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Each time a newborn baby girl sees the light of the world in his area, Sub-Inspector Mosharaf Hossain, in-charge of Tangail’s Kagmari police outpost, greets her with gifts, a personal initiative breaking stereotypes about gender.
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Refaz Uddin, a traditional sari weaver based in Nagarpur upazila of Tangail, has been struggling to maintain his business for a few years now due to a fall in demand.
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Eighty-year-old valiant freedom fighter Dilip Kumar Dey has been earning a living by performing popular Bangla songs like Eto sur ar eto gaan jodi konodin theme jai in markets, schools, colleges and bus stands for the last few decades.
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Abdus Samad could not harvest a single grain of coriander (dhoney) or sesame (til) or an ounce of jute from his five bighas of land due to this year’s prolonged flood.
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There is no permanent bus terminal in Tangail’s Gopalpur upazila, causing immense sufferings to commuters as well as transport owners and workers.