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55-year-old Balayet gets chance to study journalism in Varendra University

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News Desk : dhakamirror.com The 55-year-old, Md Balayet Sheikh, has qualified in the admission test of Varendra University for the academic session — Fall-2022. Balayet proved that age cannot be a barrier to education as he got the successful passed the entry test of Journalism, Communication and Media Studies at the Varendra University. Balayet said, … Read more

BRAC Bank introduces real-time cash deposit machine

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Brac Bank has launched 39 real-time cash deposit machines (RCDMs) in Dhaka, Gazipur, Chattogram, Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna, Rangpur, Bogura, Jashore and Pabna in the first phase.
The machine allows customers to deposit cash any time and any day of a week to their Brac Bank accounts and pay credit card bills within minutes, a press

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Barind farmers at mercy of DTW operators

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Ethnic minorities suffer more
Suzon Ali . Rajshahi
Farmers in the Barind region are held hostage by Barind Multipurpose Development Authority deep tube well operators.
Some farmers in the region said that deep tube well operators did not irrigate their land properly while others said that operators extracted extra money and ‘undue benefits’ from them.
Talking with New Age, farmers in all the nine upazilas of Rajshahi district alleged various irregularities, corruption and nepotism against BMDA deep tube well operators.
On March 23, two Santal farmers

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City polls to augur well for the nat’l election?

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Last-minute mass-contact by heavy weight leaders from both the ruling Awami League and the opposition BNP, marked the end of the campaign for the mayoral polls in the four city corporations –Sylhet, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barisal- scheduled for June 15. Though officially political parties can not contest the city corporation election, it has turned   into an electoral

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Adulteration in food rampant in Rajshahi

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The sale of unhealthy and date-expired foods in fast food shops, confectionaries and hotels in Rajshahi has become rampant amid lax drive against food adulteration.
Availing lack of monitoring by the Directorate of National Consumer Right Protection, the unscrupulous traders are selling date expired and spurious commodities.

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Severe heat scorches Rajshahi people

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The mercury on Thursday rose to 40 degrees Celsius, the highest rise so far this season, sending the people on the streets panting for water and cool air in Rajshahi and the adjacent areas.
Local met office said a mild heat wave hit most of the northern districts, restricting people’s movement particularly during mid-day when the heat was at its peak.

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Kalir Baan staged at Rajshahi College

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Kalir Baan staged at Rajshahi CollegeThe newly formed Rajshahi University College based troupe named Rajshahi College Natya on Friday premiered its debut production Kalir Baan in presence of a houseful audience at the college auditorium.
The programme began with a discussion session in which vice principal of the college professor Habibur Rahman, associate professor of management department Shah Alom,

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People’s participation stressed to ensure civic services in Rajshahi

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Participation of mass people is vital to ensure civic services for the poor and marginalised communities and children, said development activists and journalists at a workshop in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
They viewed that participation of the mass people was essential for transparent and accountable delivery of the services. The district level workshop titled ‘claiming rights of children to

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Registration deadline for RU convocation extended

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The Rajshahi University authorities have fixed October 18 as the deadline of registration for the 8th convocation of the university in spite of October 6, says a press release on Monday.
Earlier, the registration began on September 7. The convocation was scheduled to be held on December 2.
The authorities in a press release said a few changes were brought in the criteria for

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Withdrawal of case against 13 RU students demanded

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Rajshahi University teachers and students observed “Student-Teacher Repression Day” yesterday, calling upon the government and authorities concerned to withdraw the case filed against 13 RU students over the August 22, 2007 unrest on the campus.
That day, law enforcers assaulted RU teachers, students and staff who were protesting

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Rajshahi silk showrooms draws huge crowd

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Silk fabrics, weaved and designed by local artisans, are on tremendous demand in the Eid markets of Rajshahi city, with the moneyed people rushing to the city silk showrooms every day.
After a lull in trade and commerce in the city due to a week-long drizzling, shopping in Eid markets has gained momentum as the sky became clear on

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Char dwellers denied health, edn services

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Education for the children of the people of chars (landmasses that has emerged from the riverbed) of the Godagari upazila of northern Rajshahi district ends at the primary level as they cannot go to high schools located in other places due to risky and troublesome communication.
Besides, health services remain elusive for the people of the remote chars, as

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Arsenic-free drinking water in Rajshahi

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The Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) has been supplying arsenic-free drinking water among people in some parts of the dried tract for the last couple of years. Sources said the BMDA has a target to construct 620 more installations to supply the safe drinking water through pipeline by the forthcoming June.
The initiative was taken to reduce the acute crisis of drinking water in the drought-prone

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