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Drought affects Boro paddy in Sunamganj

SYLHET, Mar 21: Drought has affected standing Boro crop in different areas under Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj district. Several thousand farmers are in great distress as at least 3,000 hectares of land have already been affected. There was no rain in the last three months here, local sources informed. Normally...

A huge number of bamboos

A huge number of bamboos being transported to different areas of Bandarban through the Sangu river. The photo was taken on Thursday — Focus Bangla

Thrust on effective media role in ensuring safe poultry production

RAJSHAHI, Mar 21 (BSS): Mass media, both print and electronic, can play a vital role in ensuring safe poultry farming and marketing for the sake of freeing people's health from hazards.If the malpractices and anomalies were made public through media frequently the common people can get scope of taking precautionary...

Use of perching method in crop fields gains popularity

BOGURA, Mar 21: Use of perching method in the crop fields is gaining popularity among the farmers in the district.Many growers told this correspondent that they are applying the method in Boro paddy land and getting positive results."It reduces our production cost as it is an environment-friendly way to check...

Okra growers hopeful of achieving good output

RANGPUR, Mar 21: The okra growers in the district are optimistic of achieving a good yield during the current season due to a congenial weather condition.Okra is cultivated at Annadanagor, Chhawla, Deuti and Nabdiganj under Pirgachha upazila, Paschim Mandrain, Changmari in Gangachara upazila, Pairaband, Boiragiganj, Ranipukur in Mithapukur upazila, Baniapara,...

Netrakona DAE eyes 0.75m tonnes of rice yield

NETRAKONA, Mar 21 (BSS): Boro rice cultivation in the district has exceeded this year's target with bringing additional 2,648 hectors of land under cultivation.Now, farmers are putting in their best efforts in nursing the growing rice plants across the district.Officials of the department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Netrakona said, the...

0.84m families in Rangpur get rice at Tk 10 per kg

RANGPUR, Mar 21 (BSS): The Department of Food started selling rice at Tk 10 per kg rate among 0.84 million families under the government's 'Food-friendly programme' to make rice available for the ultra poor at a very low price."Each card holder family is getting 30 kg rice monthly at Tk...