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Zahangir Shah

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Manikganj youth builds aircraft, flies it

With determination and hard work, even the most difficult tasks become possible. A young man from Manikganj has demonstrated this by building his own aeroplane and successfully flying it.
4 March 2025, 18:00 PM
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Why did cops shoot my boy? He was only 14

He succumbed to his wounds on the way to Enam Medical College Hospital.
29 July 2024, 12:16 PM

‘Wish we all died together’

Josna Begum had visions of Eid filled with laughter – new clothes for her children, the sweet aroma of biryani filling their tiny home at New Slum area of Manikganj Sadar.  With the joyous holiday just days away, the anticipation should have been bubbling over.  Instead, Josna is grappling with a devastating loss that forever altered the course of her family’s life.
8 April 2024, 18:00 PM
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Natakhola police probe centre: Construction work stops for fund crisis

Construction work of Natakhola Police Investigation Centre has remained incomplete for the last couple of months.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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C-section: When exception becomes a norm

Caesarean sections or C-sections, a lifesaving procedure which is done in special cases during birth, have become a norm in Bangladesh, especially in private clinics, data show.
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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Remembering a language martyr

Seventy-two years ago, Rafiq Uddin Ahmed became a language martyr among many brave souls who sacrificed their lives for Bangla -- their mother tongue.
21 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Brick kilns killing their dream of education

Seventeen-year-old Sumi Akter was seen walking on a brick kiln premises with her three-year-old daughter Ayesha Akhter in her lap.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
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Ferry capsize in Padma: Salvage operation of ferry yet to begin

The one person -- a crew member of the ferry -- who went missing after the incident could not be traced till the filing of the report at 8:00pm.
18 January 2024, 16:01 PM
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A beacon for entrepreneurs

When West Pakistan-based businesses dominated trade and investment in the 1950s and 60s of the country, very few Bangladeshis
19 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Daulatdia Ghat may get swept away anytime

The Daulatdia berthing point in Rajbari may get swept away anytime due to erosion by the Padma, which is going to eventually cause a disruption of Paturia-Daulatdia ferry service.
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Saviour of expecting mothers

Human society can be cruel and unforgiving: a lesson for any adult. At the time of birth however, when newborn takes first breath in
28 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cattle rearing brings her solvency

Cattle rearing finally alleviated her poverty.
22 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Classical music soiree in Manikganj

A classical music soiree was held in Manikganj on Monday night. Nazrul-Promila Institute, an organization formed in memory of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and his wife Ashalata Sen Promila, arranged the programme titled 'Purobi' at an auditorium at Aricha ghat under Shivalaya upazila of the district.
3 January 2017, 18:00 PM
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Three -day literary and cultural conference ends in Manikganj

The three-day international literature and cultural conference recently ended at Manikganj Government Boys' High School play
4 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Weeklong folk festival ends at Hasli village

A seven-day folk festival ended at Hasli village in Manikganj on October 5.
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Syed Shamsul Haq remembered in Manikganj

Ambidextrous writer Syed Shamsul Haq was remembered in Manikganj through a cultural programme and discussion. Sangskritik
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Shift terminal to save it from Padma erosion

Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari's Goalanda is under serious threat of being entirely devoured by the mighty Padma river,
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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For the love of flowers

Engineer Khan Mohammad Aftab Uddin's love for flowers has flourished into a profitable business venture in Manikganj.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Shamim, friends take in another

Shamim Ahmed in his continued endeavour to help those suffering from mental distress took treatment responsibility of another woman, aged around 35.
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Owners-BIWTA row over legality

Speedboats have been plying with passengers on the Aricha-Kazirhat river route illegally for the last 11 months. The service started
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Rabiul remembered as son of Manikganj

Speakers yesterday at a memorial meeting highlighted the life of Mohammad Rabiul Karim, a slain assistant commissioner of the
15 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Key Bangladesh river Jamuna losing navigability

Around 50 laden cargo vessels heading towards the northern region have been stranded near Paturia and Daulatdia ferry ghats for the last couple of days due to poor navigability in the Jamuna river.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Padma devours part of Daulatdia ferry terminal

Daulatdia ferry ghat is now under serious threat posed by river erosion. Ghat (landing spot) No 2 was closed from Sunday after erosion
8 March 2016, 18:00 PM
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Leading by example

People of seven villages in Manikganj Sadar upazila have set an example by taking an initiative to build a concrete bridge over a canal at Palora Mollar Ghat on their own.
26 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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'We too can'

Physically challenged Sujon, 13, cannot move without support from others. He cannot speak either. His father Sayedur remarried and got settled in Tangail.
8 February 2016, 18:00 PM
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UZ offices under threat as embankment breaks

Erosion by the Padma River has taken a serious turn in Harirampur upazila under the district.
2 November 2015, 18:00 PM
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Medical service eludes Manikganj char people

Around 30 thousand people of Azimnagar, Sutalori and Lechhraganj unions of Harirampur upazila under the district, especially those on
23 September 2015, 18:00 PM
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Death toll reaches 70

The death toll in Sunday's launch disaster in the Padma in Manikganj rose to 70, and the ill-fated vessel, MV Mostafa, was salvaged yesterday.
23 February 2015, 21:59 PM

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