40% power deficit triggers load shedding in Chapainawabganj
Severe heat has driven up electricity demand in Chapainawabganj, creating a power shortfall of up to 40 per cent and causing increased load shedding across the district.
District Correspondent
RMCH forms 8-member medical board amid rising measles cases
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has formed an eight-member medical board to ensure coordinated and effective treatment of patients amid a continued rise in measles cases.
Ex-UP chairman, who ‘threatened’ US envoy, gets 7 years in graft case
A Chattogram court has sentenced former union parishad chairman Mujibul Haque Chowdhury to seven years in prison in a corruption case over acquiring wealth beyond known sources of income.
Private car falls from ferry into river
A private car fell from a ferry into the Shitalakshya river in Narayanganj. However, the driver of the car was rescued alive with the help of the fire service and locals.
Girl gives Tk 66 lakh to Kabiraj seeking parental love
13-year-old girl lost her wealth worth around 66 lakh taka after falling into the trap of a fraudster gang out of imaginary anxiety of losing her parents' love. Taking advantage of the simplicity of Lubaba, a schoolgirl daughter of cloth merchant Saidur Rahman of Sherpur district, a tantrik gang snatched a huge amount of gold ornaments and cash from her. Three people, including the ringleader of the gang, were arrested in a PBI operation and a large part of the looted gold was recovered.
Student injuries in fall from running train
A polytechnic student named Sohanur Rahman Shahed, 19, was seriously injured after falling from a moving train in Rajshahi. Later, members of the fire service rescued him and admitted him to Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Hospital.
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