Boro procurement drive starts in Sylhet, Rajshahi

Our CorrespondentSYLHET, May 05: The Food Department has taken up a programme for procuring 28,919 tonnes of Boro this season from the four districts of Sylhet division, official sources said. Of the total, 20,705 tonnes would be Atap and the rest 8214 tonnes would parboiled rice, the sources added.Signing of...

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Discrimination in wages thwarting women empowerment in N-districts

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, May 05: Discrimination in wages and low family and social status is thwarting women empowerment and their effort of becoming self reliant in Rajshahi and surrounding districts.For time immemorial, womenfolk of the district, specially rural women, have been playing a vital role in maintaining household chores and working...

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Incessant rainfall brings smile on faces of jute cultivators

Our Correspondent MAGURA, May 05: The incessant rain that is lashing the district for the last couple of days has come as a boon for the jute growers.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura, sources said jute cultivation is going on in full swing. Over 27,050 hectares of land were...

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