NARSINGDI: Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) disbursed TK 67.20 crore as agricultural loan among 6,000 farmers through its 21 branches in the six upazilas of the district during the fiscal year 2016- 2017. Sources said BKB earmarked TK 98.45 crore for disbursement as agricultural loan in the district for…

RAJSHAHI: At least 27 baby snakes have been killed at a house of the city's Budhpara area, reports UNB.House owner Majdar Ali said he spotted a baby snake in the floor of his mud house around 9:30 pm on Tuesday and beat it to death with a stick. Few minutes later, two more snakes came out of a hole…

RANGAMATI: The municipality would build a memorial for the 120 victims of landslide on June 13, said its mayor Akbar Hossain Choudhury on Wednesday, reports UNB. The municipality is also working to re-build the houses and rehabilitate the effected people in the area, he said while talking to the reporters…

MANIKGANJ: Maize production in all the seven upazilas of the district has exceeded the target bringing smile on the face of the farmers in this current season, reports BSS. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the maize cultivators achieved a bumper production this year in the district.…

MANIKGANJ: A 60 miter long “Late Freedom Fighter Sohrab Khan Bridge” over Gazikhali Cannel near Kalabagan area under Singair upazila of the district was opened on Wednesday, reports BSS. Lawmaker Momtaj Begum formally inaugurated the bridge for the traffic movement at a simple function.…

3 killed in Natore truck plunge NATORE: Three people were killed as a truck plunged into a roadside ditch at Kodimchilan of Lalpur upazila on Natore-Pabna highway on Thursday, reports UNB. The identities of the deceased were not available immediately. Officer-in-charge of Natore Highway Police GM Samsun…