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Sand crisis halt construction works in Thakurgaon
Construction work in Thakurgaon has come to a standstill due to lack of sand and road works worth Tk 15 crore have been halted midway in the municipality alone.
Fodder crisis leading to farmers selling off cattle
Nothing seems to be going right for the cattle farmers of Jashore's Keshabpur upazila.
Trans fat: The fat that can kill you
A by-product of a process called hydrogenation that is used to turn healthy oils into solids, Trans Fatty Acid (TFA), commonly known as trans fat, has now emerged as a deadly threat to life on Earth and Bangladesh as well.
Bad road hits businesses at Sonahat Landport
Full of pits and potholes, the approach road to Sonahat Land Port in Kurigram's Bhurungamari upazila has started to resemble the Moon's surface.
Govt to hire for 12,600 posts to promote job-oriented education
To promote job-oriented education in Bangladesh, the government has decided to recruit for some 12,600 posts across technical colleges and polytechnics over three fiscals.
Plug loopholes to tackle illicit trade in Covid times, economists tell govt
Expressing concern over the rising illicit trade in Bangladesh in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic,economists have exhorted the government to take adequate steps to tackle the menace.
Rapid urbanisation eating into Chaugachha's farm lands
Rapid urbanisation and industrialisation are taking place in Jashore's Chaugachha upazila — but, all at the expense of fertile farming lands.
Bangladesh “outraged” by Myanmar's falsehood, fabrication of facts at UNGA
Bangladesh is "outraged" to witness another "blatant demonstration of falsehood and fabrication of facts" by Myanmar in the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) and shared the situation on the ground before the international community.
Covid wilts sales, Amphan flattens flowers of Jashore
For Imran Hossain, April-May is usually a time of hard labour and celebration. But 2020 is a year of distress for this young flower grower as well as several other flower cultivators of Jashore's Godkhali.
Possible winter wave of Covid: What measures experts suggest to tackle it
As there is an apprehension that Bangladesh may witness the resurgence of Covid-19 in the coming winter, health experts say educating people, encouraging them to follow health safety rules, ensuring adequate tests and strictly quarantining visitors from abroad are key to containing it effectively.