Duck farming changes Hena’s life

    Golam Rosul/BSS Hena Begum, a duck farmer (khamari) has become the talk of the haor area for her outstanding work as she turned herself into a successful self reliant woman in the area. She and her husband Nayan Khan jointly operating a duck farm at Khan Bari village of Dewghar union under Austagram haor upazila…

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      Rawhide prices fall by half in Natore

      Desk Report:  Prices of rawhide, skins have fallen by half in Natore before the Eid-ul-Azha this year, reports Asian Age. At present, a cow’s rawhide is being sold at Tk 1,000, which was sold for Tk 2,000 a month ago. On the other hand, the current price of goat skin is Tk 45 to Tk 50,…

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        Some suicides are merely murders

        Prof Dr Tajul Islam speaks to DOT :  Aritree Adhikari, a Viqarunnisa student, was found dead — her body hanging from a ceiling fan – in her room. Principal of the school allegedly insulted her and the parents of the ninth-grader because she had cheated in an exam. Sometimes adolescent girls and boys like Aritree…

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          Teenager held for beating college girl

          UNB: Police on Saturday afternoon detained a teenage boy from in front of Kolaroa Municipality Bhaban in Satkhira district, on charge of beating a college girl. Detainee Zahid Hasan Rana, 18, is a resident of Murarikati village in the municipality, said Kolaroa Police Station officer in-charge Maruf Ahmed.

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            Endangered sea turtle rescued in Bhola

            DOT Desk The turtle was caught by fishermen at the Tulatuli area of the Meghna River. A 47kg weight endangered Ridley sea turtle has been rescued in Bhola by the Forest Department, reports Dhaka Tribune. The turtle was caught by fishermen at the Tulatuli area of the Meghna River on Wednesday. This breed of turtle…

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              Gulshan café attack charge sheet by this month said Monirul

              Tanzim Taqrim On Sunday, Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit (CTTC) Chief Monirul Islam said the charge sheet in Gulshan café attack case will be submitted by this  month, reports Daily Star.He said at the media centre of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Sunday, “Several accused of the case have been arrested and several others…

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                Sound pollution hits children hard

                BSS Anima Rahman lives in a flat along a road in the capital’s Eskaton area. She along with his five-year daughter Tamanna and all members of her family have to suffer from acute sound pollution round-the-clock. Almost all of them are facing difficulties in hearing while in case of low voice they could not hear…

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                  Gas prices are being raised to destroy the industrial sector

                  B D Rahmatullah, Former Director General, Power Cell: Gas prices are being raised in order to destroy the industrial sector. Increasing gas prices is suicidal. Destroying the economy is a form of suicide. Is it not suicidal if I’m unable to eat, unable to wear my clothes, thanks to the government? The country’s economy is…

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                    Country going to have 1st aviation, aerospace varsity

                    Desk Report: The government is going establish the country’s first aviation and aerospace university to produce more skilled manpower in the field, including pilots, aviation scientists and engineers, reports Daily Sun. Sources at the education ministry said the institution, named after Father of the National Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be set up at Ashkona…

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