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Headmaster sued in Satkhira for molesting girl student

Satkhira Correspondent: The District Primary Education Office has filed a departmental case against the headmaster of a government primary school in Shyamnagar of Satkhira on charges of molesting a student.

2 cosmetics shops fined in Rajshahi

Rajshahi Correspondent: The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has penalized two cosmetics shops in Charghat Upazila here for selling substandard and banned products. A mobile court, led by Executive

Tangail Char teachers suffer for transport crisis

Tangail Correspondent: Teachers of various educational institutions located in remote Jamuna shoals of Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila have long been suffering from transportation issues. Engine boats remain the only mode of

Shyampur Sugar Mill workers in despair

Rangpur Correspondent: There was a time when the villages of Badarganj upazila in Rangpur would come alive with the sweet aroma of sugarcane. Whenever the factory siren sounded, life would

Barapukuria Plant shut down

Dinajpur Correspondent: All units of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Station in Dinajpur have been shut down due to mechanical faults, completely halting power generation. Chief Engineer of the power plant

Hilsa fishing goes unabated defying ban

Munshiganj Correspondent: While the government enforces a 22-day seasonal ban to protect spawning mother Hilsa, a keystone species of Bangladesh’s aquatic heritage, the rivers Padma and Meghna in Munshiganj have