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A drug addict youth was rescued from a container while it was being unloaded at Mongla port on Thursday night.

A woman was killed and seven others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Mymensing highway at Salna on Thursday morning.

Shooter Samedur Rahman alias Mithu Biswas, the younger brother of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, was released early Thursday, hours after he was picked up by people masquerading as detectives.

In accordance with national population census, the total population of Gaibandha district is 23,79,255 — 11, 69, 127 males and 12, 10, 128 females-, BBS sources said here on Tuesday.

The 27th meeting of Town Level Coordination Committee (TLCC) of Faridpur pourashava was held yesterday at Ambica Memorial Hall.

Some 45 poor and distressed women were imparted skill development training for improving their living and livelihood training through income-generating activities.

An Awami League leader was injured as miscreants hurled crude bombs at the ruling party’s office on the KDA Avenue of the city on Saturday night, the 75th day of the non-stop nationwide blockade enforced by the BNP-led 20-party alliance.

Most of the growers have become happy over expected yield of lentil as they cultivated high yielding varieties of the cereal crop in the region including the vast barind tract this year.

Two people were killed in separate incidents in Pagla and Jalkuri areas of the city on Saturday.

Construction work of much awaited Fire Service and Civil Defense Station (FSCDS) has begun at Shaghata upazila headquarters in the district on Friday amid much enthusiasm to the locals.

Mayor of Rangpur City and valiant freedom fighter Alhaj Sarfuddin Ahmed Jhantu launched construction works of a drainage system in Gomostapara area in the city this afternoon.

In terms of the existing social and family structure, maximum five percent parents, particularly the mothers, share the adolescence related changed issues with their teenage sons and daughters that lead slash negative physical, emotional and social consequences for young people.

Speakers here at a workshop here have stressed for ensuring time- befitting quality education for building an enlightened society, ideal and dignified nation to make Independence meaningful for every citizen.

Members of the country’s biggest volunteer organisation of Ansar-VDP have been accelerating national development for building a middle income Bangladesh, speakers said here on Thursday afternoon.

Due to favourable weather potato production in the district has exceeded the production target in the current Robi season.

The farmers have cultivated Boro in 2.5 percent more land in the district this season then the target fixed by the Department of Agriculture Extension.

Speakers at a participatory discussion here yesterday said more responsive role of marriage registrar and imams including other community leaders has become an urgent need to control child marriage as it leads to various violence and repression against women.

Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested an activist of Swechchhasebak League in possession of a sharp weapon from Sherpur Road area in the district town on Wednesday night.

The rural women are becoming self-reliant through various income generation activities, including sewing of handloom garments, to contribute their own in building a middle income Bangladesh.

The newly built Mongladob Bridge on a canal at Mongladob point on Kolkond-Tentultola-Betgari road in Gangachara upazila was inaugurated at a ceremony arranged on the bridge site yesterday.

At least 25 houses were gutted as a fire broke out in Khitapchor area of Sharoatoli union parishad of Bowalkhali upazila early Sunday.

The 96th birth day of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day will be observed here in this district tomorrow in a befitting manner as elsewhere across the country.

Rajshahi people are now ready to observe the 96th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children Day-2015 in the city and its adjacent areas in a befitting manner tomorrow.

Gaibandha district administration has chalked out elaborate programmes to celebrate the 96th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Children’s Day-2015 tomorrow in a befitting manner.

Speakers at a function underscored the need for flourishing merits of children to make them worthy citizens of the country to lead it towards desired development.

Cultivation of tobacco still continues at larger scale following its high price and lucrative incentives being provided by the tobacco companies alluring the farmers in farming the crop almost everywhere in Rangpur region.

Emphasis should be given on promoting more export from the region for making its economy vibrant coupled with elevating its socio-economic condition, speakers at a participatory discussion said here today.