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Bumper Aus Paddy Harvest on 9,912 Hectares in Dinajpur

Dinajpur: Farmers in Dinajpur district have achieved a bumper harvest of Aus paddy on 9,912 hectares of land this year, surpassing the cultivation target by 12 hectares through modern farming methods and government incentives. Additional Deputy Direct…

Rangpur Jubo Dal Launches Campaign to Combat Dengue Spread

Rangpur: As part of the government-announced programme, Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal has launched initiatives to raise awareness and conduct cleanliness drives to prevent dengue in Rangpur metropolis. Under the initiative of the Rangpur Metropolit…

Man Arrested with Yaba Tablets and ESkuf Syrup in Nilphamari

Nilphamari: Special Response Battalion (SRB) arrested a man along with 90 pieces of Yaba tablets and four bottles of ESkuf syrup from Uttar Berberi village under Kishoreganj Police Station of Nilphamari district on Wednesday night.

According to Ban…

Three Arrested Over Elderly Woman Murder in Narsingdi

Dhaka: Police have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a 73-year-old woman in Madhabdi upazila of Narsingdi. The arrestees were identified as Hridoy Mia, 27, Qadir Mia, 27, and Abu Mia, 26, all residents of Sarpanaigarh village unde…

Dhaka Ranks 19th Among World’s Most Polluted Cities

Dhaka: Dhaka ranked 19th among the world’s most polluted cities on Thursday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 93 at 10:30 am. The air quality was classified as ‘Moderate’, indicating that the air quality is generally acceptable, a…

Bangladesh Logs Two More Suspected Measles Deaths

Dhaka: Two children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00 am on Thursday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,046 this year. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS…