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Agitation for Power Continues
Highways blocked in Dinajpur, Gaibanda
Several thousand people barricaded highways Dinajpur and Gaibandha yesterday demanding smooth power supply.

Illegal extraction of sand, stone destroying Sherpur forests
Government forests are being destroyed and the ecology threatened as some local influentials are illegally lifting sand and stone indiscriminately from Jhenaigati forest areas in Sherpur.

Hartal observed protesting killing of AL leader
Fresh agitation programmes announced in Gopalpur
A dawn-to-dusk hartal was observed in Gopalpur upazila yesterday protesting killing of Dhopakandi union Jubo League convener Abu Sayeed. Gopalpur unit of Awami League (AL) called the hartal.

Bouncing back to 'poison-free' cuisine
Yield of crops and fish increases in Atia union as farmers stop using insecticides, chemical fertiliser
Farmers in Atia union in Delduar upazila are reaping double benefits by avoiding chemical fertiliser and insecticides.

Salehi Issue
151 RU teachers protest violation of rules by VC
One hundred and fifty one teachers of Rajshahi University in a statement yesterday protested what they called violation of the University Act of 1973 by the vice-chancellor.

Work on B'baria grid substation to begin soon
A 132/33 KV power grid substation will be built in Brahmanbaria at a cost of Tk 60 crore to ease the power crisis in the district.