Bauphal News Today

She will distribute relief among 2,000 cyclone victims at the Govt Mozahar Uddin Biswas Degree College ground

Cyclone Remal has killed at least 13 people, destroyed more than 35,000 homes, and seriously affected more than 37 lakh people in 19 districts.

Cyclone Remal has killed at least 13 people, destroyed more than 35,000 homes, and seriously affected more than 37 lakh people in 19 districts.

As many as 200 houses were damaged, electric transmission lines snapped, and trees were uprooted, resulting in the disruption of road communication in many places

At least 11 people died and many others injured as violent nor’westers lashed Jhalakathi, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Khulna, Bagerhat, and Netrokona districts yesterday.

Apart from the loans for five major bridges, various ministries and divisions have also submitted proposals for projects worth $23b for NDB loans

Karimon Nesa, mother of Prothom Alo reporter Samsuzzaman Shams, came all the way to Dhamrai from her Manikganj home to attend a human chain demanding the release of her son and scrapping of the controversial Digital Security Act.

Before the Padma Bridge, the fruits would be taken to Dhaka via cargoes and trucks, which would take around 2-3 days, said Abdul Hannan, a Dhaka-based watermelon wholesaler.

Watermelon farmers in southern Bangladesh are pleased to be getting bumper yields and prices early this season as their produce can now reach markets all over the country thanks to the improved connectivity provided by Padma Bridge.

A collaboration of IFIC Bank and DCI-RSC has organised a three-day blanket distribution from today, aiming to protect the cold-affected destitute people of Bauphal, Patuakhali.