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A protest rally was organised by the Manda Upazila BNP of Naogaon against the withdrawal of the image of the historic Kusumba Shahi Mosque from the Taka five denomination note at the intersection of Prasadpur Bazar in the upazila around 11:30 AM Tuesday. Former President of Manda Upazila BNP Ma...
The flash flood caused by the recent incessant rainfall inundated and damaged nearly ripened Boro paddy of farmers in huge areas of the Chalanbeel under Gurudaspur and Tarash Upazilas of Natore district. Shortages of the farm hands and the problem of storage of crops have intensified the sufferings ...
Indian Border Security Forces pushed in eight Bangla speaking people through the area under Chandshikari BOP of Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj district at the early hours of Tuesday. Members of BGB-59 of Chapainawwabganj arrested those eight people for their illegal entry into Bangladesh f...
The Rooppur- Gopalganj 400 KV transmission line has been launched successfully. Through the inauguration of the transmission line at 3-22 PM Monday, the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has achieved the full capacity of transmission of electricity to the national grid from the first uni...
At least 60 million (six crore) people in Bangladesh are directly affected by the adverse impact of the diversion of water from the river Ganges through the Farraka Barrage in India. Of these, about 20 million (two crore) people are affected in the northern region, mainly in the northern Barendra re...
A solidarity rally organised by Barendra Youth Forum and Sabuj Samhati , Rajshahi , was held demanding to protect Rajshahi's wildlife, environment and Dhaka's Panthakunja and Hatirjheel at Saheb Bazar Zero Point in the city on Friday (May 30).Moderated by Barendra Youth Forum Joint General S...
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The administration of the Rajshahi University (RU) has decided to rename at least 12 structures and buildings on built the campus.The decision was made during the university's 539th syndicate meeting held on May 22, confirmed acting registrar Iftikhar Alam Masud.As per the changes, Bangabandhu S...
Sand is being extracted by the influentials from the char areas of the river Padma in Bagha upazila without any tender or leasing. According to sources, Bagha upazila administration published the tender notice for leasing the sand dunes on the river Padma at Luxminagar under Chalkrajapur Union ...
In observance of the 'World Bee Day', Paba Upazila Sobuj Samhati and the development organisation Barsic jointly organised a human chain at Borgachhi Bazar of Paba Upazila on Wednesday. In the human chain, the farmers demanded to stop using the banned insecticides and to enact a separat...
Rajshahi City Press Club and Bangladesh Sangbadik Sangstha, Rajshahi, jointly organised a discussion on Press Club premises on Monday in remembrance of 11 Bangla language-movement martyrs of Assam on May 19, 1961. On that day, 11 of Bangla Language movement protesters were killed in police gunf...
Two teenagers died when the motorbike on which they were moving in a high speed hit the road divider near the Meherchandi flyover under Motihar police station of Rajshahi Metropolitan area Saturday evening. Both the deceased were students of class X of local Kharkhari High School. The dea...
The income from freight trains of Bangladesh Railway, Paksey division, has decreased drastically in recent years. Specially, the income from this sector in 2024 was the lowest in the last four years. According to the Commercial Department of Paksey Railway Division, the income from the freight ...
Lawyers of Rajshahi formed a human chain and staged a demonstration in protest against the murder of Lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chittagong in front of the office of the Rajshahi Advocate Bar Association at 10:00am on Wednesday.Among others, the human chain was addressed, by the President and the Ge...
The income from goods trains of Bangladesh Railway, Paksey division, has decreased drastically during the recent years. Specially, in 2024, the income of rail was the lowest in the last four years. According to the Commercial Department of Paksey Railway Division, the income from the goods trai...
Several hundred people under the banner of 'Alem Ulama and Touhidi Janata, Rajshahi', attacked Prothom Alo office at Boalia Thana crossing in Rajshahi city on Monday and set fire to the signboard of the office.Earlier, they took out a procession from Rajshahi Shaheb Bazar Zero point of the c...
As the Winter approaches in the country's Northern region, hundreds of low-income groups were seen thronging at the footpaths' warm clothes make-shift markets of Rajshahi city. However, many people think the winter is being delayed this year. Though it is the third week of November, man...
Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi and the President of Rajshahi Divisional Minority Ethnic Cultural Academy launched the keyboard for the mother language of the Paharia ethnic group at the auditorium of the academy on Saturday. After the launch, Divisional Co...
Zonayed Saki, Chief Co-ordinator of Gonosanghati Andolon claimed that the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had attempted to establish the rule of BAKSAL 2.0 like that of her father.Zonayed Saki came up with the assertion while addressing a mass dialogue held at the Shaheb Bazar Boro Masjid premi...
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Two people, including an army member, were killed in a head-on-collision between a CNG-run autorickshaw and engine-run three-wheeler at Mohanpur upazila in Rajshahi.The deceased were identified as Md Palash, 22, son of Mamtajur Rahman and Abdul Kuddus, 40, son of Tota Hajji of Manda and Raninagar up...
Rajshahi University (RU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar resigned from his post on Thursday. 'VC Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar resigned from his post at 3:02pm,' said Mir Shahjahan Ali Zakir, secretary of the RU vice chancellor office. The vice chancellor stepped down from...
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