Sylhet Bureau : An influential group is extracting illegal sand from Surma River in Kusighat area of Ward No. 31 of Sylhet City Corporation. The vast township is at risk. A petition with the signatures of hundreds of people has been submitted to various offices of the government including SCC Mayor by the conscious community of the area seeking a remedy in this regard. An official of the Sylhet City Corporation visited the area recently (January 15) after the petition...
Barishal Correspondent : A former president of the Ward Chhatra League in Barishal city was severely chopped by the rival faction on Friday night. The injured Mehdi Hasan Mithun (35) is the former BCL president of Ward No. 10 of the city. He is the son of Abul Kalam Azad of C&B Road area of the city. Barishal Kotwali Police Station OC Arichul Haque said that the incident took place in front of the Ladies Club on Raja Bahadur Road...
Baraigram (Natore) Correspondent : The foundation anniversary of Asian Television was celebrated in Baraigram, Natore. On this occasion, a rally and a discussion meeting were organized on Thursday at the Upazila Parishad square. Dr. Siddiqur Rahman Patwari, Member of Parliament (MP) of Natore- 4 constituency, was present as the chief guest in the program under the chairmanship of Asian Television’s Baraigram Upazila Correspondent Nahidul Islam. Also, Upazila Nirbahi Officer Md Abu Russell, Assistant Commissioner (Land) Borhan uddin Mithu, Officer-in-Charge of...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Two people were killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and a passenger bus coming from the opposite direction in Ishwardi. Eight more people were injured in the accident that happened on the Kushtia-Natore highway. The accident happened at Mirkamari Purvapara village of the upazila at 7:50 am on Saturday. The deceased have been identified as Naseem (45) son of Abdur Rauf of Sheikhpara village in Ishwardi and Amit Kundu (40) son of Subrata Kumar...
How enhanced diplomatic bonds between Bangladesh and France potentially be a diplomatic breakthrough
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