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UP member held with 9 gold bars

A local union parishad member was arrested along with nine pieces of gold bars from Baikari border area in Satkhira Sadar upazila on Wednesday afternoon.The arrested is Amjed Ali Morol, 45, a resident of Kaliani village under the sadar upazila.  He is member of Ward no-1 in Baikari union parish...

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Electric rat trap kills farmer in Satkhira

A farmer died after being electrocuted in a rat trap at Debhata upazila in Satkhira district recentrly. The deceased was Golam Rasul, 45, a resident of Chandpur village in the upazila. Relatives of the deceased said that Golam Rasul came in contact with a live wire set up for rat control w...

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Nat’l Disaster Preparedness Day observed in Satkhira

On the occasion of the National Disaster Preparedness Day, Disaster Preparedness exercise, rally, discussion meeting and award distribution ceremony were held in Satkhira keeping in mind the slogan "Fight Disaster Preparedness and Build Smart Sonar Bangla".A disaster preparedness exercise ...

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Two college students die in Satkhira road crash

Two college students died and another student was injured as a motorbike carrying them crashed into a pillar of an under-construction bridge in Assasuni upazila of Satkhira district on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Nayan Ghosh, 19, son of Niranjan Ghosh of Amania villagein Kalig...

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SP stands by Shamim for his admission to Marine Academy

Superintendent of Police (SP) Muhammad Matiur Rahman Siddiqui has taken responsibility for the admission of the poor, meritorious student Shamim Kabir Nirab of Satkhira, who has been ranked 35th in the Marine Academy, after the news appeared in various media including the digital platform of the pop...

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Three illegal clinics sealed off in Satkhira

Three clinics have been sealed off in Satkhira for not having licence. At the same time these clinics were fined Tk 10,000. On Monday afternoon, Satkhira Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shamima Bhuiya conducted a mobile court in the upazila and sealed three clinics. The clinics are Medinova...

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Two fish cage owners injured in land dispute

Four people including two fish shop owners were injured in firing and by torture due to land dispute in Patkelghata of Satkhira. The incident took place in Harinkhola village of Patkelghata police station on Monday.The injured have been admitted to Satkhira Sadar Hospital. The injured are the enclos...

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Mobile court fines clinic; fake doctor jailed

Two private clinics in Satkhira were raided and fined Tk 55,000  and a fake doctor was jailed for 6 months and another clinic owner was jailed for 10 days for non-registration. A RAB team led by District Executive Magistrate Al Amin Hussain conducted the operation at Shefa Diagnostic Cente...

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Reinstatement of BRAC Univ teacher Asif demanded

A human chain was formed in Satkhira demanding independent curriculum development and reinstatement of BRAC University teacher Asif Mahtab while maintaining the uniqueness of madrasa education.Organized by National Teachers’ Forum, Satkhira District Branch, the human chain was held in front of...

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Farmers busy planting Boro seedlings in Satkhira

Two months of Bengali calendar Poush and Magh included in the winter season in Bangladesh. Winter is an important and golden time for farmers in agriculturally dominant countries for planting Boro paddy seedlings. So, ignoring the harshness of winter, the festival of planting saplings is going on ac...

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10 fishermen fined Tk 2 lakh for catching crabs in Sundarbands

Members of the Forest Department arrested 10 fishermen along with their instruments for catching crabs in the dense forests of Sundarban Satkhira range during the breeding season. The fishermen were arrested from the Notabeki sanctuary of Sundarbans around 6 am on Tuesday. The arrested fisherme...

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Tribute paid to journo Anisur Rahman

The first death anniversary of Satkhira's brave journalism pioneer Md. Anisur Rahim was observed with due respect and love on Wednesday.On this occasion, various programmes were arranged including paying tribute to the portrait of the deceased’. The journalists visited his grave and offere...

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New SP exchanges views with journos

Motiur Rahman Siddiki, newly-appointed superintendant of police (SP), Satkhira exchanged views with local journalists at Satkhira Police Lines on Monday. Freedom fighter Abu Ahmed, former president Satkhira Press Club and editor of Kaler Chitra, journalist Mashiur Rahman Firoz of Bhorer Kakoj, ...

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7, 00 bags of onion recovered from godown

Consumers Rights Association conducted a drive and recovered illegally hoarded seven hundred bags of onion from a godown in Bhumra Bandar area on Tuesday. A businessman was also fined Tk 45,000 in the connection.  Proprietor of Mrs Sristi Trading, Dipondar Mondal has been fined for creatin...

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Mango harvesting starts in Satkhira, growers eying export

In view of the demands of the mango farmers in Satkhira, the date of mango collection has been changed and the process of mango collection has officially started from Friday.Additional Deputy Commissioner Sheikh Moinul Islam Moin inaugurated the collection of local varieties of mangoes including Gop...

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Satkhira admin seizes carbide-mixed mangoes

The district administration has seized 4,260 kg Govindbhoga mangoes mixed with carbide in Satkhira. Carbide-laced mangoes were seized from Madhavkati area of Satkhira Sadar upazila on Monday night.District Administration Executive Magistrate and NDC Bappi Datta Roni confirmed the incident and said t...

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Satkhira BGB destroys seized drugs

The destruction of large quantities of drugs seized by BGB from the border area of Satkhira has been completed. Among the narcotics destroyed were Indian phencidil, various types of liquor, ganja, heroin, yaba, anagra, viagra, senegra, beedi leaves, tobacco leaves and tobacco powder.This narcotics d...

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Man to die for killing wife

A Satkhira court has sentenced a man to death for killing his wife in 2014. Judge of Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal M G Azam handed down the verdict on Sunday. The convicted person is Rabiul Islam, 30.The convict was also fined Tk 10,000 while the court acquitted four others ...

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Corruption rampant in Satkhira passport office

Satkhira Regional Passport Office has become a utopia of corruption. Passport seekers complaints that if there is a district-wise list of corruption, the passport office will be at number one. Director of this office Sajahan Kabir's list of crimes is so long and his pole is so strong that there ...

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Satkhira farmers busy planting Boro seedling braving cold wave

Winter is the important and golden time for planting Boro rice seedlings for the farmers of agriculture major Bangladesh. Therefore, ignoring the harshness of winter, the festival of Boro paddy planting is going on across Satkhira district. Farmers of Satkhira are having a busy time planting Boro pa...