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Ex-BCL leader sent to jail in Kushtia

A court in Kushtia sent a former Chhatra League leader to jail on Thursday on charge of sabotage, as well as for posting false statement on Facebook against the student coordinators.The accused was identified as Farid Ali, former joint convener of Khoksa Chhatra League, son of Mohammad Ali, resident...

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UP chairman shot dead in Kushtia

Md Nayeem Uddin Sentuk, 60, chairman of Philipnagar Union Parishad (UP) at Daulatpur upazila in Kushtia, has been shot in broad daylight in front of his colleagues in his office. The brazen daytime shooting took place at about 11:00 am on Monday when the UP Chairman was working in his office. A...

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Pahela Baishak celebrated in Kushtia

Pahela Boishak was celebrated in the district with great enthusiasm.To celebrate the Bangla New Year, a Mangal Shobhajatra was brought out from district Collectorate Building premises that paraded different streets of the town in the morning.Later, a cultural function was held on the collectorate bu...

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ACC sues Kushtia upazila chairman, wife over corruption

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Kushtia Sadar Upazila Parishad Chairman Ataur Rahman Ata and his wife Sammiara Parvin, assistant teacher of Government Primary School in Kushtia Town, on the charge of acquiring wealth beyond the known income. On Monday (March 11), Assist...

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3 workers injured in attack on Kushtia restaurant

A violent incident at the River View Food Corner in Kushtia district left three employees injured on Wednesday, following an altercation with a group of alleged miscreants.The victims, identified as Tushar, 23, the restaurant manager, Shimul, 25, a cook, and Shubho, 22, an assistant cook, faced an u...

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UP member stabbed to death in Kushtia

A man was stabbed to death by miscreants at Doulatpur upazila in Kushtia on Thursday (March 16). The deceased was identified Kajal Hossain, member of Ward No. 7 of Doulatpur Sadar Union Parishad and son of Sunnat.Mojibor Rahman, officer-in-charge (OC) of Doulatpur Police Station confirmed the m...

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IU announces programmes for National Day of Mourning

Islamic University has scheduled to observe the 47th martyrdom anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 15th August National Mourning Day and 21st August Grenade Attack Day” 2022 to commemorate the grenade attack to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with due di...

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Kushtia-Ishwardi Highway collapses

About 400 meters of the Kushtia-Ishwardi highway, which is very important for the communication of the northern region with South Bengal, has collapsed down. The road from Trimohoni area in Kushtia to Bheramara Baromile area has caused severe traffic congestion in an area of about 7 km. Hundred...

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Two goes missing in Padma

Yousuf Ali (19) and Samirul Islam Samrat(18), both students of a college, remained missing and supposed to be drowned while attempting to recover a football from the water of the river Padma at Daulatpur under Kushtia district on Thursday noon. Missing Yousuf is son of Babul Kabiraj and Samrat ...

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18,000 farmers worried about sale of sacrificial cattle in corona

As the time of Eid-ul-Adha draws closer, the farmers of Kushtia district are growing worried about the sale of sacrificial animals this year. With the Eid in mind, more than 1.5 lakh cows and goats have been prepared in Kushtia district for sale in different markets of the country like every ye...

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Chandpur received Tk 811 crore remittances in last six month

As the time of Eid-ul-Adha draws closer, the farmers of Kushtia district are growing worried about the sale of sacrificial animals this year. With the Eid in mind, more than 1.5 lakh cows and goats have been prepared in Kushtia district for sale in different markets of the country like every ye...

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Covid infections spike in Kushtia

In the last 24 hours, 10 people died in the Covid-19 unit of the Kushtia general hospital. Officials said that 7 people died of corona and 3 more died with corona symptomsKushtia General Hospital Supervisor Dr. MA Momen on Friday confirmed this information to the media. A record number of patients w...

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Abandoned grenade recovered from FF’s house in Kushtia

Police have recovered an abandoned hand grenade from the house of a freedom fighter in Khoksa of Kushtia.Police recovered the abandoned hand grenade from the house of late freedom fighter Abdur Rahim in Basoa village of Shimulia union of the upazila around 12 noon on Wednesday. According to police a...

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MP stands by children of sex workers

Barrister Selim Altaf George, MP from Kushtia-4 constituency has personally provided grants for the rehabilitation and education of neglected children of Daulatdia sex village.MP Barrister Selim Altaf George handed over Tk one lakh in cash to the Daulatdia Save Home Authority on Friday afternoon at ...

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Kushtia holds bright prospect in rock melon farming

While the nationwide pandemic drastically changed the lives of students across the world, one undergrad student named Khokon from Kushtia tried to cultivated rock melon during his idle time in lockdown. The bumper yield of rock melon in his field has attracted attention of farmers in Kushtia. Many f...

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Bagha Jatin sculpture still remains disfigured

Four months have passed since the miscreants broke the sculpture of 'Bagha Jatin' in Kumarkhali of Kushtia. It has not yet been possible to renovate that sculpture of the revolutionary hero.The reformation of the sculpture is stuck in between paperwork and legal complexities. The symbol of B...

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BGB-BSF friendly match on golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s Independence

On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Bangladesh’s Independence and the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, a friendly football match was organised between Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Friday.The match was hel...

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Onion, garlic being stolen from field in Kushtia

In Kushtia’s Khoksa upazila, growing Chaitali crops including onion and garlic are being stolen from the field in the middle of the night. Therefore, farmers being panicked are being forced to stand guard to protect their crops. The cultivation of Chaitali crop, onion-garlic has increased at a...

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Two trains collide in Kushtia

A freight train collided head-on with a railway trolley at Milpara area near Kushtia station on Friday noon. Kushtia-Rajbari railway line was damaged due to the accident. No one was injured but five compartments of the freight train have derailed and damaged the track.The freight train had 22 compar...

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‘Irregularities, graft won’t be tolerated’

New Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Kushtia Mohammad Saidul Islam has announced that no irregularities or corruption will be tolerated. Transparency and accountability will be ensured at all levels of administration. The DC made the remark while exchanging views with journalists working in the dist...