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Bamboo products fetch good prices

RANGPUR, Mar 13: A good number of indigenous families at Adivasi Palli of Mahelipara village at Chatra union under Pirganj upazila in the district are earning their living by making different bamboo products.Around one hundred families belonging to aboriginal Santal community of the adivasi palli are engaged in making household...

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BWDB to repair 82km dam in four upazilas

KHULNA, Mar 13 (UNB): The Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) is planning a Tk 110 billion project to repair embankments to tackle river erosion in four upazilas.Under this project, at least 82 km of vulnerable parts of dams will be repaired.The initiative was taken after identifying weak spots in embankments...

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Rajshahi farmers achieve ample pumpkin yield

RAJSHAHI, Mar 13: Farmers in the district have achieved an ample production of pumpkin this season.The pumpkin peasants are making a good profit than other Rabi crops growers spending a small amount of money. The farmers had sowed the seed of the vegetable October last and started harvesting from the...

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88,624 hectares of land come under maize farming in six districts

JASHORE, Mar 13 (BSS): Farmers are expecting a bumper production of maize in the six south-western districts under Khulna division during the current season as the farmers cultivated the crop on record amounts of land.The six districts are- Jashore, Jhenaidah, Chuadanga, Kushtia, Meherpur and Magura.Officials of the Department of Agricultural...

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Excellent flowering raises hopes among litchi growers

MAGURA, Mar 13: Excellent litchi flowering has raised hopes among the growers across the district.With the advent of spring, litchi tress have taken a new look with ample flowers. Cultivators are expecting a bumper production of the juicy fruit this season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura sources said litchi...

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ISCG, govt hold workshop on cyclone preparedness

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 13: Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) and the Bangladesh government jointly organised a Stakeholder Workshop on 'Cyclone and Monsoon Preparedness: Cox's Bazar District and Camp Settlements' ahead of the approaching cyclone and the monsoon season.The two-day workshop was kicked off on Wednesday.Representative from the Bangladesh Red Crescent...

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Training for union council chairmen held in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Mar 13: A day-long training on "Standing Committee Affairs" for the union council chairmen, secretaries and chairpersons of standing committee was held at the conference room of Sadar upazila council in the district town on Wednesday.Bangladesh Rural Development Board (BRDB) and Gaibandha Sadar upazila administration arranged the training under...

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Husband to walk gallows for killing wife

NETRAKONA, Mar 13 (BSS): A court here today sentenced a man to death for killing his wife at Dakhin Kalador village under Purbadhala upazila of the district in 2009.District and Session judge KM Rasheduzzaman handed down the verdict to Faruq Mia in his absence.According to prosecution, on September 01, 2009,...

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Asrayan project ensures better life for 4,500 people

Asrayan Project has turned into an evident means of alleviating poverty of the people who once passed their days in extreme miseries after becoming victims of disasters like cyclone, river erosion and landslides.In Rangpur about 4,500 people affected by river erosion and other climatic disorders are changing their fortune through...

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Villagers extracting raw coal

Villagers extracting raw coal from the Jadukata riverbed under Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj to use it as a cooking fuel — FE Photo

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