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Alem Ulama, Touhidi Janata burns down Prothom Alo signboard in Rajshahi

Several hundred people under the banner of 'Alem Ulama and Touhidi Janata, Rajshahi', attacked Prothom Alo office at Boalia Thana crossing in Rajshahi city on Monday and set fire to the signboard of the office.Earlier, they took out a procession from Rajshahi Shaheb Bazar Zero point of the c...

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Low income people crowd footpath shops to buy warm clothes

As the Winter approaches in the country's Northern region, hundreds of low-income groups were seen thronging at the footpaths' warm clothes make-shift markets of Rajshahi city. However, many people think the winter is being delayed this year. Though it is the third week of November, man...

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Keyboard for Paharia mother tongue launched in Rajshahi

Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir, Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi and the President of Rajshahi Divisional Minority Ethnic Cultural Academy launched the keyboard for the mother language of the Paharia ethnic group at the auditorium of the academy on Saturday. After the launch, Divisional Co...

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Hasina attempted to establish rule of BAKSAL 2.0: Saki

Zonayed Saki, Chief Co-ordinator of Gonosanghati Andolon claimed that the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had attempted to establish the rule of BAKSAL 2.0 like that of her father.Zonayed Saki came up with the assertion while addressing a mass dialogue held at the Shaheb Bazar Boro Masjid premi...

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Army man, another killed in road crash

Two people, including an army member, were killed in a head-on-collision between a CNG-run autorickshaw and engine-run three-wheeler at Mohanpur upazila in Rajshahi.The deceased were identified as Md Palash, 22, son of Mamtajur Rahman and Abdul Kuddus, 40, son of Tota Hajji of Manda and Raninagar up...

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RU VC resigns

Rajshahi University (RU) Vice Chancellor (VC) Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar resigned from his post on Thursday. 'VC Prof Golam Sabbir Sattar resigned from his post at 3:02pm,' said Mir Shahjahan Ali Zakir, secretary of the RU vice chancellor office. The vice chancellor stepped down from...

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RCC Mayor visits injured policeman at RMCH

Presidium Member of Awami League and Mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton visited the injured Police member (CTSB) Saiful Islam at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) on Saturday afternoon. Saiful Islam was injured in the attack of the anti-quota movement protester rec...

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Train services resume from Rajshahi on short routes

The train services from Rajshahi resumed on a limited scale on Thursday after 12 days of unrest centring the anti-quota movement.In the morning, two trains -- Rajshahi-Chapainawabganj bound 'Local 563' and the Rajshahi-Khulna bound 'Mohananda Express – left Rajshahi rail station.&n...

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Mango Special Train gets popular in Rajshahi

The Mango Special Train has become very popular among the farmers and mango traders in Rajshahi. This special train service is under operation for the last five years. Several varieties of mango weighing 820kgs were sent to Dhaka from Arani Rail station under Bagha upazila by the Mango Special ...

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Rare predator sucker fish netted in Bagha

Fishermen at a pond of Digha Naodapara village under Bagha Upazila caught three rare predator Sucker fishes on Saturday evening. Owner of the pond Jamir Uddin informed he released small fish fries of various local varieties of fish like Ruhi, Katla and Mrigel earlier. On Saturday evening the fi...

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None to remain landless in 68 Rajshahi UZs by June 11

Rajshahi Division is on the brink of being entirely free from landless and homeless families. Sixty-six of its 68 upazilas have already achieved this status, with the remaining two set to be declared landless and homeless-free by June 10-11, according to Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Dr. Dewan Mu...

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First consignment of mango from Bagha exported abroad

The first mango consignment produced under 'Contract Farming' was exported to England and France from Bagha on Tuesday. A total of two metric tonnes of Khirsapat variety of mango has been exported under the initiative of the Square Industrial Group. Bagha Upazila Agriculture Office sour...

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High prices of seasonal fruits upset people in Rajshahi

The prices of most of the local seasonal fruits such as mango, litchi, Java plum, jackfruit and banana are very high in the markets of Rajshahi. Many of the fruits are out of the purchasing capacity of the low and middle-income people in the district.  Several people claimed that the prices of ...

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Mango trading yet to gear up in Rajshahi

Mango trading in various hats and markets of Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj has not started in full swing due to insufficient supply of quality mangoes. Now, at the first week of June, the low-quality Guti or seed mangoes are mainly being sold at various hats and markets. The good quality Goplabh...

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145 varieties of mango put on display at Bagha fair

A total of 145 varieties of mango are being exhibited at the three-day Agriculture Technology Fair at Bagha Upazila in Rajshahi.Bagha Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Tariqul Islam inaugurated the fair. It was organised by the Upazila Agriculture Extension Department on the Upazila premises on Thursday...

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Spice prices go up in Rajshahi market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha

Spice prices in Rajshahi have skyrocketed ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, causing concern among residents and traders. With Eid still two weeks away, the cost of spices has nearly doubled compared to last year, particularly for imported varieties like cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon.Wholesale traders in Rajsha...

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Heat, dust aggravate summer diseases in Rajshahi

Fever and other diseases such as asthma, hepatitis, allergies and pneumonia are spreading fast in Rajshahi during the current summer season.The amount of dust and sand particles has been increased in the city due to scorching hot weather and dry weather in the region for a long time.Several physicia...

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Seasonal fruits hit Rajshahi markets

At the beginning of the Bengali summer month 'Jaistha', various seasonal fruits have started appearing in the markets of Rajshahi.Most of the markets of Rajshahi are now full of seasonal fruits such as Mango, Lichi, Jackfruit, Jamrul, Wood Apple, Pineapple, Safeda, Watermelon, Bangi, Green P...

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‘Foreign countries keen to import Rajshahi mangoes’

Agriculture Minister Dr Abdus Shahid on Friday said India, China, Russia and Belarussia expressed their interest of importing mangoes from Rajshahi. A Chinese team will soon visit Rajshahi to watch the mango of the region.The government is trying to export more mangoes. The price of mango will be fi...

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Rajshahi may witness record Boro production in a decade

Rajshahi is on track to achieve a record-breaking paddy production this year, marking the highest yield in the past decade. With the plantation target surpassed, farmers' aspirations are soaring across the fields as they prepare for the bustling activity of harvesting and threshing the golden ha...