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Battery-run rickshaw drivers block roads in Mirpur

Staff Correspondent: Battery-run rickshaw and easy bike drivers are staging demonstration in the capital’s Mirpur area protesting the ongoing crackdown against their vehicles. Following their protest since 10am on Sunday,

Rain likely over many parts of country

Staff Correspondent: Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at many places over six divisions and at a few places over Rajshahi and

Lightning kills woman among 3 in Narsingdi

Narsingdi Correspondent: Three people including a woman died due to a lightning strike at the Alokbali Union char area in Narsingdi. The incident happened around 11:30 am on Saturday (May

2 harvest workers killed as truck overturns in Satkhira

Satkhira Correspondent: Two harvest workers were killed and 11 injured when a truck overturned in Tala upazila of Satkhira on Saturday. The accident took place on Saturday morning in the

Lok Sabha polls Benapole land port to remain closed for 5 days

Benapole Correspondent: The Import and export activities through Benapole Land Port in Jashore will be closed for five consecutive days from Saturday. Benapole C&F Staff Agents Association General Secretary Sajedur

Make plans, policies considering local people, reality: PM to economists

BSS, Dhaka: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the country’s economists to formulate their plans, policies and programmes considering the local people and reality. “My expectations from the economists