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Sylhet waterlogging mitigation project delayed again; sees 44pc cost surge

TDS Desk: A project to reduce chronic waterlogging, improve roads, and ensure safe drinking water in Sylhet City Corporation has been delayed again, increasing the cost by nearly 44 per

Chuadanga’s centuries-old molasses haat comes alive in winter

Chuadanga Correspondent: In the middle of winter, trading activity has surged at the historic Sarojganj date molasses market in Chuadanga, one of Bangladesh’s most renowned traditional haats for palm jaggery,

4 shopkeepers fined for possessing banned polythene in Belkuchi

Al Amin Hossain, Belkuchi: The local administration has taken a firm stance to ensure environmental protection and enforce the government ban on the use of polythene bags. As part of

Bogura potters struggling to stay afloat with scanty income

Bogura Correspondent: The Tk60-80 million pottery industry in Bogura enables the artisans to barley manage to survive, exclusively depending on the production of earthen pots and trays, which mainly covers

Safdarpur date jaggery market thrives as trade booms across country

Jhenaidah Correspondent: The sale of date palm jaggery has surged across Jhenaidah district with the onset of the Bengali month of Magh, as farmers report better quality production and favorable

Boro farming progressing fast in Khulna region

Khulna Correspondent: Boro paddy cultivation is progressing in full swing in four districts of the Khulna agricultural region, braving winter chill and fog across the area, including the coastal belt,