Matlab's Khir: A sweet delicacy for foodies in Chandpur, beyond

CHANDPUR, Feb 07: The Khir, a dish of sweet rice pudding, of Matlab Dakhshin upazila of the district has long been treated as a delicious sweet item of unique taste by the food-lovers across the district since Pakistan regime. Not only in Chandpur; it has also become equally popular and...

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Gopalganj growers get good price selling tomatoes

OUR CORRESPONDENTGOPALGANJ Feb 07: Tomato farmers of Gopalganj Sadar Upazila got a good price for their produce throughout winter and DAE estimates that this year growers of Gopalganj's five upazilas will earn over two billion taka selling the vegetable.A total of 298 hectares have been brought under tomato cultivation in...

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Fund shortage slows embankment work, threatening Boro crops

SUNAMGANJ, Feb 07 (UNB): A shortage of funds has slowed embankment construction across Jagannathpur upazila in Sunamganj, raising fears among farmers that unfinished flood defences could expose early Boro crops to flash floods in the coming weeks.The government allocated Tk 6.13 crore for embankment construction across 12 haor and non-haor...

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Research must have clear goals, says RUET VC

RAJSHAHI, Feb 07 (BSS): Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) Professor S M Abdur Razzak has said that research should be conducted with clearly defined goals."We need to set targets for our research. Where do we want to go through this research? What objectives do we want...

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