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Shahjahan Ali Manon, Syedpur (Nilphamari) Correspondent: The 106th birth anniversary of the renowned Bhavaiya song lyricist, composer and artist of the subcontinent, late Mahesh Chandra Roy, has been celebrated. On this occasion, a discussion meeting and Bhavaiya song festival were organized in Syedpur, Nilphamari. On Saturday (February 1) afternoon, director, composer, musician Binoy Kumar Rajbangshi and Krishna Kamal Roy of Suradhwani Sangeet Niketan in Balapara of Bangalipur Union of the upazila organized the event. The chief guest was the headmaster of Barunidanga Adarsh High School in Nilphamari Sadar Upazila, Tikendrajit Roy Miru, and special guests were Dhaka Chhayanaut teacher, artist and researcher Md. Erfan Hossain, cultural editor of Syedpur Shilpa Sahitya Sangsad, journalist M Omar Faruk…

Pitha festival at Ghoraghat Senjuti Pre-Cadet School, a huge success Manwar Babu, Ghoraghat (Dinajpur) Correspondent: To preserve the tradition and spread it among the next generation, Ghoraghat Senjuti Pre-Cadet School in Dinajpur has organized a Pitha festival. Pitha is an integral part of Bengali life and culture in winter. There is no Bengali whose tongue does not water at the mention of pitha. Pitha was getting lost in the tide of various fast foods, burgers at stalls and various types of pizza. On Sunday (February 2) at 11 am, the school's Managing Director Sajjad Hossain Parvez and the Chairman of the Board of Directors Shahnewaz inaugurated the Pitha festival at the Senjuti Pre-Cadet School premises in the city. It lasted until 1 pm. At that time, the school's…

After fuel oil, the price of LP gas has increased this time. The price of 12 kg LPG has been increased by Tk 19 to Tk 1,478. At the same time, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of autogas used in cars by 89 paisa to Tk 67.74 per liter. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Jalal Ahmed announced the new price on Sunday (January 2). The new price will be effective from 6 pm today. Among others present at the event were members Syeda Sultana Razia, Md. Mizanur Rahman, Md. Abdur Razzak and others.

Basudeb Roy, Nilphamari Correspondent. The lack of cold storage has become a big problem for potato farmers in Dimla Upazila of Nilphamari. Farmers are unable to store potatoes as there is no government or private cold storage for storing potatoes. Due to the lack of cold storage, a large part of the potatoes produced are being wasted in the field. In addition, farmers are in extreme trouble due to the low price of potatoes. According to the agricultural office, there are 11 cold storages in the district, with a capacity of 82,250 tons. This year, the target for potato production for farmers has been set at 5 lakh 5 thousand 770 tons. Potatoes have been cultivated on 21 thousand 990 hectares of land. Of this, 1 thousand 850 hectares of land have been cultivated in Dimla Upazila. However…

Md. Dil, Sirajganj, her name is Jamila Khan, an unmarried woman with no husband and no family. The story is about a helpless old woman in her 60s, who is living in a remote village in the present era. Jamila Khatun lives in an abandoned, broken hut, with torn polythene, plastic bags and a fence made of broken tin. There is no rice in the house, so the stove does not burn properly. This is how Jamila Khatun, a childless and simple 60-year-old woman from Rajman Nichinpara of Duganagar Union in Ullapara Upazila of Sirajganj, is spending her days with great difficulty, whether she eats or not. She is struggling to make ends meet in the severe winter. Md. Mostaq Sarkar of the local area said that she is a…

SM Abdullah Saud Kalai (Joypurhat) Correspondent: Mobile No. 01713936465 Vehicles were moving on the highway with their headlights on due to dense fog. Meanwhile, two trucks collided head-on in Joypurhat, where the truck driver, Enamul Haque (35), was killed. The deceased Enamul Haque is the son of Mohammad Ali of Academy Nagar Mohalla in Joypurhat Sadar Upazila. Kalai Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Zahid Hasan confirmed the matter. The accident occurred at around 9:30 am today (February 2) on the Joypurhat-Bogra highway near the Thushigari (BRAC office) in the township area of Kalai upazila. The driver of the other truck and his assistant fled after the collision. On receiving information, police and fire service personnel reached the spot and rushed to the spot.

Utfal Barua, Sylhet Bureau Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) Headquarters Conference Room A coordination meeting was held on Saturday, February 1, under the chairmanship of SMP Police Commissioner Md. Rezaul Karim, PPM Sewa to celebrate Sri Sri Saraswati Puja 2025. In the coordination meeting organized on the occasion of Sri Sri Saraswati Puja, leaders of the Bangladesh Puja Celebration Council District and Metropolitan Committees, leaders of the Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council and leaders of various political parties presented important issues to the Police Commissioner. They demanded control over activities such as fireworks, playing loud sound systems and making loud noises in trucks during the Puja celebrations. Besides, to maintain communal harmony and to prevent any…

Hannan took over as the assistant selector to chief selector Gazi Ashraf Hossain Lipu on February 12 last year. He had a contract with the BCB until 2026. The former national team cricketer resigned from the post on Sunday (February 2) afternoon. However, he made this decision less than a year later. BCB sources said that Hannan Sarkar's resignation was on a one-month notice. He himself confirmed that he had resigned from the BCB. Hannan was appointed with a salary of Tk 125,000. But he did not find the salary attractive. The former cricketer wants to build a career in coaching. Hannan will start his coaching career with the upcoming Dhaka Premier League (DPL). He…

The condition of some students is critical!! The critical students are Rashed, Raihan and Rana. Several students of the college have gone on a hunger strike to demand the conversion of the government Titumir College into a university. Some have lost consciousness during the five-day program, while others have been admitted to the hospital. Currently, 11 students are on a hunger strike in front of the main gate of the college in a state of illness. The condition of 3 of them is critical. Dr. Russell Ahmed gave this information at a press conference after treating the students on hunger strike on Sunday (February 2) afternoon. Dr. Russell Ahmed said that their physical condition is gradually deteriorating due to the severe cold and long hunger strike. If this situation continues, the situation will become critical. They have not been drinking water for a long time…

Nazmul Hossain, Thakurgaon Correspondent: From a distance, it looks like an orange bag, weighing not very much, only three and a half kilograms. When I got closer, I saw some school students and some parents weighing potato packets in small yellow bags using a digital scale. As soon as I asked, some of them answered that these are sent to different countries of the world. I was talking about the success of Ranishankail in Thakurgaon, an agriculturally rich district in the north. As usual, this time too, farmers here have cultivated various varieties of potatoes including Sagita, Sunshine, Ganula, Stick (red) on several thousand hectares of land in this upazila. However, the potato farmers of this region are in danger by cultivating more potatoes than the demand. Those who…