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Looting of sand from Surma threatens offices, bridges
Indiscriminate and illegal extraction of sand from Surma riverbed in Sylhet region by using mechanised dredgers continue unabated, threatening riverbanks and bridges with serious erosion.
 
Great prospects for investment in CHT
UN mission tells trade bodies in Bandarban
The United Nations Development Mission, now on a three-day visit to Bandarban, said there are great prospects for investment in different sectors in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) which can boost economic
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Cop suspended in Ctg for extortion
Angry traders demonstrate
A Sub-inspector of Chittagong Kotwali police was suspended yesterday for extortion and ransacking at a mobile phone shop at in Reazuddin Bazaar in the city.
 
Opposition protests continue in dists
The 14-party alliance led by Awami League yesterday continued protests in districts against the alleged government move to foil its grand rally in Dhaka on Tuesday.
 
Suspected JMB cadre arrested in Kurigram
A suspected Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre was arrested in Chilmari upazila on Monday.
Abu Bakar Siddique, 45, hails from Puran Bazaar in Nageswari upazila.

 
Heroin worth Tk 3 cr seized
Benapole port police on Tuesday seized about 3 kilogram heroin worth about Tk. 2 crore 80 lakh from a private car.
Police hired the car to carry under-trial prisoners to Jessore.

 
Sit-in demanding punishment to acid throwers
Ambarkhana Girls' School and College students here yesterday staged a one-hour sit-in demonstration near their institution to protest against acid attack on one of their schoolmates on Monday.
 
NGO owner missing with money
An NGO owner went missing from Chowhali upazila on November 15 with Tk 10.5 lakh.
Family sources said, Selim Reza, 40, chairman of the NGO, Chowland, was abducted while he was on his way to Dhaka.

 
Zia Fertiliser resumes production
The Asuganj Zia Fertiliser Factory resumed production yesterday after three days' suspension.
The factory had stopped operation at about 7 pm on November 21 due to technical fault in the power plant.

 
Obituary
Abdul Mazid Mollah, fathrer of Md. Sohrab Hossain, Correspondent of The Daily Star, died on Saturday. He was 80.
He left behind wife, six sons and three daughters.

 

 
   
 
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