhu’...

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2 elderly women killed in Sirajganj road accident

At least two elderly women were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Bogura-Nagarbari highway at Parkola area under Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as Kazoli Begum, 60, wife of late Md Chandu, and Saleka Begum, 62, wife of late Anis...

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BCL celebrates 73rd founding anniversary countrywide

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), the student body of ruling Awami League, celebrated its 73rd founding anniversary across the country on Monday through different programmes.The largest student organisation in the country was floated on January 4 in 1948 at the instruction of Father of the Nation Ban...

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1,200-kg of Jatka from passenger launch seized

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Station Pagla conducting a raid onBurginga River at Fatulla Launch Ghat area in Narayanganj seized 1,200 kg of Jatka(young Hilsa) worth about Tk 3.6 Lakh from a passenger launch named MV Yad-3 on Saturday midnight. It was not possible to arrest anyone in this connection,...

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2,500-kg of Jatka from seized passenger launches

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Station Chandpur conducting a special operation seized 2,500 kg of Jatka (young hilsa) from the estuary of Meghna River in Chandpur on Friday midnight.The huge quantity of Jatka worth about Tk 7.5 lakh was recovered from three passenger-launch named MV Sonar Tori-2, MV T...

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Textbook distribution begins across the country

Like the previous years, the textbook distribution began on Friday (January 1) among the students from class sixth to nine on the first day of the New Year.The book distribution ceremony was held at schools across the country. In Netrokona, State Minister for Social Welfare Alhaj Ashraf Ali Kha...

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BCG seizes 5,000kg hilsa fry in Munshiganj

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Station Pagla conducting a special operation at Dhaleshwari river in Kathpatti area under Munshiganj Sadar police station on Sunday midnight.As many as 5,000 kg of hilsa fry (Jatkas) were seized from a passenger launch named Farhan-5 during the raid held based on secret ...

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5 held with 220 Yaba pills in Mymensingh

Detective Branch (DB) of police detained five alleged members of a drug-peddling gang and seized 220 pieces of Yaba tablets from their possession at Bhaluka upazila in Mymensingh on Friday evening. The arrestees were identified as Abdur Rashid, 27, Hasan Mia, 23, Abdur Rahim, 22, Amir Hosen, 19, and...

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Intensity of winter increasing in northern districts

The intensity of cold is continually increasing at the northernmost district Panchgarh and other districts of the part, including Thakurgaon. The day temperature in the district has dropped further with the northern cool-air and the dense fog. Though the temperature increases slightly at day ti...

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People of northern districts suffering, throbbing in cold

Lives of people in the northern region of the country turned miserable due to ongoing moderate cold-wave for the last three-day.  The sun remained elusive for the last several days. Specially, the sufferings of low-income group of people due to wanting of adequate warm cloths knew no bounds. Th...

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Fresh pledge to uphold spirit of Liberation War

People rejoiced on the Victory Day across the country on Wednesday. The 50th Victory Day was celebrated in the capital and other parts of the country with fresh pledge to uphold the spirit of the hard-earned independence and democracy and eliminate the anti-liberation forces. People from all wa...

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Coast Guard seizes 3.22 lakh Yaba tablets in Teknaf

Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) Station Teknaf raiding the Katabunia area of Sabrang under Teknaf police station in Cox’s Bazar seized 3,22,000 pieces of yaba and a wooden boats used for smuggling on Tuesday midnight.This information was given by Lt. Commander M Hamidul Islam, Media Officer of Ba...