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Twenty gold bars seized in Benapole

Customs Intelligent recovered 20 gold bars from three passengers while were smuggling to India through Benapole International Customs Check Post on Monday afternoon.Officials said that its current market value is 1 crore 74 lakh taka.The arrested are Md. Habib (35), son of Mosharof Hossain of Banesh...

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Bangladesh Post’s Manik, 4 other Cox’s Bazar newsmen win awards in reporting competition

Five Cox’s Bazar-based journalists working for local and national media outlets, including Bangladesh Post District Correspondent Sarwar Azam Manik, have won awards in a reporting competition on humanitarian journalism. The awards were handed over to the winners, who include Ahmad Gias of...

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Rajshahi Press Club distributes warm clothes among the poor

Rajshahi Press Club and Ataur Rahman Memorial Association jointly started distributing warm clothes among the poor and destitute people of the region from Monday (January 3).In observance of the 42nd death anniversary of former district Governor, MNA Ataur Rahman, on January 12 and 55th death annive...

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Export thru Benapole lesser than import in recent yrs

Benapole land port in Jashore is the largest land port across the country. The import of goods from India using the port is lot, but exports through the port is about one-fourth of the total imports.In the last five years, 6 lakh 79 thousand 611 metric tonnes of goods have been exported to India thr...

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Three-day Bishow Iztema begins in Jashore on December 5

A three-day long Bishow Iztema begins in Jashore December 5 . The three-day regional World Iztema begins on Thursday for the third time at Jashore  newtown's ground, confirming that Mujtahim Maulana Nasirullah of Iztema's chief Zimmadar ,Principal of Sutighata Madrasa will start at 4.30...

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Prisoner dies in Jashore

A prisoner, who had been suffering life term imprisonment, died in Jashore Central Jail on Monday.The deceased was identified as Abdul Majid (50) son of Mozam Driver of Kishmat Nawapara under Jashore sadar Upazila.Jailor Abu Taleb, Jashore Central Jail told newsmen that the attending doctor declared...