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4 held over dacoity on Sirajganj highway

Staff Reporter: Detective Branch of Police in Sirajganj has arrested four members of an active highway dacoit gang after conducting drive at different places in the district. During the drive,

5-day mobile book fair inaugurated in Sirajganj

Staff correspondent: A five-day long mobile book fair was inaugurated in front of Zila Shilpakala Academy here on Wednesday by the Publication Department of Bishwo Shahitto Kendro. Additional Deputy Commissioner

High-profile committee formed to review BB reserve heist

Staff Correspondent: The interim government has formed a high-level committee, headed by Law Adviser Asif Nazrul, to review matters related to the 2016 Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist. A six-member

Mobile court demolishes another illegal brick kiln in Raiganj

Staff Reporter: A mobile court in combination with District and upazila Administration as well as Environment Department demolished a brick kiln in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district on Wednesday. The

Robberies in jewellery stores: Bajus demands urgent security measures

Staff Correspondent: In recent months, the incidents of theft, robbery, snatching and direct attacks on jewellery businesses and killings have surged across the country, prompting Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) to

Social mobilisation needed to discourage youth smoking: CA Press Secy

Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Mohammad Shafiqul Alam on Wednesday stressed the need for innovative social mobilisation to prevent youth from taking up smoking, saying that raising tobacco prices