The World Betar Day-2024 was celebrated here today amid much enthusiasm and in a befitting manner. Marking the day, officials and artists of Regional Station of Bangladesh Betar accompanied by many other members of the civil society brought out a rally from the betar complex premises. They paraded some of the city
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Agro-processing business prospect bright in Rajshahi
Prospect of agro-processing enterprise is very bright in the Rajshahi region, including its vast Barind tract, as it produces surplus crops especially food-grains, fruits and vegetables. President of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) Masudur Rahman said the region, a food surplus area, has been producing adequate crops particularly rice,
Chinese New Year function held in Rajshahi
China has so far invested $7.07 billion in Bangladesh and the Chinese companies have received construction contracts worth $22.94 billion in different development sectors. Apart from this, Chinese involvement in the Second Phase of the Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant Project is also laudable, observed experts and development activists while
Nat’l Children Drawing Exhibition held in Rajshahi
The Second National Children Drawing Exhibition was held here Friday with participation of around 500 children from different institutions. Bangladesh Shishu Academy (BSA) organized the exhibition at the auditorium of RajshahiShishu Academy with the slogan of 'ShishuraThakukHasite, ShishuraThakukKhushite'. A total of 100 scrutinized and selected drawings of the best winning children from
National Children Drawing Exhibition held in Rajshahi
The Second National Children Drawing Exhibition was held here today with participation of around 500 children from different institutions. Bangladesh Shishu Academy (BSA) organized the exhibition at the auditorium of Rajshahi Shishu Academy with the slogan of 'Shishura Thakuk Hasite, Shishura Thakuk Khushite'. A total of 100 scrutinized and selected drawings of
Barendra express train narrowly escapes from accident in Rajshahi
Barendra express train with around 850 passengers had a narrow escape from an accident as its driver managed to stop after seeing a danger (red) signal at near Nandangachhi station under Charghat upazila of the district this morning. Local people found a broken part of the railway track before the arrival
10-day BNCC regimental camping ends in Rajshahi
A ten-day regimental camping of Mohasthan Regiment of Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) ended on the playground of Postal Academy here on Wednesday. Main thrust of the training was to enhance the moral and mental strength of the cadets along with equipping them with discipline and leadership characteristics. Around 526 student-cadets both
Specialized kidney hospital in Rajshahi in the offing
A specialized kidney hospital is going to be established in the city for welfare of the patients suffering from kidney and other relevant diseases. Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) and Sonar Bangla Foundation (SBF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the city Bhaban conference hall in order to establish the RCC-SBF
5 killed as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Rajshahi
A truck smashed a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw at Belpukur union under Puthiya upazila of Rajshahi district on Saturday (November 25) noon, leaving five people dead. The accident occurred at 3:00pm. The deceased were identified as Ayub Ali Labu and his sister Parvin Begum, Sharmin, Hridoy and Insaf Ali. Rajshahi University Fire Service Unit leader
Durga Puja ends amid festivity in Rajshahi
The five-day celebration of Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community, ended here on Tuesday with immersion of the Goddess Durga in the river Padma mainly. The last day rituals of the festival were celebrated amid much enthusiasm and festivity. 'Prasad' and sweets were distributed among the