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Lowest ever water flow in Padma
Share decreases as Ganges water being diverted at upper riperian points, officials allege
Bangladesh has received the lowest ever quantity of water in the Padma this year.

Handicraft making has changed their lifestyle
Handicrafts and fashionable dresses produced mostly by women in six villages in Pakundia upazila in Kishoreganj are exported to some countries in Middle East and to the USA.

Construction of a much-awaited embankment starts in Jessore
The Water Development Board (WDB) has at last started construction of an embankment of Beel Khuksia in Jessore that will benefit over five lakh people in five upazilas in the district and one upazilain

Project for 4 Observatories Hits Snags
No decision yet to procure or install seismograph
The work on setting up four sophisticated seismic observatories in Sylhet, Chittagong, Rangpur and Gazipur to monitor possible earthquake has run into snags again.

Illegal pathological labs mushroom in Rangamati
Unauthorised pathological laboratories and disgnostic centres that mushroomed in Rangamati hill town are doing brisk business in the last few years at the cost of patients.

Human chain protesting Ctg attack on journos
Bangabandhu Shishu Kishore Mela, Rangamati unit, organised a "human chain" near the Deputy Commissioner's office yesterday morning protesting recent police attack on journalists at Chittagong Stadium.

Shrimp looted in Satkhira
Shrimp and other fishes worth Tk 1.5 lakh were looted from a fish farm allegedly by a group of leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal (JJD) Saturday at village Patharghata in Sadar upazila, police said.

15 get life for murder in Moulvibazar
Fifteen people were sentenced to life imprisonment Sunday in a murder case of Baralekha upazila of the district.

Khulna Divisional Press Club Federation formed
A new federation of press clubs styled 'Khulna Divisional Press Club Federation (KDPCF)' was formed at a meeting held here yesterday.

Mother, child killed after gangrape
A housewife and her six-year-old child were killed allegedly after gangrape on Thursday night at village Rumaliyarchara here.