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Eight die as lightning strikes hit seven dists

Eight people were killed in separate incidents of lightning strike in Sunamganj, Rajshahi, Jamalpur, Pabna, Moulvibazar, Rajbari and Habiganj districts on Monday, reports UNB.A farmer was killed after being hit by a thunderbolt at Jamkhola haor in Dakkhin Sunamganj upazila in Sunamganj.The deceased was identified as Md Yeahia, 42, son...

Sylhet farmers busy growing summer veg

SYLHET, Apr 30: A good number of farmers of Sylhet division are now busy in growing summer vegetables. Against the target of 17,333 hectares of land, already 16,830 hectares have already been brought under the farming, an official of DAE, Sylhet divisional office, informed on Monday afternoon.The area includes 5630...

Solar power improves livelihood of char people

RANGPUR, Apr 30 (BSS): By virtue of solar power, the lifestyle of around 0.2 million people, living in some 200 remote and hardly reachable riverine char villages of all five districts in greater Rangpur region, is changing fast. Government officials and NGOs executives said the char people are getting uninterrupted...

Good prices delight melon cultivators

NATORE, Apr 30: Melon cultivators in Chalan Beel area are satisfied over the present market price this season.Sources said most of the peasants started melon cultivation after harvesting T-Aman paddy. They also applied modern method in growing the popular fruit.Melon farming is popular among the peasants of the area low...

‘Training on livestock can make rural women self-reliant’

RAJSHAHI, Apr 30 (BSS): Academics, other scientists and researchers concerned observed imparting time-fitting training on livestock to women can be the vital means of transforming them into income generators. They also viewed after getting training the women both rural and urban can play important role towards boosting production of animal...

Sunamganj road mishap claims one life

SUNAMGANJ, Apr 30 (UNB): A motorcyclist was killed as a human hauler hit his vehicle at Mallikpur in Sunamganj municipality area on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Ruhul Amin Hridoy, 27, son of Shah Jamal of Moratila area.Md Shahidullah, officer-in-charge of the Sadar Model Police Station, said the accident...

A boy working at a rice mill as a day labourer

A boy working at a rice mill as a day labourer at Hasnabad of Keraniganj on Monday — Focus Bangla

Farm workers threshing the newly-harvested Boro paddy

MUNSHIGANJ: Farm workers threshing the newly-harvested Boro paddy at Painarchar on Monday — Focus Bangla