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Founding anniv of Jubo League celebrated

The 49th founding anniversary of Awami Jubo League has been celebrated in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat through various programmes.On the occasion of the day, the national and party flags were hoisted at the party office at 8 am on Thursday at the initiative of Chitalmari Upazila Awami Jubo League....

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52nd anniv of Sramik League celebrated in Chitalmari

The 52nd founding anniversary of the National Workers League has been celebrated in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat. The founding anniversary of the organisation organized by Chitalmari Upazila Sramik League was held at the party office.The 52nd day of the founding anniversary has been celebrated thr...

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Durga Puja being celebrated amid festivity in Chitalmari

Like elsewhere in the country, the Sharadiya Durgotsab has started in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district with the Sasthi puja on Monday (October 11). Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the followers of Sanatan (Hindu) religion began with the worship of Goddess Durga in Beltala a...

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View-exchange held on child marriage prevention

A view-exchange on prevention of child marriage was organized in Chitalmari with heroic freedom fighters, imams, priests, journalists, people's representatives and well-wishers. The meeting was held on October 6 at the Upazila Parishad auditorium.  The meeting was held to raise awareness am...

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‘PM's big challenge was turning Mongla port export-friendly’

Bagerhat’s Mongla Port, which has been at loss for several years, has now turned into a profitable institute. This has been only possible with the vision, dynamic leadership and direction of the present government. The port is now preferred by traders due to its ongoing development activities ...

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Durga Puja preparations near completion

Idol artisans are spending busy time in Chitalmari ahead of Durga Puja, the main religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community.In the mandaps (temples) of Chitalmari, the artisans are very busy at the last minute in finishing the work of idol making. Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of...

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Two foreign ships unable to dock at Mongla port

Two foreign ships have been unable to anchor to Mongla port of Bagerhat due to navigability crisis. The ships named ‘MVCS Future’ bearing the flag of Panama and ‘MV Pioneer Dream’ bearing the flag of Tuvalu have been stuck for four days with goods at the Outer Bar of Mon...

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Bumper yield of Aman paddy expected in Chitalmari

Aman paddy fields in Chitalmari upazila are now full of greenery. If everything goes well and the weather remains non-hostile, bumper yield of Aman paddy can be expected at Bagerhat region this year.Ropapaddy has been cultivated in 5,080 hectares of land in Chitalmari upazila during the current Aman...

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Seven AL candidates win UP polls in Chitalamari

In the Union Parishad elections held in Chitalmari Upazila on Monday, September 20, all the 7 candidates of Bangladesh Awami League have been elected unofficially for the post of chairman.According to the declared result, unofficially elected Chairmen in 7 unions of the upazila are Md. Masud Sardar ...

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ICVGD project started in Chitalmari

ICVGD project has been started for the empowerment of 1,100 women in the Chitalmari Upazila of Bagerhat Dstrict. Speakers, at the project briefing meeting held at Chitalmari on Monday, said the work has been started in 64 upazilas of 64 districts of the country through the Department of Women’...

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SP for building drug-free society in Chitalmaria

Bagerhat Superintendent of Police KM Ariful Haque exchanged views at a bit policing meeting in Chitalmari to build a drug and corruption free society. Local journalists, people's representatives and residents took part in the meeting, held at Charbaniari Union Parishad Seminar Hall of the upazil...

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Bagerhat LGED creates jobs for 1,200 poor women

Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has created employment for a lot of helpless and destitute women across the country through various projects to reduce inequality between men and women and establish women's rights in the society.Bagerhat LGED has recently created employment for abo...

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Work on Bangabandhu’s mural completed in Chitalmari

There is a magnificent sculpture of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the side of the road at the entrance of Chitalmari Upazila Parishad in Bagerhat. It was built a few years ago on burnt clay plaque by local sculptor Selimuzzaman Thanda Munshi.This time an eye-catching...

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16 dropped from FF list in Chitalmari

In Bagerhat’s Chitalmari, a total of 16 people have been dropped from the freedom fighters’ list after checking and sorting the official documents. In the report of the Upazila Bir Muktijoddha Verification and Selection Committee, it has been mentioned that these 16 people are not f...

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AL leader Gias Uddin Ahmed dies

Gias Uddin Ahmed, one of the founders of Chitalmari Upa­zila Awami League abd close associate of Father of the Nation Banga­bandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, passed away at a hospital in the capital on Thursday morning. He died while undergoing treatment.Gias Uddin Ahmed was President of Shibpur...

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Two smugglers arrested with 19 deer hides in Bagerhat

Police arrested two smugglers with 19 deer hides from Sharankhola in Bagerhat in the early hours of Saturday. Preparations were underway to file a case in this regard and hand the detainees over to the court.The arrestees are identified as Md. Ilias Howlader, 35, son of Md. Matin Hawlader alias Moti...

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Minor girl violated

A case has been filed against a youth for allegedly raping a seven-year-old child in Bagerhat.The victim’s mother filed the case with the Bagerhat Model Police Station on Thursday night, accusing Enam Sheikh (22), son of Malek Sheikh, a resident of Mulghar village at Bishnupur union under Bage...

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BCG detains 5 people with foreign liquor

A patrol team of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) base Mongla conducted a raid at the three-lane intersection adjacent to the bus stand of Mongla Police station in Bagerhat at about 8:00 pm on Thursday.Based on a tip off five men were arrested with 26 bottles of foreign liquor during the raid. The arres...

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Pregnant woman hacked for disclosing extra-marital affairs of mother-in-law

Rampal thana police have arrested the mother-in-law and the husband of a pregnant housewife for hacking and injuring her fatally at Ransen area under Rampal upazila of Bagerhat district on Monday (14 December) night.The injured housewife was identified as Sadia Akhter Munni and her husband is Ashiku...

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Begum Rokeya Day observed

The International Women's Violence Prevention Day and the Begum Rokeya Day was observed at Chitalmari of Bagerhat on Wendensday. On the occasion, facemasks were distributed by women to prevent Covid-19, while  reception programme and discussion were also arranged marking the day. ...