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Two supporters of rival Dakshin Ulania union chairperson candidates were killed in a clash in Barishal’s Mehendiganj upazila early yesterday.
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Pahela Baishakh is just three days away. But for the second year in a row, the day is set to be less of an occasion for joy and more like just another day spent at home.
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Fishermen and fish traders have found themselves in hot water as the ongoing nationwide pandemic restrictions have hampered sales ahead of Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla calendar.
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Despite a bumper yield of watermelon in Barishal division, the top producer of the popular summer fruit, farmers and traders fear massive losses because of the new containment measures aimed at curbing the rise in coronavirus infections.
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Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal -- one of the major healthcare centres in the country’s southern region -- lacks handwashing facilities for visitors at outpatient departments that have seen a swelling crowd in recent times, increasing the risk of rapid transmission of coronavirus from there amid the second wave.