More than 30,000 women from slum and underprivileged areas across Rajshahi City have come together in an anti-poverty savings scheme to raise more than Taka nine crore.
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Rail links with northern region restored
Rail communications of the northern region with the rest of the country, including the capital, resumed on Friday, after two days of suspension following the collapse of an under-construction bridge in Parbatipur upazila.
Many villagers in Ctg celebrate Eid Tuesday
The residents of 30 villages in the district celebrated Eid-ul-Azha on Tuesday.
Durga Puja ends in Ctg peacefully
The five-day colourful and joyous Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community,ended peacefully in the city and district as elsewhere in the country today through the immersion of the goddess Durga.
Rajshahi takes massive preparation to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha
Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC), district administration and all others concerned have chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha in the city with due fervor and enthusiasm.
3 Americans win economics Nobel prize
Stockholm — Americans Eugene Fama, Lars Peter Hansen and Robert Shiller won the Nobel prize for economics on Monday for developing methods to study trends in stock, bond and housing markets.
AL MP’s cousin killed in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Oct 14, 2013 (BSS)-Aminul Islam Royal alias Makhon, 30, cousin of Abdul Wadud Dara, an MP of Bangladesh Awami League, was killed by miscreants at his resident at Biraldaha under Puthiya Upazila of the district in early hours today.
Moudud goes to London for better treatment
Ailing BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed went to London on Saturday for better treatment.
Moudud leaves for London today for treatment
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed is set to leave Dhaka for London on today, Saturday, for better treatment by a regular flight of Emirates Airlines, said Moudud’s junior Ehsanur Rahman.
Foolproof security measures in Rajshahi city ahead of Puja, Eid
Foolproof security measures were taken in the city and its adjacent areas to avert any untoward incident during the two big religious festivals of Muslims and Hindu communities.
Police claims ‘Izahar’s madrasa centre of sabotage plan’
Police has said during a raid had found grenades, acid and huge amount of explosives at the Jamayetul-Ulum-Al Islamia Madrasa at the city’s Lalkhan Bazar on Monday night after a blast burnt a room of a madrasa dormitory in the…
Strengthened local governments needed for cherished national uplift: Speakers
Substantial and sustainable strengthening of the local government institutions has become the precondition to cherished elevation of the people’s fate, discussants at a meeting said.
Blood crisis acute in Khulna hospitals
Acute crisis of pure blood keeps critical patients in the district’s hospitals in a complete quandary when its need arises.
Abducted schoolgirl rescued in Jessore
Police rescued a schoolgirl from Shiromoni area in Khulna city on Sunday morning, 12 hours after her abduction from Barandi Mollapara area in Jessore town.
Minor girl abducted from N’ganj rescued in Chandpur
An eight-month old girl, who was abducted from Araihajar upazila of Narayanganj on Friday, was rescued from a village of Kochua upazila of Chandpur on Saturday.
English Fair held in Lalmohan.
English Action Fair 2o13 was held in Lalmohan High attached Primary School of Wednesday in Lalmohan upazila under the district of Bhola.
Record supply of sacrificial animals in northern markets
Supply of sacrificial animals has marked an all-time record in the northern districts now while the sale is yet to get momentum despite lower price with less than two weeks ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.
‘Robber’ lynched in Munshiganj
An alleged robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Dalalpara in Sadar upazila early Saturday.
Child rights must be ensured for worthy nation: Speakers
Speakers at a discussion here have stressed for ensuring rights of the children for their normal growth and quality education to make them knowledgeable and worthy citizens for the future nation.
1 held with Yaba in Bagerhat
Police arrested a man along with 100 pieces of Yaba tablet from the vegetable market in Morelganj upazila headquarters on Wednesday night.
Photojournalist’s house bombed in Khulna
Unidentified miscreants hurled crude bombs at the house of a photojournalist of a local daily in the city’s Khalishpur area on Wednesday.
One gets life time for killing mother-in-law
A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to life term imprisonment for killing his mother-in-law in 2000.
Smuggled goods worth Tk63 lakh seized in Chuadanga
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in two separate drives seized different kinds of goods worth Tk63 lakh, smuggled from India, early Wednesday.
RAB arrested one arms trader and recovered arms and ammunitions
Rapid action battalion (RAB)- 5 arrested one arms trader and recovered arms and ammunitions at Kansat bazaar area of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Wednesday.
70 kidnapped fishermen rescued in Sundarbans
Satkhira, Oct 2 (UNB) – Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued 70 fishermen from the Mother River area in the Sundarbans under Satkhira range on Wednesday evening, several hours after they were kidnapped by pirates for ransom.
14 gold bars seized in Ctg airport
Customs intelligence seized 14 gold bars from a aircraft at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong on Tuesday morning.
Take lessons from religious teachings on empowerment of women
Participants of a human chain rally in Barisal on Monday stressed on using complementary role of religion in advancement and empowerment of women.
Japanese PM lauds role of Bangladesh women
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has highly praised the role of a Bangladeshi girl in promoting women’s participation in society and of the empowerment of women and symbolised her ‘a doctor of clean water’.
Diploma Engineers slate police attacks on polytech students
Dhaka – Condemning the police attacks across the country on students of polytechnic institutes, leaders of the diploma engineers on Sunday urged the government to amend the 2008 gazette in line with the recommendations of the Prime Minister and inter-ministerial…
Call to make mass-people familiarized with RTI Law
Speakers at a discussion Rajshahi Saturday called for making the public in general familiarized with the Law of Right to Information ((RTI) for their betterment.