Locals foil illegal tree felling bid
Locals foiled an illegal tree felling bid at bordering Sarkertari village in Sadar upazila of the district yesterday. In the last two days, at least 200 trees beside BGB Camp-Jogitari, Jogitari-Sarkertari,
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Tornado hits 7 villages in Jamalpur, Lalmonirhat
Tornado ripped into seven villages of Jamalpur and Lalmonirhat district yesterday, damaging over 200 dwelling houses. Our Jamalpur correspondent reported that at least 100 houses were damaged as a tornado
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Flood causes 2.78 lakh tonnes crop losses in N-dists
RANGPUR : The farmers have incurred huge production losses of over 2.78 lakh tonnes of crops worth over Taka 587 crore following recent floods in eight northern districts along the Brahmaputra basin, official
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Floods spread to fresh areas
More villages and croplands were inundated and over 200 families displaced due to river erosion and an increase in water levels of the Teesta and other rivers in Lalmonirhat, Jamalpur and Netrakona yesterday.
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Low lying areas flooded in Lalmonirhat
Onrush of water from upstream across the border since Monday triggered flash flood in the low lying areas and Teesta and Dharla river basin villages under five upazilas, leaving over 20,000 people marooned.
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Teesta floods 40 villages in Lalmonirhat
The river Teesta is flowing over the danger level in the district flooding 40 villages of different upazilas till yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. Executive engineer of Teesta Barrage Project Mahbubur
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Tobacco kiln poses threat to life in Lalmonirhat
At least two hundred tobaccos kilns have been set up at different villages of three upazilas in Lalmonirhat district for processing tobacco leafs. Funded by tobacco companies, these kilns pose serious
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Poverty Cut Scheme for Rangpur Okayed, ECNEC approves four dev projects involving Tk 435cr
The government aims at alleviating poverty further in five districts of Rangpur division by creating employment opportunities under the new phase of a poverty alleviation scheme. Completion of the second
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ECNEC approved 4 projects worth Tk 434.91 crore
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved the ‘Ensuring employment for the poor in Northern Region Programme’ (2nd phase) at a cost of Tk 94.88 crore to further
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India set to choke Gidari river, Setback awaits Lalmonirhat farmers
India is building a barrage on the Gidari river, just 400 metres upstream from the no man's land at Putibari village of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat, to divert its water for irrigation. The 600 metres