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Vegetable farming transforming lives of Brahmanbaria youths
Vegetable farming is creating jobs for previously unemployed youths in Brahmanbaria, changing the scenario in rural areas.
Khulna Railway staff quarters turn too risky
The current occupants of Khulna Railway quarters are living in a constant fear as the dilapidated structures have become too risky for use after years of neglect
Unsold onions worry Khulna TCB
The demand for onion being sold by the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has declined thanks to an increase in the amount of imported bulb.
Birangana faces eviction in Chuadanga as nation celebrates V-Day
A young Shukuronnessa picked up arms to liberate the country from Pakistani occupation in 1971, but nearly five decades after the independence, her struggle to find a permanent shelter for herself and her family continues.
Kodom Beel: A thriving sanctuary for migratory birds
The cacophony of migratory birds has reached its crescendo at Kodom Beel in Sharsha upazila of Jashore. The wetland has become a sanctuary for thousands of avian travellers of different species.
Boots, bat and Joy Bangla: In talks with Raqibul Hasan
Imagine an opening batsman, getting out in both of his innings scoring just one run, yet the stadium is roaring and cheering his presence on-field. All that because of the Gunn and Moore bat he was holding that carried the slogan of Bangladesh, ‘Joy Bangla’.
Faridpur sees good harvest of brinjal; farmers happy with price
Farmers in Sadarpur upazila, known as the leading grower of vegetables in the district, are busy harvesting brinjals that are being sent to markets across the country.
The vegetable is fetching good prices and broadening the smiles to farmers’ faces.
Wholesale traders said brinjals from Sadarpur are supplied to Karwan Bazar, Shyambazar, Jatrabari, Dohar in Dhaka, and Narisha, Kartikpur, Sreenagar, Madaripur, Barishal, Khulna, Satkhira and other districts.
Mohasin- a cricket crusader on wheelchair
Dec 12 (UNB) - Mohammad Mohasin, born in Tongi, never knew how to quit. Despite losing the ability to walk after extracting polio in childhood, Mohasin did not let it foil his passion for the game he loves- cricket.
Move underway to set up mega power plant on closed KNM land
The government has taken a move to set up an 800-MW power plant on the land of the closed Khulna Newsprint Mills (KNM).
Dhaka to have its presence during Rohingya case hearing at Hague
Bangladesh will make its presence felt through various engagements among the international community during the three-day hearing at The Hague as top UN court is set to hear Myanmar genocide case beginning on December 10, says an official.