Four schools designated as polling centres came under "arson attacks" in a short span of time in Netrokona's Kendua upazila earlier today, police officials said.
The long-running problem of drying and processing tobacco leaves on school grounds in Lalmonirhat came to an end after a report was published in The Daily Star on Monday (March 14, 2022).
Following a report published in The Daily Star, the High Court has directed the government to take necessary steps to stop drying and processing tobacco leaves on the premises of academic institutions across the country.
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