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Free seeds, fertilizers and agricultural inputs distributed to farmers to increase wheat production in Tetulia

Under the Agricultural Rehabilitation Incentive Support Program for the fiscal year 2025-26, free wheat seeds, fertilizers and necessary agricultural inputs have been distributed among farmers and agricultural workers in Tetulia Upazila of Panchagarh to increase wheat production in the Rabi season.

29 bottles of Indian Phensedyl recovered in Panchagarh border area (BGB)

On Sunday (December 21), at around 12 midnight, a special patrol team of Ghagra BOP under the command of Havildar Abul Kalam Azad conducted an operation at a place called Bramtal in Harivasa Union No. 7 of Sadar Police Station, approximately 150 yards inside Bangladesh from Border Pillar 754/2-S and recovered 29 bottles of Indian Phensedyl without an owner. The BGB said that the Caesar value of the seized goods is 11,600 taka.

Press conference in Panchagarh: Demand exemplary punishment for daughter's killers

The parents of a housewife in Panchagarh have accused their daughter of being brutally murdered two years after her marriage. They are holding a press conference demanding punishment for the culprits in this incident.

Police constable's half-decomposed body found in Panchagarh 22 days after going missing

The body of a policeman named Aktaruzzaman (46) has been recovered 22 days after he went missing after returning home from work on leave. On Thursday (December 18), the police recovered his half-decomposed body from a sugarcane field in Naymile village of Satmera union in Panchagarh Sadar upazila.

Mysterious light flashes in the sky on the border of Tetulia, locals are terrified by the terrifying sound

A mysterious light suddenly appeared in the sky of Tetulia in Panchagarh, causing panic and curiosity in various areas of the district after the sighting of a bright light in the sky on Thursday (December 18) evening. Within moments, the matter spread on social media and various speculations started surrounding the light.

International Migrants Day and Expatriates Day celebrated in Tetulia

On the occasion of International Migrants Day and National Expatriates Day in Tetulia, Panchagarh, a colorful procession took out in front of the Tetulia Auditorium on Thursday, December 18. The day was celebrated with the theme 'We will take our skills abroad, we will build our homeland with remittances'.

Victory Day celebrated with various arrangements in Panchagarh

Victory Day was celebrated with various arrangements in Panchagarh. The day was started with 31 gun salutes in the morning of Tuesday, December 16 at the Collectorate premises. Wreaths were laid at the Martyr Freedom Fighters Memorial with the sunrise.

Tetulia celebrates the great Victory Day on December 16 with due dignity

Tetulia celebrates the great Victory Day with due dignity. The Victory Day program began with paying tribute to the martyrs at the Liberation Memorial in the early hours of the day.

Grand opening of 'Baser Chhauni Cafe and Resort' in Tetulia

The grand inauguration of the modern-facilitated tourism and entertainment center 'Banser Chhauni Cafe and Resort' was held in Tentulia, Panchagarh.

Discussion meeting on the occasion of Tetulia Martyred Intellectuals Day with due dignity

The Tetulia Upazila administration has celebrated the Martyred Intellectuals Day with due dignity. On the occasion of the day, a discussion meeting was held at the Tetulia Upazila Parishad auditorium on Sunday (December 14) morning.

Record yield of Aman rice in Tetulia: Smiles on farmers' faces, joy of Pitha festival

This year, Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh has witnessed a bumper yield of Aman rice. Field after field is covered with golden rice, the sweet aroma of ripe rice is floating in the air. Farmers are smiling.

Vegetable seller Shihab will contest the National Assembly elections!

Shihab Ahmed, a former vegetable seller turned successful entrepreneur, has announced his candidacy for the Lalmonirhat-1 (Patgram-Hatibandha) constituency as an independent candidate.

40 AB Party leaders and activists rejoin Jamaat

After five years, 40 leaders and activists led by Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury returned to Jamaat-e-Islami in Birampur, Dinajpur. They formally returned to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami by filling out the party form at a joining ceremony held at the Jamaat office at Dhanhati intersection in Birampur town on Thursday (September 18) at 8 pm.

The country's first illiteracy-free village: The forgotten glory story of Kachhubari-Kristapur

Kachhubari-Kristapur village, near Thakurgaon city. After the 1971 Liberation War, a new battle faced the young people of the newly independent country—a war against ignorance and illiteracy. When the country was dreaming of reconstruction after the Liberation War, a group of young people from the village took up the torch of education.

Newly constructed road in Tentulia to be paved in 15 days, locals angry over irregularities

The people of Buraburi Union in Tentulia, Panchagarh, were hoping for a paved road. The road development project worth about 1.5 crore taka was started with the dream that there would be no more dust, mud or potholes while traveling from the market to the union parishad. But the reality is much tougher. The new road was paved just 15 days after construction. The angry villagers asked - "What do we gain from this development?"

Uncontrolled stone extraction with bomb machines in Tentulia: Natural resources are being looted in front of the administration's eyes!

A terrible festival of environmental destruction is underway in Tentulia upazila of Panchagarh. Stone is being extracted freely with bomb machines (dredges) in the dark of night in this town full of natural beauty. Despite multiple raids by the administration, police and BGB, this illegal activity has not stopped.

Murder case filed against 154 people including former minister, MP-DC-SP in Panchagarh

A murder case has been filed against 154 people including former minister, former MP, Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police in the murder of Panchagarh district BNP leader Abdur Rashid Arefin. On Tuesday (May 6) afternoon, the Panchagarh Chief Judicial Magistrate Court (Amli Court-1) ordered the Sadar Police Station to register the case subject to investigation.

Human chain in Bhajanpur demanding removal of principal

Local residents have formed a human chain and protest march demanding the cancellation of illegal recruitment and removal of Bhajanpur Nagar Technical and BM College Principal Abu Sufian in Panchagarh.

dakhil exam question leak, madrasa teacher and 2 in jail

A madrasa teacher and an Alim student have been arrested in Kishoreganj, Nilphamari on charges of leaking the first paper of the ongoing Dakhil exam. Later, they were sent to jail through the court. When the district court produced them on Tuesday evening, the judge ordered them to be sent to jail.

Panchagarh road accident: Death under truck - 1

A cyclist named Mohammad Shamsul Haque (65) died after being crushed under a truck in Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh.

Benapole Immigration Authority did not allow 54 ISKCON devotees to go to India

The Benapole Immigration Police did not allow 54 ISKCON devotees from Bangladesh to go to India while they were going to India through the Benapole International Checkpost Immigration.

Panchagarh District Awami League President and Former Railway Minister Murder Case - Bail Rejected

The court has rejected the bail of former Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan, the main accused in the case filed on November 10 (Sunday) for the murder of a rickshaw puller named Al Amin, who participated in the anti-discrimination student movement in Panchagarh, and then disappeared, and sent him to jail.

Training workshop held for transport workers on noise pollution control in Panchagarh

শনিবার ( ৩০ নভেম্বর) সকাল ১১ টায় পঞ্চগড় জেলা প্রশাসকের সম্মেলন কক্ষে পঞ্চগড়- এ শব্দ দূষণ নিয়ন্ত্রণে সমন্বিত ও অংশীদারিত্বমূলক প্রকল্প- এর আওতায় পরিবহন শ্রমিক/চালকগণের সমন্বয়ে প্রশিক্ষণ কর্মশালা অনুষ্ঠিত হয়।

Mobile court operation to protect the environment in Panchagarh: 2500 taka fine

On Wednesday, November 27, under the "Integrated and Partnership Project to Control Noise Pollution" implemented by the Panchagarh Department of Environment, a joint initiative of the Panchagarh District Administration and the Department of Environment, conducted a mobile court in the Panchagarh Sadar Union Parishad premises on Panchagarh-Tentulia Road in Sadar Upazila of the district. A total of 2,500/-(two thousand five hundred) taka fine was imposed on the drivers of 01 (one) bus and 04 (four) trucks and 08 (eight) hydraulic horns used for sounding the horns in excess of the prescribed standard were seized.

Former IGP Panchagarh's son Mainul Islam to be ambassador