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Bumper yield of new rice variety BRRI-98 in Lakshmipur

The farmers of the Lakshmipur district are happy with the bumper production of the new rice variety BRRI-98 this year of the Aush season.The fallow lands in Lakshmipur’s Char (island) areas have turned to arable lands with the cultivation and production of HYV BRRI-98 variety of Aush paddy dev...

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Youth jailed in porno case in Lakshmipur

A Lakshmipur court on Thursday sentenced a youth to five years in jail in a case filed for sharing obscene photos of a woman on Facebook in Kamalnagar upazila of the district around two years back.Lakshmipur District and Sessions Judge Court Judge Md Rahibul Islam also fined the convict Tk20,000; in...

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8 to die for Lakshmipur BCL leader murder

A Lakshmipur court on Monday sentenced eight people to death for the murder of Lakshmipur Chhatra League leader Mehedi Hasan Jashim.Additional District and Sessions Judge Amina Farhin delivered the verdict on Monday.State counsel Jashim Uddin confirmed it. The police had submitted charge sheet  ...

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Cyclone Mocha approaches: Lakshmipur on high alert

Lakshmipur district administration has taken maximum precautionary measures for cyclone 'Mocha'. The local administration has announced the closure of all types of ferry and launch on the sea route with 23 districts including Bhola-Barisal in the southern region from Majuchaudhuri Hat ferry ...

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Man to die for killing his mother

A Lakshmipur court has sentenced a man to death for killing his mother in Ramganj Upazila of the district in 2022.District and Session Judge Md Rahibul Islam on Thursday handed down the verdict to Redwan Hossain Milon, hailed from Asharkota village in the Upazila.According to the prosecution at nigh...

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1026 Tablet PCs distribute among students in Lakshmipur

More than one thousand tablet computers have been distributed among students on the occasion of Independence and National Day as a gift from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Lakshmipur. Deputy Commissioner Md. Anwar Hossain Akand, as a chief guest, on Sunday handed over the tabs at Deputy Commis...

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Former Lakshmipur mayor Abu Taher passes away

Freedom Fighter M A Taher Mia, former Lakshmipur district Awami League General Secretary and former Mayor of Lakshmipur Municipality,  died of old-age complications at his residence in Lakshmipur on Saturday (March 18). He was 74.MA Taher Mia breathed his last at his residence in Lakshmipur dis...

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Workshop to boost palm tree plantation held in Lakshmipur

A day-long training workshop on raising, planting and maintenance of palm saplings was held at the Deputy Commissioner's conference room in Lakshmipur. The training workshop was organized at Lakshmipur District Administrator's office under the initiative of Bangladesh Forest Research Institu...

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2 died in Raipur Upazila

Two children named Faria Akhtar (4) and Riju Akhtar (2) died after drowning in the water of a pond in Raipur upazila. These two incidents took place in Shaistanagar and Mahadevpur villages of Raipur upazila at separate times on Thursday. According to the police and family sources of the decease...

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Nat’l Public Service Day celebrated in Lakshmipur

A discussion meeting on the occasion of National Public Service Day in Lakshmipur was held at the District Commissioner's conference room on Saturday afternoon. District Commissioner Md. Under the chairmanship of Anwar Hoshain Akand, Deputy Secretary of Council of Ministers Sajjadul Hasan w...

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Bangabandhu Medical College soon in Ramganj

Speaking on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the traditional Nagmud Bazar K I Fazil (Degree) Madrasa organized by Nagmud Madrasa Alumni Association in Ramganj of Laxmipur district, MP of Laxmipar-1 Ramganj constituency Dr. Anwar Hossain Khan has announced that a medical college named after F...

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FFs in Lakshmipur protest threat to PM

A human chain program has been held in Ramganj of Laxmipur district with the participation of freedom fighters and children of freedom fighters in protest of the BNP's death threat to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. This human chain program was conducted with the participation of the heroic freedo...

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National Football Gold Cup Tournament final held at Lakshmipur

Father of the Nation Banga­bandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib National Football Gold Cup Tournament Boys and Girls (Under-18) district level finals were held at District Stadium in Lakshmipuron Sunday afternoon. Deputy Commissioner of the district administratio...

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4 get life in madrasa student murder case in Lakshmipur

District and Sessions Judge's Court has sentenced four people, including a woman, to life imprisonment in a case of attempted rape and murder of Madrasa student Rozina, 15, of Laxmipur Raipur. At the same time, the judge sentenced the accused to one more year imprisonment for non-payment of...

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4 teenagers in Lakshmipur go missing

Four teenagers from the same village have gone missing in Lakshmipur district. The missing are all teenagers aged 12 to 14. Families of these teenagers filed a general diary at Kamalnagar police station on Saturday night. Earlier, they all went out together to visit a teenager's grandfather'...

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Lakshmipur district AL conference on July 2

An extended meeting of Bangladesh Awami League Lakshmipur district branch was held at the party office on Friday. The meeting was chaired by District A'League President Golam Faruk Pinku and conducted by General Secretary Advocate Nuruddin Chow­dhury MP at the party office. The committee ann...

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World Food Day discussion held in Lakshmipur

On the occasion of World Food Day-2021 a discussion meeting was held in the conference room of Lakshmipur Deputy Commissioner on Saturday afternoon.The theme of the day was “Our actions are our future – Better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a betrer life...

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Online ambulance service launched in Lakshmipur

An online ambulance service and apps called 'Swapna Jatra' have been launched in Lakshmipur to ensure rural health services. The event was officially inaugurated by Lakshmipur Deputy Commissioner Md Anwar Hossain Akand on Monday evening at a local restaurant in Charbadam Union in the coastal...

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E-traffic will reduce hassles of drivers

Chattogram Range DIG Anwar Hossain said that e-traffic prosecution will be able to get updated information of any vehicle immediately, to prevent wastage of time and also to reduce corruption. What was previously planned for the metropolitan police is now part of the plan to introduce it in the dist...

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Incentives distributed in Lakshmipur

Small entrepreneurs of Raipur upazila have received incentives from Raipur upazila administration and Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) in Lakshmipur district. 12 entrepreneurs on Thursday received a total of 12.5 lakh Tk under the incentive package of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for the sm...