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992 acres land on western bank of Jamuna lying abandoned after spending Tk 638.15 cr

A cry for an economic zone or industrial park or any other development Staff Reporter: Over 992 acres of land on the western bank of the Jamuna river near Crossbar-3

525 Mandaps ready to celebrate Durga Puja in Sirajganj

Staff Reporter: This year, Durga Puja will be celebrated at 525 mandaps in nine upazilas of Sirajganj district. Ahead of the festival, artisans are already busy crafting the idols. They

BNP leader among 2 killed in Sirajganj road accidents

Staff Reporter: A BNP leader was killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Bogura highway near Bhuiyangati Palli Bidyut office in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj district. The deceased is Asad

Faulty tender, inefficiency plague rail projects

TDS Desk: Despite the increase in demand for trains, the supply side continues to be slow with no sign of improvement due to the wrong selection of funding agencies, faulty

Hilsa floods the market, but prices out of reach

Staff Correspondent: Though the hilsa catch is at its peak, large shoals are being hauled in as fishermen return from the Bay of Bengal. From coastal auctions to wholesale and

Northern region drying up amid freshwater loss

Staff Correspondent: Freshwater, both surface and groundwater, from northern Bangladesh has been declining steadily for the past two decades, reveals a new global study. The research, led by Arizona State