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DPHE: Where irregularities are the rules

Inaction encourages corruption Special Correspondent: The Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) has turned into a den of corruptions and irregularities due to inaction by the higher authorities concerned as

Cropland losing fertility as brick kilns use topsoil in Bogura

Bogura Correspondent: Cropland is losing its fertility as the topsoil of triple-crop agricultural land in Fulbari union under Sariakandi upazila of Bogura is being sold to brick kilns. Even though

Honey collectors set up 3,665 bee boxes in Jamalpur

Jamalpur Correspondent: Honey collectors have set up 3,665 bee boxes in mustard fields across Jamalpur district for honey collection this season. Sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said

Patuakhali farmers expand commercial watermelon cultivation

Patuakhali Correspondent: Farmers in southern Bangladesh have dramatically expanded commercial watermelon cultivation over the past decade, with many now planting early to secure better prices and avoid stormy seasons. The

Motorcyclist killed in Tangail road crash

Tangail Correspondent: A motorcyclist was killed when a bus hit his motorbike in Mirzapur upazila of the district on Tuesday morning. The identity of the deceased has not yet been

Man surrenders after killing his father in Rangpur

Rangpur Correspondent: A man allegedly surrendered before police after killing his father over a family feud at Maheshpur village in Sadar upazila of Rangpur district on Monday. The deceased was