War heroines Rejiya, Ganabala, Shefaly, Mosleha live in abject poverty

Rejiya Begum was a new bride of only 15 during the Liberation War. The war was spreading everywhere in the country. Pakistani forces were killing innocent…

Betel nut sees bumper yield

BHOLA: A bumper production of betel nut and a fair price for the produce have put a big smile on the growers’ faces in all the seven upazilas of the district this season, reports BSS. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said farmers of the district made betel nut orchards…

Education for girls reduces child marriage

Kalpana Sheel, 14, who is studying at class nine, prevented her early marriage with the help of administration, reports BSS.Kalpana, hailed from Basail upazila of Tangail district, is now studying at Basail Pilot Girls’ High School in class IX, took the bold step as she is determined to continue…

126 arrested in Narail, Jhenidah

Police in separate drives arrested 126 people from Narail and Jhenidah yesterday, reports UNB. In Narail: Police in separate drives arrested 42 people, including a convict in a case, from different parts of the district yesterday.According to sources, a team of police conducted the drive in different…

Jhenidah, Lalmonirhat, Meherpur, Jessore, Feni freed on this day

On this day in 1971, valiant freedom fighters freed Jhenidah, Lalmonirhat, Jessore, Meherpur, Feni from the occupation of Pakistan forces. To mark the…

‘Criminal’ held with firearms

Police arrested an alleged criminal with one kg heroine, one pipe gun and one cartridge from Newmarket Park area in Jessore district town on Sunday night. The arrestee was Hash Liton, a resident of Birampur Kalitala area in the town.Illias Hossain, OC of Jessore Kotwali Police Station said on secret…

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