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Raghunathpur farmers grow early winter tomato on vast tract of land

GOPALGANJ, Nov 06: Farmers of Raghunathpur union under Gopalganj Sadar are growing early winter tomato on a vast tract of land.Dilip Biswas of Raghunathpur village said he is growing 'Beautiful' variety of the item on two bighas of land this season. Early winter tomato farming is popular among the growers...

Water spinach cultivation gains popularity among peasants

NATORE, Nov 06: Commercial cultivation of water spinach is gaining popularity among the grassroots peasants in the district.High market demand and fair prices of the leafy vegetable have also brought smile on the faces of hundreds of poor farmers in the district.The Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) provided quality seeds...

Low-price rice on sale for Sylhet ultra-poor

SYLHET, Nov 06: The government's low-price rice selling programme of the current season for ultra-poor is going on in Sylhet division.The dealers have already taken their delivery for November, officials at the Food Department said on Tuesday. A cardholder is allowed to buy 30 kg rice at the rate of...

Kawnia growers start sowing potato seeds

RANGPUR, Nov 06: Farmers of Kawnia upazila in the district have geared up sowing of early variety potato seeds with new zeal and optimism just after harvesting short duration of Aman paddy during the current season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said around 5,200 hectares of land have been...

Short-duration paddy cultivators happy with present rate

BOGURA, Nov 06: Growers of short-duration paddy variety in the district are delighted over the present market rate of their newly-harvested produce.BINA-7 paddy is selling at Tk 900 to Tk 1,100 per maund in the local market.Some 18,560 hectares of land were brought under the cultivation of the paddy in...

Youth of Rupgram village sets up integrated farm

NAOGAON, Nov 06 (UNB): Sohel Rana of Rupgram village in Dibor union under Patnitola upazila in the district started an integrated farm in his village after completing his graduation.And now he has become a source of encouragement for the unemployed graduates in his locality.Reflecting his homely values, he named it...

Experts focus on commercial sheep farming

RAJSHAHI, Nov 06 (BSS): Experts and academics here observed that a large-scale promotion of commercial sheep farming can be the vital means of meeting the existing protein demands.They also opined that commercial sheep farming is very important for producing valuable wool to help develop wool-based textile in the country. As...

Sylhet, Sherpur road accidents kill three

SYLHET, Nov 06 (UNB): A couple was killed and their two sons were injured as a speeding lorry hit the auto-rickshaw carrying them on Bimanbandar road at Lakkatora Tea Gardens area on Monday evening.The deceased were identified as Kaysan Islam Chowdhury, 40, and his wife Rafiya Sultana, 35, residents of...