Khuna Division

Food officer held while taking bribe in Khulna

Shawdesh Desk: Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday arrested Khulna’s Dumuria upazila food officer Ilias Hossain on charge of taking bribe from a local businessman, Assistant Director of ACC Tarun Kanti

50 fall sick as state-owned jute mills workers’ strike continues

Shawdesh Desk: About 50 workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore fell sick on Thursday as their fast-unto-death rolled into the fifth day. “Eleven of them were

Jute mills workers fall sick as hunger strike rolls into day 3

Shawdesh Desk: A number of workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore fell sick on Tuesday as their fast-unto-death continued for the third consecutive day. About 50,000

Rare fishing cat captured in Magura

Shawdesh dEsk: A rare fishing cat, locally known as ‘mechho bagh’, was trapped and captured at Shialjuri village of Sadar upazila in Magura on Sunday night. Police rescued the cat

Khulna jute mills workers resume hunger strike

Shawdesh DEsk: Workers of nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna and Jashore districts resumed their fast-unto-death on Sunday to press home their 11-point demand, including implementation of the wage commission

Floating drum bridge raises hopes in Khulna

Shawdesh Desk: There was no bridge on the Atharobaki River even several months ago to connect Rupsha and Terokhada upazilas. Residents of the areas had to use boats to cross

Drug addict son kills parents in Jashore

Shawdesh Desk: A drug addict youth reportedly stabbed his parents to death in Ramkrishnapur village of Chowgacha upazila of Jashore on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Mahir Uddin

Drip irrigation introduced in Jashore; farmers happy

Shawdesh Desk: The drip irrigation method introduced by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) has proved to be fruitful for cultivating vegetables and flowers round the year in the district.