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Preparatory meeting held ahead of Durga Puja in Shahjadpur

Shahjadpur Correspondent: Shahjadpur Police organized a coordination meeting to ensure Sharadiya Durga Puja to be celebrated with dignity, peace and religious harmony. The meeting took place on Friday afternoon at

Two brothers drown in Naogaon

Naogaon Correspondent: Two brothers drowned in a pond at Mondolpara village in Raninagar upazila of Naogaon district around noon on Friday. The deceased were identified as Mofiz Pramanik, 65, and

66 rescued from human traffickers’ hideout in Teknaf

TDS Desk: A joint operation by the Bangladesh Coast Guard and the Navy has rescued 66 people, including women and children, who were being held captive by human traffickers in

Commercial cultivation of desert fruit sammam begins in Khulna

Khulna Correspondent: Farmers in Bhulbaria village under Sharafpur union of Dumuria upazila in Khulna have started commercial cultivation of sammam, a desert fruit popularly known as rock melon, which is

Case filed against 2,200 over mob attacks on shrines in Cumilla

TDS Desk: Police have filed a case against 2,200 unidentified individuals over mob attacks, vandalism and arson at four shrines in Cumilla’s Homna upazila, triggered by allegations of blasphemy. Homna

RUCSU polls: Only 26 women among 247 contestants for fear of cyberbullying

Rajshahi Correspondent: In the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU) elections, 247 candidates are contesting for 23 posts. Among them, only 26 are women – a mere 10.53 per cent