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Rajshahi farmers face heavy loss due to untimely rainfall

RAJSHAHI, May 15: Due to untimely heavy rainfall, hope for a bumper production of Boro paddy has been dashed in the district. Due to impact of climate change, there was repeated rain, hail-storm and storm during the advent of the summer which destroyed the standing paddy. As a result, the...

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Peasants threshing paddy on metalled roads

RANGPUR, May 15: Farmers in different areas in Rangpur district are using metalled roads for threshing and drying paddy and straw in the ongoing Boro harvesting season, making the roads risky for vehicular movement. A good number of roads in the district including Rangpur-Bougra highway, Rangpur-Phulbari (Dinajpur), Mahiganj-Mirbag road and...

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12 die in road crashes in five districts

A total of 12 people were killed in road mishaps in five districts on Tuesday, report agencies.In Manikganj, three persons were killed and 20 others injured in a road mishap at Cross-Bridge area of Ghior upazila.The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.Rifat Rahman Shamim, superintendent of Manikganj...

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Market prices delight Tangail papaya cultivators

TANGAIL, May 15: Papaya growers of the district are happy over the present market price.Sources from the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said papaya cultivation is gaining popularity in the district. A good number of farmers have improved their socio-economic condition by growing the fruit. Papaya cultivation is easy. It...

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Food Dept procures 13,693 tonnes of rice from Sylhet division

SYLHET, May 15: The food department has already procured 13,693 tonnes of rice during the current season in Sylhet division. It includes 6837 tonnes of parboiled and the rest 6856 tonnes of Atap, an official of the department informed on Tuesday.The collected quantity includes 1690 tonnes of parboiled rice and...

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A craftsman making bamboo products

A craftsman making bamboo products for sale in the local market in Kahaloo upazila of Bogura on Tuesday — FE Photo

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