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Fishermen form human chain demanding trawling ban

Bangladesh, Oct. 28 -- Fishermen and traders have formed a human chain demanding an end to illegal fishing by wooden body trawling in the Bay of Bengal. The human chain was held in front of the Bager... Read More


'27 police personnel jailed over drug links'

Bangladesh, Oct. 27 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir said that 27 police officers and members have been sent to jail in the last two months on charges of drug involvement. He... Read More


Fuel from polythene waste in Chitalmari

Bangladesh, Oct. 24 -- Several families from the Rishi (Dalit) community live next to the helipad at Chitalmari Upazila. One of them is Sujan Biswas, 35. He works as a cobbler on the pavement of Upazi... Read More


Sanyasi ferry to resume after 19 years

Bangladesh, Oct. 18 -- The Sanyasi-Kalaran ferry service is set to resume after a hiatus of 19 years to improve communication between Bagerhat, Pirojpur and Barishal districts. Work has already begun... Read More


Mollahat bridge connecting road turns into death trap

Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- The collapse of the Naldangi Bridge connecting road in Gangni union of Mollahat upazila has created a lot of inconvenience for the public. It has now become a death trap for tho... Read More


Bagerhat illegal clinics to be closed by a week

Bangladesh, Oct. 12 -- Member of Parliament for the Bagerhat-3 constituency and State Minister for Climate, Forest and Environment Lion Dr Sheikh Faridul Islam has ordered the closure of all illegal c... Read More


12 bandits surrender in Bagerhat

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- Twelve members of the notorious forest bandit group Nana Bhai Bahini, including its chief, have surrendered to the Coast Guard in Mongla. They formally surrendered at the Coas... Read More


Fishermen, hilsa traders face two-way crisis

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- The hilsa hunters crossed the deep sea in a new hope after the 58-day government ban. However, thousands of fishermen and fishermen on the coast are facing a two-way crisis of h... Read More


3 held in Bagerhat

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The district detective police have arrested three people in connection with the murder of a mother, her son and her mother-in-law in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat. The arrested ar... Read More


Century-old traditional pleasure crafts of Sundarbans lost forever

Bangladesh, Aug. 28 -- "M.L. Banarani" and "M.L. Banakanya", two century-old pleasure crafts of the Sundarbans that once majestically sailed through the saline waters of the mangrove forest, have been... Read More