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Police beef up surveillance to prevent highway dacoity and robbery in Sirajganj

Staff Reporter: Sirajganj district police and its all relevant wings have beefed up their surveillance to prevent robbery and dacoity on the highway ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr. Meanwhile, concerned police stations

Mobile court demolishes brick kiln in Raiganj

Tk 8 lakh realized from 2 kilns as fine Staff Reporter: A mobile court in a drive on Monday demolished an illegal brick kiln in Raiganj upazila of Sirajganj. The

Rape investigations to be completed within 15 days, trial in 90 days: Law Adviser

Staff Correspondent: Law enforcement agencies have to complete investigation of rape cases within 15 days and trial in 90 days, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul saidon Sunday (March 9). Speaking to

Over extraction of groundwater putting environment at grave risk: CA

BSS, Dhaka: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday expressed dissatisfaction with the stalling of the two surface water projects for long 10 years and said over extraction of groundwater

Unlocking workplace opportunities for women could boost GDP by almost 40pc

Staff Correspondent: If women were employed at the same rate as men, Bangladesh’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita would increase by 38.9% (1) from USD 2,551 to USD 3,543

Manpower export drops 36pc in Feb

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh’s labour export fell by over 36% in February compared to the previous month, with a year-on-year decline of around 16%, according to data from the Bureau of