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High production cost big concern for 0.6m Boro growers in four dists

KHULNA, Dec 31: High production cost is the big concern for the 0.6 million Boro cultivators of the four southern districts this season. Prices of seed, electricity and labourers have been increased. Production cost of an acre of land stands at Tk 55,000 during the current season. DAE sources said...

High market price delights Bogra fish farmers

BOGRA, Dec 31: Due to lucrative market price, hundreds of fish cultivators of the district have attained financial solvency in recent time.The fish farmers are making handsome money this season for a good production, said farmer Lokman Hossain of Shingra village under Dupchanchia upazila. According to the local Fisheries Department,...

Beekeeping on the rise in Godagari

RAJSHAHI, Dec 31: Beekeeping is getting popular among the youngmen of Godagari upazila for the satisfactory profit against a small investment and labour.During this winter season when dried beels and char areas of Godagari upazila turned golden in colour with mustard flower, many youngmen were engaged in collecting honey by...

Tk 789.75m for Sylhet flood-hit cultivators to recoup losses

SYLHET, Dec 31: With a target to recouping the crop loss of last year's Boro season, an amount of Tk 789.75 million was distributed for providing assistance among the flood-affected farmers in the Sylhet division. Boro is considered the major crop of the region, especially on the vast haor region...

Seedbed covering with polythene sheets gaining popularity in Shailkupa UZ

JHENIDAH, Dec 31: Dry seedbed covered with polythene sheets is gaining popularity very fast in Shailkupa upazila in Jhenidah. The success of two farmers using the method as a model in the last Robi season has inspired over two hundred peasants to follow it in three villages here.Yunuch Ali, a...

Winter veg cultivation going on in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Dec 31: Farmers of many areas in Rangpur district are getting financially solvent by growing different varieties of winter vegetables on their lands in recent years as the crops give them relatively more profit.Harvesting of the winter vegetables is going on in full swing in the areas and growers...

Comilla, Meherpur road accidents kill two boys

COMILLA, Dec 31 (UNB): A minor boy was killed in a road accident at Nurpur in the city on Sunday morning.The deceased was identified as Foysal, son of Tipu Miah, a resident of Nurpur area.Police said a speedy truck, fully loaded with sand, knocked down Foysal when he was walking...

The sunrise on the last day of the year

NARAYANGANJ: The sunrise on the last day of the year on Sunday. The photo was snapped at Pangaon. — Focus Bangla