An inflatable rubber dam being built on the Atrai river in Dinajpur will be completed by the end of this year, facilitating irrigation using surface water instead of underground water as well as fish cultivation. The dam — 135-metre long and four-metre high– will create a 44- km long reservoir in the river that usually ... Read more
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Varied uses of a flute
The innovative Rethey Tudu Rethey Tudu, an octogenarian Santal of Dinajpur, has developed a new technique to put his six-holed bamboo stick to good use. The invention is now an inseparable part of his life — as a flute, a walking stick and more. “Sometime I use the stick for hunting too,” asserts the elderly ... Read more
Cultural programme marking 156th Santal Revolutionary day
The 156th ‘Historic Santal Revolutionary Day’ was celebrated here in Dinajpur and its 13 upazilas with cultural programmes performed by the artistes of the community. Discussions were also organised highlighting the significance of this day. Colourful festival processions were brought out in various areas of Dinajpur. In Phulbari, a programme
Railway blockade continues in Dinajpur
Local people in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur are continuing their railway blockade programme for the second consecutive day on Thursday, protesting the government’s plan for open pit mining in Barapukuria Coal Mine. Local administration was holding a meeting the committee members till filing of this report at the rest house of Roads and Highway Department at about ... Read more
Mob sets police station on fire
Forces OC, cops to take off uniforms, 30 injured in clashes over robbery At least 30 people were injured as several thousand villagers besieged two police stations and set a police station and a vehicle on fire in Birganj and Kaharol upazilas of Dinajpur on Tuesday. Four police personnel were injured in a mass beating ... Read more