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BNP says no to proportional electoral system

Rejecting the proportional electoral system, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday urged the interim government to focus on the polls to tackle conspiracies being hatched against the country.“The proportional electoral system, which has come in the spotlight amid discussions of constit...

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50 smugglers return to normal life in Thakurgaon

A total of fifty people in Thkurgaon who have been involved in smuggling goods through the border in the past, have returned to normal life, vowing to continue leading a clean life. They surrendered to the Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) at the Atgharia High School of Haripur upazila of Thakur...

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Aman paddy, veg damaged by ‘Dana’ in Thakurgaon

The Aman paddy, along with various winter vegetables in Thakurgaon, were damaged by the Cyclone ‘Dana’ as the gusty wind created by the storm battered the crop fields of the area.There has been light rain in Thakurgaon since Thursday night. The rain, along with strong winds, has damaged ...

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Annual fishing festival draws big crowd in Thakurgaon

Like every year, hundreds of people from nearby villages and town flocked to Burir Badh dam area in Thakurgaon district to catch fish as the sluice gate of the dam was opened on Monday, allowing fishermen and local people to catch fish in the water body.They were enjoying the annual fishing festival...

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Woman’s body found in Kulik river in Thakurgaon

Police recovered the body of a woman from Kulik River in Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Rajia Begum, 60, wife of Abdus Samad, resident of Nanuduar village in the Upazila.The body was recovered on Monday morning while it was floating on Kulik River...

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Man drowns in Thakurgaon

A man drowned in a pond at Ruhia in Thakurgaon on Tuesday. His floating body was found from a pond in Ruhia Paschim Union area in the afternoon on the day.The deceased was identified as Likhon Das, 25, son of Sree Prasad, resident of Mondoladam village under Sadar Upazila of Thakurgaon. Local s...

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Two cousins drown in Thakurgaon

Two cousins died after drowning in a pond at Pirganj upazila in Thakurgaon on Sunday morning.The incident occurred at Kusharigaon village of Pirganj at 11:00am.The deceased were identified as Rafia, 5, daughter of Delwar Hossain, resident of Kusharigaon village and her cousin Safa, 3, son of Sumon I...

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World Teachers’ Day observed in Thakurgaon

World Teachers’ Day 2024 was observed in Thakurgaon district on Saturday with the motto “The voice of teacher: new social oath for education.”  Various events were arranged on this occasion.A colorful procession was brought out from the district administration premises on Satu...

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Five forgers jailed in Thakurgaon

A mobile court sentenced five people to one month of imprisonment in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon on Thursday for doing mutation by forging SA Khatiyan.The offenders were identified as Nurul Islam, 55, Saddam Hossain, 33, Ashraful Islam, 38, Khatib Uddin, 40, and his brother Bhashani Alam, 38, a...

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Four detained while entering Bangladesh from India illegally

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained four Bangladeshis, including two human traffickers, while they were illegally entering Bangladesh from India through the Chandherhat border in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon on Wednesday.The detainees are identified as Nishit, 35, son of Pben, residen...

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Jamaat holds meeting in Ranisankail

A views-exchange meeting of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh was held after 18 years in Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon on Saturday.The meeting, arranged by Ranisankail upazila unit Jamaat-e-Islami, was held at the party office in Dakkhin Para of the municipal town on Saturday noon.Upazila unit Jamaat A...

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Thakurgaon DC holds views-exchange meeting with journos

Newly appointed Thakurgaon Deputy Commissioner (DC) Esrat Farzana held a views-exchange meeting with the local journalists of the district on Thursday.The meeting was held at the hall room of the Deputy Commissioner at noon on the day. Esrat Farzana is the first female Deputy Commissioner of Thakurg...

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Jamaat holds amity rally in Thakurgaon

A rally of student and people was held in Pirganj upazila of Thakur­gaon district on Sunday arranged by Pirganj upazila Jamaat-e-Islam.The rally was held at Khamar Naraynpur Futani Town Bazar in Pirganj upazila in the afternoon on the day.Pirganj Municipality and Pirganj union unit under Jamaat-...

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Illegal sand extraction goes unchecked in Thakurgaon

A local group in Thakurgaon is illegally extracting sand from Tangon River in Dholarhat area and Kulik River in Ranisankail Upazila of the district. This local group is extracting sand from two to three points in Tangon River and at least eight points in Kulik River from morning till midnight. ...

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Fire guts 20 houses in Thakurgaon

A total of 20 houses belonging to nine families, along with cash, were gutted by fire in Thakurgaon on Sunday. The victims said they faced a loss of around Tk 20 lakh in total.The fire incident took place at Khamar Senua village in Pirganj Upazila on early Sunday. A total of 20 houses, paddy, rice, ...

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Two school students die from snakebite in Thakurgaon

Two school students died from snakebite in two separate incidents at Danrhat Syedpur village under Begunbari union and Yakubpur village under Salandar union in Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila on Friday.The deceased were identified as Jannat, 12, daughter of Jakirul Islam, resident of Danart Syedpur village...

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Human chain against drugs, corruption formed in Thakurgaon

A human chain was formed and a protest march was held in Thakurgaon on Wednesday with a view to maintaining peace, order and building resistance against drugs and corruption with the slogan “Jege Utho Thakurgaonbashi, Sobar Mukhe Futbe Hashi (Rise up Thakurgaon people, everyone will smile)&rdq...

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Janmashtami celebrated in Thakurgaon

Amid several arrangements, the 5250th Janmashtami of Sri Krishna was celebrated in Thakurgaon district on Monday. A discussion was held and a cheerful procession was brought out on this occasion.The procession, arranged by the Janmashtami Celebration Committee, was brought out from Gobinda Jiu Templ...

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Former Water Resource Minister Ramesh Chandra Sen sent to jail

Former Water Resources Minister and former MP of Thakurgaon-1 constituency Ramesh Chandra Sen was sent to jail in explosives act case on Saturday.Judge Rajib Kumar Ray of the Judicial Magistrate Court ordered to send Ramesh Chandra Sen to jail on Saturday afternoon.Officer-in-Charge of Thakurgaon sa...

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Arsonist detained in Thakurgaon

A youth was detained by the police in Thakurgaon as he set fire to a house of a person belonging to the Hindu community on Thursday.The detainee was identified as Samiul, 20, son of Khalil Uddin, resident of Darajgaon village under Rajagaon union in Thakurgaon.It was learnt that, Samiul, along with ...