“For the last one week, the water has been rising here. It’s increased by, like, two feet. We’re fearing that we may get flooded, at a time when the water in Sylhet is receding.”
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Authorities of Rajnarayanpur Government Primary School, located near Nagarbari port area in Bera upazila, stopped all academic activities after three teachers of the institution were tested positive for Covid-19.
Md Aiyub Khan, a farmer of Kollanpur char in Pabna's Bera upazila, cultivated 10 bighas of land to produce 100 maunds of peanut, the only crop that can be grown on sandbanks. "The land is not fertile enough to cultivate other crops. So, I cultivated peanuts expecting bumper production. I have already harvested five bighas but the Jamuna river is swelling up now and I am
Cargo vessel owners issue ultimatum over ‘illegal toll collection’
Bangladesh Cargo Vessel Owners Association (BCVOA) on Sunday warned of waging a movement unless their six-point demands, including stopping illegal toll collection, are met within next 90 days.
The water transportation sector will see a downfall or face ruination if the problems are not solved by then, leaders of the association said.
They demanded of the government to stop illegal toll collection by a section of people from the Coast Guard, River Police, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) and Department of Shipping.
They put forward the demands at a press briefing at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU), organised by Noujan Babosha Samriddhi Oikkya Parishad.