'Hajari Gur' gets GI certificate
The 'Hajari Gur' Date Palm Molasses or Jaggery) of Harirampur Upazila of Manikganj has been carrying the tradition for almost two centuries.
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Jisan discharged from hospital, landed in jail by court order
Jisan Mia Pradhan, the expelled central leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir, who was arrested in a case on charges of rape and abortion, was produced in court after undergoing treatment for four days on Tuesday. The court ordered him to be sent to jail. He was later sent to Cumilla Central Jail.
Fisherman found shot dead in Padma River
A fisherman named Sahabul Islam, 45, was shot dead by miscreants while fishing in the Padma River in Lalpur, Natore. His body was recovered from the Padma River on Tuesday afternoon (June 16).
Tensions rise over recovery of child's body in Lalmonirhat, DC-SP's car vandalized
Police have recovered the body of a seven-year-old child in Aditmari, Lalmonirhat. The body was recovered from a cornfield in Folimari village of Bhelabari union of the upazila on Tuesday morning (June 16).
Health Minister's surprise visit, hospital deputy director withdrawn
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Husain made a surprise visit to the 250-bed General Hospital in Noakhali. During the visit, the minister expressed his anger after finding evidence of extreme mismanagement, dirty environment and late attendance of doctors. The hospital's deputy director Dr. Md. Farid Uddin Chowdhury has been ordered to be withdrawn immediately for negligence of duty.
2 killed in clashes over graveyard road dispute in Habiganj
A long-standing dispute between two villages over a graveyard road in Bahubali upazila of Habiganj turned into a bloody clash on Monday. Two people were killed and about 40 injured in two clashes.
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