ull,"image":"https://en-media.agamirsomoy.com/uploads/2026/07/6b13c8b2-6f44-4434-9029-2140cfe95165.webp","image_caption":"Rescue operations are underway to save those trapped under the debris. Photo: Agamir Somoy","shoulder":null,"sort_description":"At least five female students were killed after a landslide\r\nstruck a madrasah in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar. Many others are\r\nfeared to remain trapped under the debris. Local residents, volunteers and\r\nrescue teams are jointly carrying out rescue operations.\r\nThe incident occurred around 2 pm Wednesday in Block A-3 of\r\nCamp-5. Amid continuous heavy rain, a large section of a hill suddenly\r\ncollapsed onto a nearby madrasah and hifz center.\r\nCamp resident Md. Mostafa said that more th...","is_thread":false,"is_visible_shoulder":false,"is_visible_ticker":false,"date":"2026-07-08T16:46:58+06:00","category":{"name":"Bangladesh","slug":"bangladesh","path":"bangladesh"},"representative":"Cox’s Bazar Correspondent"},{"slug":"l9u4daefvvzq","url":"/bangladesh/l9u4daefvvzq","is_photo":false,"title":"Tk 2.31 Billion to Be Spent on Consultancy Alone!","ticker":"

PEC Meeting Scheduled for Thursday
Loan Source Shifted From India to AIIB
Project Name to Change
Cost and Timeline Increasing

","image":"https://en-media.agamirsomoy.com/uploads/2026/07/38944c57-e89f-4ced-89db-5a41c77cc5d0.webp","image_caption":"Graphics: Agamir Somoy","shoulder":"Bogura-Sirajganj New Railway Line","sort_description":"A new railway line will be constructed from Bogura to\r\nSirajganj. An allocation of Tk 2.31 billion has been proposed solely for\r\nconsultancy services for the project. Questions have been raised over why such\r\na large amount is needed for consultants.\r\nThe project is also undergoing changes in its source of\r\nforeign financing and its name. At the same time, the project cost is\r\nincreasing. These developments have occurred under the Ministry of Railways’\r\nproject titled ‘Construction of Dual-Gauge...","is_thread":false,"is_visible_shoulder":false,"is_visible_ticker":false,"date":"2026-07-08T16:27:37+06:00","category":{"name":"Bangladesh","slug":"bangladesh","path":"bangladesh"},"representative":"Hamid-Uz-Zaman"},{"slug":"yp9hfc7veuks","url":"/chattogram/yp9hfc7veuks","is_photo":false,"title":"Two Children Killed in Landslides in Chattogram","ticker":null,"image":"https://en-media.agamirsomoy.com/uploads/2026/07/398d65fd-54f8-47a9-a87b-46983d07fa29.webp","image_caption":"Graphics: Agamir Somoy","shoulder":null,"sort_description":"Two children have been killed in separate landslides in\r\nChattogram on Wednesday. The incidents took place at Muktijoddha Hill in\r\nSholoshahar in the city and in the Jungal\r\nSalimpur area under Sitakunda police station.\r\nA 10-month-old child, Ashraful Islam Tanvir, was killed in a\r\nlandslide at a garden house near Khejurtala in Jungal Salimpur on Wednesday\r\nmorning. The child’s mother was injured in the incident. Tanvir was the son of\r\nMohin Uddin of the area.\r\nAnother child, Sumaiya Akter (11),...","is_thread":false,"is_visible_shoulder":false,"is_visible_ticker":false,"date":"2026-07-08T15:57:38+06:00","category":{"name":"Chattogram","slug":"chattogram","path":"chattogram"},"representative":"Chattogram Office"},{"slug":"a00rjzdzlzdo","url":"/bangladesh/a00rjzdzlzdo","is_photo":false,"title":"Govt Agencies at Odds Over Tobacco Farming Data","ticker":null,"image":"https://en-media.agamirsomoy.com/uploads/2026/07/0aad3a7a-d122-4b8d-86c0-b6ea15447e36.webp","image_caption":"Photo: AI Generated","shoulder":null,"sort_description":"Tobacco\r\nfarming is rising across the country but the government’s own agencies cannot\r\nagree on the numbers as Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) and the Department\r\nof Agricultural Extension (DAE) are reporting conflicting figures. \r\nDAE data\r\nindicates that 87,582 acres were used for tobacco cultivation in the 2024-25\r\nfiscal year, while BBS data shows the figure reached 1,06,987 acres in the same\r\nperiod. Similar inconsistencie

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