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Thousands marooned as fresh areas flooded in 3 Sylhet dists
Downpour swells major rivers, stone quarries go under water
Three days' downpour and onrush of water from across the border swelled all the rivers in Sylhet, Moulvibazar and Sunamganj, flooding fresh areas in the three districts.

Satkhira Aug 17 JMB Blast Cases
Khulna STT could not record statement as complainant, witnesses did not turn up
Judge Abdus Salam Shikder of Khulna divisional speedy Trial Tribunal could not record statement of any of the 40 prosecution witnesses in five cases filed with Satkhira Sadar police station against 19

Export of 9 items thru' Akhaura port resumes today
Export of nine items through Akhaura Land Port will resume today as their prices were reverted to previous rates.

Khulna Jute Mills
Civic bodies appeal for payment of arrears
Leaders of Greater Khulna Development Action Coordination Committee (GKDACC) and Civic Right Group 'Udbigno Nagorik Samaj in separate statements yesterday appealed to the government for allocation ofmore

Two held for bribery in Thakurgaon
Joint forces yesterday arrested a project implementation officer (PIO) and the head clerk of his office for allegedly taking bribe.

Bird Flue
2,577 poultry birds culled in Lalmonirhat
About 2,577 poultry birds were culled in two days in Patgram upazila in Lalmonirhat district following detection of avian virus (bird flue) in the bodies of two chickens.

BSF returns two bodies
The Border Security Force (BSF) of India handed over bodies of two Bangladeshi to Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) in Kushtia and Sylhet yesterday.

3 criminals arrested in Benapole
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), in a raid conducted yesterday at Kanyadaha village under Sharsha upazila in Benapole, arrested three 'top' criminals and recovered arms and ammunition from there.