Guava growers profit, tourists frustrated

    Desk Report: The guava growers in Jhalakathi and Pirojpur are doing better profit, but the tourists who come to visit the floating guava market at Vimrul in Jhalakathi Sadar upazila expressed frustration due to lack of facilities, reports Daily Star. The growers in the districts are doing good business due to developed road communication and…

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      Lawmen get access to personal data of cell phone users

      Desk Report: Law enforcement agencies will get access to present and permanent personal database of the country’s 151 million mobile phone subscribers from the next month, reports Daily Sun. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications took the decision to allow law enforcers the access at a meeting last week in a move to combat anti-state…

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        ‘Sand City’ awarded at Locarno Int’l Film Fest

        Desk Report: ‘Sand City’, Bangladeshi filmmaker Mahde Hasan’s debut feature film, secured a 8,000-Euro development grant from France’s Centre National du Cinéma in this year’s edition of the Locarno Festival’s Open Doors project, reports Asian Age. The film ‘Sand City’ depicts an unstable element, revealing the life in the ruthless metropolis of Dhaka. It portraits…

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          Sena Kalyan proposes 1-stop service centre at passport HQ

          The Independent, BD: For the first time in the country, a non-governmental organisation—Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS)—is going to set up a one-stop service centre at a government service organisation—the Department of Immigration and Passport (DIP)—to help applicants fill up forms for machine-readable passports (MRPs) without any hassle. As per the request from the DIP, the…

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            Kuet admission test Oct 27

            UNB: The admission test for the first year Honours courses under 2018-19 academic session of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) will be held on October 27. The online application process of the admission will be begin at 10am on September 13 and will continue till 11:59pm on September 23, according to a Kuet…

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              Rajshahi farmers busy in Aman cultivating

              Desk Report: Farmers of Rajshahi region are now busy with Aman cultivation and expecting good yield in the favourable weather, reports Observer BD. Farmers and the agriculturists said the Aman seedlings are now being planted. The farmers were worried due to the drought, but now they are happy for the rain. Farmers are happy with…

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                Commuters still face transport shortage

                Desk Report: As traffic police continue to check fitness certificates of vehicles and other documents, many bus owners still refrain from running their vehicles on the streets in the capital, causing immense sufferings for the commuters, reports Daily Sun. Besides, CNG-run auto-rickshaws drivers are charging passengers extra fares, cashing in on the shortage of vehicles…

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                  S M Sultan’s 94th birth anniversary observed

                  Desk Report: The 94th birth anniversary of master artist SM Sultan was observed yesterday. Several programs had taken at Shishu Swargashala at Masimdia village in Narail, reports Asian Age. Sultan Foundation and the district administration jointly chalked out several programs on the day. The program included Quran Khwani, placing wreaths at the grave of the…

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