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Silent ‘Monga’ in Four Northern Dists
93 pc poor not covered under govt-NGO activities
Ninety-three percent of the poor people in monga prone areas of Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha districts do not get any credit facility either by the government or by NGOs.

Gangrape of College Girl in Tangail
Protests mount as culprits yet to be arrested
Police are yet to arrest the JCD activists 20 days after they allegedly gangraped a Hindu college girl in Delduar upazila.

Jessore poultry farms face closure
Price of chicks doubles in a month
Unemployed youths who started poultry farming here with government loan after taking training from the Youth Development Directorate have protested 'excessive' price hike of farm chicks.

Rugged road reduces tourists to Kuakata
The 45-kilometer Amtali- Kuakata section of the Patuakhali- Kuakata is virtually unfit for use due to lace of renovation.

Children’s Meena Mela opens in B'baria
A three-day Meena Mela for children began at the Primary Training Institute (PTI) ground here yesterday.

Row Over Candidature in Next Polls
Pakundia BNP leaders 'boycott' Osman's public meeting
Most of the senior leaders of Pakundia thana BNP 'boycotted' Kishoreganj district BNP President and Education Minister Dr M Osman Faruq's public meeting held at Bahadia High School compound in Egarasindur

Campaign to reduce cell phone call charge
A week-long signature campaign to press reduction in cell phone call charge began in the town on Friday.

Tk 6 lakh crabs seized, four smugglers arrested
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) jawans on Wednesday seized crabs worth Tk 6 lakh while being smuggled out to India.