Tripura Police seized drugs valued at Rs 5 lakh in a late-night operation near the Indo-Bangladesh border, leading to an arrest and ongoing investigation.
Larger mother vessels will now be able to load or unload their goods directly from the jetty of Payra port as capital dredging of Ramnabad channel is now complete, according to port officials.
Fishers in the coastal district of Patuakhali are yet to get any support from the government’s Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme even though eight days have passed since the 22-day ban on catching hilsa began on October 7.