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Farming of pulse and pulse-like nitrogen-fixing (NF) crops has been decreasing in recent times in Rajshahi. As a result, people of the region are being deprived of vegetable-protein consumption and the soil is losing fertility.According to sources from the Agricultural Extension Department (DAE) in ...
Presidium Member of Bangladesh Awami League (AL) and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) AHM Khariuzzaman Liton said, “Boat means development, Boat means welfare of the people. Development is visible everywhere now under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina”. “T...
An alleged top-listed firearm trader was held in an anti-crime drive by members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) with a foreign pistol in the metropolis on Sunday night. The arrested was identified as Arif Islam, 32, son of Shariful Islam of Yousufpur Kandipara village under Charghat Upazi...
Hundreds of people, mainly women, are engaged in the production of silk yarn in Bagha and Charghat upazilas and their living standards are improving as well as the local silk yarn production is boosting.With the training and financial support from Bangladesh Sericulture Development Board, many villa...
Concerted efforts of all including government, non-government and volunteer organisations can protect human rights for ensuring dignified life of the people.People of all levels should raise their voices for establishing their equal rights in the society besides forging social resistance against the...
A specialized shop titled "Azob Bazar" has been opened for the underprivileged people in the city on Monday.Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) and Bidyananda Foundation jointly opened the shop at a simple ceremony at Nice Community Centre. Disadvantaged, underprivileged and other low-incom...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in two separate anti-crime operations, arrested five alleged drug peddlers, including a female, with 10 kilograms of ganja and 50 bottles of phensedyl in Rajshahi district on Monday night. The arrested were identified as Komela Khatun, 60, wife of late N...
People from various social, political and cultural organisations under the banner of 'Rajshahi Raskha Sangram Parishad' (RRSP) organised an hour-long human chain at the Zero Point of Shaheb Bazar Saturday morning in protest against the bid to shift Sheikh Russel Children's Training, Reha...
Family members of 50 government staff, who either died or become physically disabled, were given Tk 3.74 crore as grants aimed at mitigating their financial constraints. Among them, 44 were given Taka eight lakh each, five Taka four lakh each and another one Taka two lakh. District adminis...
Failing to repay the loan, Rajon Kumar (45), an employee of Rajshahi University (RU) committed suicide by hanging himself inside the bathroom of his house in Laxmipur Bakirmore area under Rajpara PS Monday morning. Family members recovered the body of Rajon by breaking open the door of the bath...
As winter is approaching in Rajshahi at a slow pace, hundreds of low-income groups of people are thronging the make-shift warm clothes markets on the footpaths and on various city road crossings to purchase warm clothes. According to Meteorological Office sources in Rajshahi, the sh...
Leaders of Bangladesh Mohila Parishad (BMP), Rajshahi District Unit, at a press conference held at its Rajshahi Office recently informed that a total of 150 women and children repression cases were recorded in Rajshahi district from January to October 2023. Of those 47 were children ...
As a part of the central programme, the Rajshahi City Unit of Awami League held a Peace Rally and Procession in protest against the illegal hartal, blockade, Arson-terrorism and anarchy of BNP-Jamaat in front of Kumarpara AL office in the city on Thursday morning. Presided over by Vice-Presiden...
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged top-listed firearms trader with two firearms in the district on Wednesday night.The arrested was identified as Jony Islam, 27, son of Mokbul Islam of Gaganbaria village under Durgapur upazila in the district, RA...
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As per the directives of AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation, a cardiac ambulance donated by the Government of India has been added to the Healthcare Services under Rajshahi City Corporation from Monday (November 27, 2023). From now on, the city people will be able to use...
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has launched a skill development institute offering scopes of training on income generation related to freelancing for the unemployed youths.Established at the tenth floor of the Nagar Bhaban’s annex building, the institute will conduct four courses, Web design ...
Rajshahi City unit of Awami League took out joyous procession congratulating the Election Commission (EC) for the announcement of the Election Schedules of the 12th Parliamentary elections. AL leaders and activists started the procession from the party's Kumarpara office at 7-00 p.m. Wednes...
Saiful Islam, 45, of Fulbari village under Godagari upazila in the district has set a bright example through farming and producing of advanced cabbage applying improved, modern and technology-based methods.He began vegetable farming on 2.5 bigha of land in 2013 after following instruction and sugges...
Agriculture experts emphasised proper vegetable preservation to save it from being wastage and thus to protect farmers and businessmen from being affected financially in the region.They said vegetables can be preserved in cold storage to lessen at least 25 per cent unexpected losses as every year, t...
BNP-backed Pro-blockade activists torched a poultry feed-laden truck at the Mougachhi Nandahat crossing under Mohanpur Upazila of the district around 3-00 p.m. Monday. The truck was completely burnt but there was no incident of any casualty. Later on, local people rushed to the scene and ...
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