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Sundarban Textile Mills closed for 5 years

Satkhira's sole heavy industrial enterprise, Sundarban Textile Mills, has remained closed for the last five years, leaving valuable equipment worth crores of taka idle. A large number of mill workers who are facing financial hardship are demanding reopening of the textile mills.Established ...

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Heatwave paralyses life in Satkhira

The people of Satkhira have been experiencing severe heatwave for last few days. The working people are the worst sufferers of the excessive heat.The roads of the district town become free before noon. People throng to local juice shops to have sugarcane juice, coconut water and other juices to get ...

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Illegal clinics, diagnostic centres mushroom in Satkhira

Under the patronisation of some officials of the Civil Surgeon Office of Satkhira, a large number of illegal clinics and diagnostic centres have been set up near the government hospital and the upazila health complex of Satkhira. Without following the rules and maintaining the minimum standards, the...

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Plum cultivation gains ground in Satkhira

The soil of Satkhira is very suitable for kul cultivation. Since 2000, commercial cultivation of kul was started in this district and it is gradually increasing. In 2019, 550 hectares of land brought under of kul cultivation, but this season, 30 per cent increase this year and made it to 830 hectare...

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300-year-old traditional Gurpukur Fair begins in Satkhira

The traditional Gurpukur Mela (Fair) began at Mansatala in Palashpol area in Satkhira town on Thursday through worshipping Devi Manasa (goddes of snake) by Hindu devotees.The fair is being held at Shaheed Abdur Razzak Park. Every year, 15 days before the mela, thousands of traders in the district an...

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Bumper mango output likely in Satkhira, farmers eyeing profit

Satkhira has had a bumper yield of mangoes this year. Due to not falling under the influence of natural calamities and storms, farmers are feeling happy at home due to higher yields. Garden owners and farmers are hoping that the loss of the previous season will be compensated this season.In differen...

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Irregularities damage Non-Formal Education process in Satkhira

Satkhira Development Organisation (SAS) is a non - governmental organisation allegedly embezzling crores of Taka from the project of ‘Drop Out of School Student Education Project in Satkhira, which aims to bring back education deprived students to the academic sphere. SAS NGO acquired the...

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Sadar Hospital plagued by doctor crisis

Satkhira Sadar Hospital, the only place of hope for locals in times of their ailment, has turned into a place of despair for them. As 23 lakh people of the district are being deprived of proper health services at the hospital due to a crisis of doctors. For a long time, 16 important posts of do...

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Corona causes revenue deficit of Tk 364 cr at Bhomra port

The revenue deficit at Bhomra land port stands at Tk 364 crore during the last 11 months due to adverse impact of Covid-19. It is learnt that the revised target of revenue earning was fixed at Tk 11.21 billion during 2020-2021 fiscal year but Tk 7.27 billion was received as against the revised ...

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Patients suffer for acute manpower crisis at Satkhira corona hospital

The manpower crisis has intensified at the Corona Dedicated Hospital in Satkhira due to the increase in corona identification rate recently. Medical crisis has arisen due to overcrowding of patients. Although the patient pressure can be managed with limited manpower, if the manpower is not incr...

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Infection rate 55pc: Lockdown extended in Satkhira

District administration of Satkhira has increased the lockdown due to the spiking up of Covid-19 infection rate in the district. Satkhira Corona Prevention Committee said that the new lockdown will be imposed till June 17. The previous lockdown imposed by Satkhira district administration is to be en...

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No influence of Indian clothes, buyers satisfied with local clothes

Indian textiles have no effect this year in Satkhira's Eid Bazaar. Demand for local textiles has increased as no Indian textiles have entered Bangladesh. There are overflowing crowds in every market of the town marking ensuing Eid-ul-Fitr. Buyers are moving in the markets without caring muc...

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Jeshoreshwari temple gets ready to welcome Modi

Preparations are being made to welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Jeshoreshwari temple (Kalimandir) marking his expected visit to the temple on March 27. Renovation of Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple at Ishwaripur in Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira is going on in full swing in the connectio...

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Farmers happy with mustard flower growth

With the onset of winter almost all the fields in Satkhira are now full of mustard flowers. Wherever the eyes go, field after field is seen covered with these mesmerizing yellow flowers.According to Satkhira Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), a target has been set to plant mustard on 11,500 ...

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PCR Lab equipment left idle at Satkhira Medical College

Equipment for setting up a corona virus testing lab at Satkhira Medical College Hospital has been left idle for more than two months.Corona virus has been spreading across the country since last March. Since then, Satkhira Medical has been demanding the establishment of a PCR lab for corona testing....

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Gas cylinders sell random risking people’s lives in Satkhira

LP gas cylinders are being sold freely at the corners of Satkhira city and upazila town and even in small stalls of the village by defying government laws and policies. So, on one hand, the risk of life is increasing, on the other, unlicensed illegal traders are benefiting. Starting from the di...