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Mango glut triggers price collapse in Rajshahi

City Correspondent

Despite a bumper harvest this year, mango growers and traders in Rajshahi’s Bagha and Charghat upazilas are facing significant losses due to an oversupply in the market and dwindling consumer demand. Prices have dropped drastically, forcing many to sell below production cost and suffer losses of up to Tk 7 per kilogram.According to traders, a major ...

Policy needed to regulate kindergarten fees: Dr. Bidhan

City Correspondent

Adviser to the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar, has emphasized the urgent need for a comprehensive policy to regulate tuition fees in private kindergartens and ensure government oversight of their curriculum. He made the remarks on Thursday during a stakeholder meeting in Rajshahi aimed at improving the quality of primary ...

Authorities remove illegal structures from Padma embankment

City Correspondent

Rajshahi district administration carried out an eviction drive on Wednesday afternoon to remove illegal structures from the Padma River’s I embankment adjacent to the city’s Hi-Tech Park.Leading the operation, Executive Magistrate and Senior Assistant Commissioner Rokibul Hasan coordinated efforts alongside police and Water Development Board (WDB) officials. A total of eight shops were demolished during the ...

2 Rajshahi BNP leaders face lifetime expulsion

City Correspondent

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has expelled two leaders of Puthia upazila unit for lifetime due to violating party discipline. The expulsions were confirmed in a press release issued by the District BNP on Wednesday. The statement was signed by District BNP Convener Abu Sayeed Chad, Joint Convener Saiful Islam Marshal, and Member Secretary Bishwanath Sarkar.The expelled individuals ...

Man killed in Rajshahi road mishap

City Correspondent

A man was killed after being run over by a truck in Rajshahi district on Monday morning.The incident happened around 9:30 AM in front of BISIC Mango Tower besides Boalia Police Station in the district.The deceased was identified as Mostafizur Rahman Sumon, 41, son of Shahidur Rahman, a resident of Sopura Miapara area under the ...

Local livestock fills Rajshahi cattle market's demand

City Correspondent

Rajshahi cattle markets are witnessing brisk sales as local livestock dominate offerings for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.Eight district’s Farmers in the division have prepared one-third of the country's total demand for sacrificial animals, with an estimated 1.7 million surplus animals expected to be sent nationwide after fulfilling local demands.Sales have already begun in the division's 302 ...

Outrage grows over RU hall closure during Eid

City Correspondent

Students at Rajshahi University (RU) are protesting the administration’s decision to shut down all residential dormitories during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, calling the move “unreasonable” and “insensitive.”According to the Provost Council, all 17 residential dormitories of the university will be closed from June 6 to June 12, with students required to vacate by 12:00 PM on ...

RUCSU election schedule demanded

City Correspondent

Students of Rajshahi University have issued a 9-point demand, including the announcement of a complete schedule for the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union election. The demands were announced in a press conference held on Sunday around 1:00 PM in the university’s transport area under the banner of the "RU Reform Movement."Salahuddin Ammar, spokesperson of the RU ...

RU suspends prof, expels student over misconduct

City Correspondent

Rajshahi University (RU) has temporarily suspended an associate professor and a female student following their detention in an "objectionable situation".The decision was made during the university's 539th Syndicate meeting on Thursday, confirmed by Pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Professor Mohammad Main Uddin.The accused professor is Mohammad Hedayet Ullah, a faculty member of Finance Department at the university.Professor ...

RU Folklore students on hunger strike over reforms

City Correspondent

Students of Rajshahi University’s Folklore Department have begun an indefinite hunger strike, demanding urgent academic and administrative reforms, including a change to department’s name. The protest began on Thursday morning in front of the department premises.Students of Folklore Department at Rajshahi University have gone on an indefinite hunger strike, pressing a three-point demand that includes renaming ...