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Cultural heritage of ethnic minorities needs to be protected

Speakers at a discussion in Rajshahi on Sunday said that collective efforts of all government and non-government entities concerned can be the vital means of protecting the cultural heritage of the ethnic minority people from further diminishingThey also observed that all quarters should take the re...

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150,000 poor families to receive food assistance

More than 150,000 poor families will receive food assistance of the government under Vulnerable Group Food programme in the district before the Eid-ul-Fitr.  Under the programme, each listed poor family will get 15 kilogramme of rice before the Eid. The rice will be distributed from every Munic...

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Memorial meeting on FF Saidur Rahman held

A citizens' condolence meeting arranged in memory of valiant freedom fighter and former commander of Rajshahi district Muktijoddha Sangsad Saidur Rahman by Rajshahi city unit of Ain Sahayata Kendro (ASK) was held in front of Rajshahi Press Club on Friday evening.  Saidur Rahman was also pre...

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TCB starts selling goods in Rajshahi

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has started selling consumer goods through 386 dealers in Rajshahi division from Tuesday noon.Hundreds of consumers were seen to wait in a queue to buy TCB goods at a reasonable price ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. In Rajshahi city, the TCB goods are...

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3 cousins drown in Padma

Three cousins drowned in Padma River on Sunday at Bagha upazila in Rajshahi.The deceased were identified as Jim, 17, a student of class XI of Mirganj College, Esha Khatun, 9, a primary student,  both daughters of Zillur, and Shipra, 12, a class six student of Mirganj Girls High School and daugh...