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No militant govt can replace Sheikh Hasina: Inu

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad) President Hasanul Haque Inu has said that BNP does not want elections, it wants guarantee of power, it wants to back Jamaat and Razakars. No Razakar's government or militant government can replace Sheikh Hasina. He said this while addressing a public meeting ...

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Shakti Foundation to plant 15,000 trees

Shakti Foundation, a private voluntary organization, has taken the initiative to plant 15,000 trees across the country, inclu­ding palm trees. Shakti Foundation has taken this initiative on the occasion of 31 years of foundation.This program was inaugurated by planting 55 trees at the Magura Dis...

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SAFF winning footballers get reception in Magura

Two female footballers, Eti Rani Mondal and Sathi Biswas, who participated in the SAFF football tournament, were greeted with flowers by the teachers, students and local villagers at their home village Goaldah Government Primary School in Magura. Thursday around 11:30 am, Eti and Sathi came fro...

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‘Cases pending for over 10 yrs must be disposed of within 3 months’

Justice Mohammad Jahangir Hossain of High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court, President of the Monitoring Committee of Khulna Division, exchanged views with the judicial department, district administration, police administration and lawyers of Magura in the conference room of learned Distric...

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Farm machinery worth Tk 1.3cr distributed in Magura

Magura  Sadar Upazila Agriculture Office distributed agricultural machinery worth Tk 1.30 crore in Magura with 50 per cent Government subsidy.Sadar Upazila Chairman Bir Muktijoddha Abu Nasir Bablu distributed the agricultural machinery at the premises of Sadar Upazila Agriculture Office on Mond...

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Two killed in Magura road crash

A passenger bus overturned in Pajakhola area of Magura-Narail road on Tuesday morning, killing two people named Golam Nabi (65) and Babu Biswas (45) while, 25 others were injured.Abul Hossain of Pajakhola village and others said that the high speed passenger bus travelling from Gangarampur to Magura...

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Reception of six Joyeeta held

In Magura, on the International Women's Violence Prevention and Begum Rokeya Day, a reception was given to 6 Joyeetas at the district and Sadar Upazila level on Thursday.At the district level, the best 4 winners nominated in the fiscal year 2021-22 are Babita Rani Biswas, an economically success...

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Magura Free Day celebrated

Through various programs, `Magura Mukto Dibosh' was celebrated on Tuesday 7th December in Magura. Advocate Saifuzzaman Shikhar, Member of Parliament for Magura-1 constituency, Dr Biren Sikder, Deputy Commi­ssioner Ashraful Alam, Superintendent of Police Zahirul Islam, District Council Chairm...

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Village police get free bicycles in Magura

Free bicycles were distributed among 333 village police members in 36 unions of Magura district on Monday afternoon. According to district administration sources, the bicycles were purchased at a cost of Tk 25 lakh 97 thousand by the local government department under the management of the distr...

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First digital kiosks set up in Magura

A digital kiosk machine has been inaugurated at the District E-Service Center of Magura Deputy Commi­ssioner's Office for speedy access to all types of services of the district administration. Khulna Divisional Commissioner Ismiel Hossain inaugurated the event as the chief guest at 10:30 am ...

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Lashkar Barbati gains popularity in Magura

The perennial Barbati (String Bean) of beta variety has become popular among the farmers in different areas of Magura Sadar Upazila. Locally it is also known as Loskor Barbati.Farmers of Atharkhada, Shyamnagar and other areas of Sadar upazila have benefited by cultivating this variety for the last t...

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Housewife beaten to death, 1 held

A housewife named Josna Begum (45) was beaten to death by her neighbours in Parnanduali area of the Magura town on Thursday night for protesting against the neighbour’s cow eating grass from her garden. Josna Begum’s neighbour named Jihad Hossain and his family members beat her on T...

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BINA-17 aman paddy variety gains popularity in Magura

Most of the varieties of paddy are usually harvested during Aman season in November but, Bangladesh Atomic Agriculture Research Institute (BINA) invented high-yielding BINA-17 paddy variety starts to ripen in October. For this reason, farmers can easily grow any Rabi crops by harvesting this pa...

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AL accuses BNP, Jamaat of using communal forces

Central Awami League leader Bahauddin Nasim said, `Taking advantage of the communal power, BNP-Jamaat created recent communal violence all over the country'. As a Chief Guest, he told this in an extended meeting of the Magura District Awami League, held the Bir Muktijoddha Ashaduzzaman Auditoriu...

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UP polls must be violence-free: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda said, “Union Parishad elections must be free from violence and be peaceful and competitive. This is what we want all the time and it is happening.”He said, “We strongly condemn the incident that took place in Jagdal village of Magura Sadar ...

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Army sets multiple check posts in Magura

Teams of Bangladesh Army have set up three check posts in Magura to make the lockdown more effective. These check posts have been put up at Sadar Upazila Gate, Government Boys School and Stadium Gate on Magura-Jhenaidah Highway at 11 am on Sunday.Lt. Col. Atif Siddiqui, Chief of Rawshan Ara regiment...

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Meeting held with multi-stakeholder committee

A quarterly coordination meeting by Magura Muni­cilality multi stakeholder committee was held in Magura municipality conference room on Tuesday. Magura municipality arran­ged the workshop with the help of Practical action Bangladesh and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Magura-1 MP Adv...

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Tk 146cr budget for Magura Municipality

Magura Municipal Council has announced a budget of Tk 146 crore 64 lakh 30 thousand for the next financial year with a surplus of Tk 78.90 lakh. Magura Municipal Mayor Khurshid Haider Tutul announced the budget at the municipal auditorium on Sunday. Advocate Saifuzzaman Shikhar, Member of Parli...

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Workshop on sanitation held in Magura

A workshop on sanitation planning in Magura municipal town was held at the municipality auditorium on Wednesday.Magura Municipal Panel Mayor Maqbool Hasan Makul was present as the chief guest on the occasion. Municipal Councilor Abu Reza Nantu, president of the related working committee, presided ov...

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Boro procurement drive begins in Magura

Boro paddy procurement drive of food department began in Sadar upazila of Magura district on Monday morning amid much enthusiasm.Member of Parliament from Magura-1 constituency Adv Saifuzzaman Shikhor inaugurated the programme on the premises of District Food Warehouse as the chief guest with Deputy...