Students of Government Brojomohun College in Barishal blocked the road adjacent to the institution yesterday, demanding infrastructural development and improved facilities on campus.
"I am now able to finance my education and support my parents"
Government Edward College in Pabna has dropped Suchitra Sen’s name from the title of a residential hall, drawing criticism from residents of the district where the legendary film actress was born.
More than 100 shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Sreenagar Bazar of Munshiganj district early yesterday.
Also known as Bon Khejur, the plant is exclusively found in Sal forests
The Forest Department already floated a tender for selling the timber
"Once I had three acres of cropland. All of it, including my homestead, has been lost to the river's womb"
Potato growers in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh are struggling to protect their crops as cold weather and dense fog have triggered an outbreak of late blight disease this year.
Hundreds of cancer patients, especially the poor ones, have been facing serious difficulties as the only radiotherapy machine at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) has been lying inoperative for a decade, severely hampering treatment facilities.
Diesel supply from the floating depots in Kurigram’s Chilmari River Port has remain suspended for the past five years due to acute navigability crisis in the Brahmaputra river, leaving dealers, retailers and hundreds of local farmers completely disappointed.
Even though sales of Tangail’s iconic shawl, produced in both handlooms and powerlooms, have increased this winter, weavers and artisans are struggling to make expected profits due to the rising cost of production, especially the high price of yarn.
The construction of a bridge over the Ghazalia canal in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila has remained halted for the past two years, causing significant inconvenience to locals.
Warm clothes buyers, especially people from low and middle-income groups, are thronging to different markets in Bagerhat as the prevailing cold wave continues sweeping over the region.
Phulbari Government College remains neglected for over 32 years since its nationalization in 1992.
Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.
Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, the largest paddy-producing zone of the district.
Ignoring repeated protests from local residents, Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) authority has been dumping waste in the open space beside a busy city road for long, leading to serious environment pollution and health hazards for city dwellers.
