Combine harvester evokes little interest among farmers

MAGURA, May 13: Farmers in Magura district are showing little interest in using the combine harvester to reap their paddy and other similar types of crop, not finding it a cost-effective solution in different considerations. On the other hand, operators are also not so much interested to continue business running...

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Farmers in trouble with low paddy price, labour shortage in Lalmonirhat

OUR CORRESPONDENTLALMONIRHAT, May 13: Farmers of Lalmonirhat have been getting low price for their Boro paddy as shortage of labourers and high harvesting cost added to their woes.Growers of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Boro paddy across the district have started harvesting in full swing, although sudden rainfall in the...

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Woman gets life term for killing twin daughters in Khulna

KHULNA, May 13 (BSS): A court in Khulna on Wednesday sentenced a woman to life imprisonment for killing her twin daughters in a widely discussed murder case in Terokhada upazila of Khulna.Judge Md. Manjurul Imam of the Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal pronounced the verdict, sentencing convict Kaniz Fatema Kona to...

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