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Indiscriminate sand lifting set to cause disaster
Mymensingh town protection embankment and Brahmaputra bridge threatened
Indiscriminate lifting of sand from Brahmaputra riverbed is threatening Mymensingh town protection embankment and Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge at Patgodam.

Akhaura land port
Sudden price hike stops export of 9 items to India
Export of nine items through Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria remained came to a halt Saturday allegedly because of increase in their prices.

Khulna STT to try Belal, Manzurul murder cases
Murder cases of veteran Awami League leader advocate Manjurul Imam and journalist Shaikh Belaluddin murder cases have at last been transferred to the Speedy Trial Tribunal.

400 more workers return to duty in Khulna jute mills
Over 400 more workers joined duty in the sacking section of state owned Crescent Jute Mills in Khulna yesterday .

Coffee can be money-spinner for most farmers in CHT
But they badly need a processing plant now
Farmers in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) have found a wonder crop. They have harvested coffee from plants sown five years ago, thanks to the efforts by CHT Development Board (CHTDB).

Launches on all 33 Barisal routes stop plying
Waterway communication in Barisal region is disrupted as movement of launches on all the 33 routs is virtually stopped since Saturday morning.

Anti-corruption body formed in Shyamnagar
A six-member Shyamnagar Upazila Corruption Prevention Committee was formed at a meeting held yesterday at the local UNO office.

Bird Flu
5200 fowls culled in Joypurhat
Some 5205 chicken and ducks were culled at Narayanpur village and surrounding areas in Panchbib upazila following detection of bird flu Saturday night.

Husband, 3 cops sued in Patuakhali
A case has been lodged against the officer-in-charge, a sub- inspector and a constable of Kalapara police station in Patuakhali district.