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Changing crop pattern helps reverse Barind region's economic scenario

RAJSHAHI, Oct 31: Millions of poverty-hit people in the vast Barind region have become self-reliant in recent days for access of water, improved seed, modern method of farming and changing of cropping pattern. With the initiatives of the Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA) and the government, the region is now...

Short-duration Aman paddy harvest continues in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Oct 31 (BSS): The farmers are continuing harvest of short duration Aman rice in full swing creating huge jobs for farm-labourers during 'lean period' of 'Aswin' and 'Kartik' months in Rangpur agriculture region.Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said early harvest of short duration Aman rice began...

PM opens new Sylhet central jail today

SYLHET, Oct 31: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will open the newly-built Sylhet Central Jail through a video conference tomorrow (Thursday). Construction of the much-talked about buildings of the jail was completed recently after repeated time extensions. However, shifting of inmates and others from the old structures would take some time,...

Thrust on ensuring eco-friendly sanitation to protect public health

KHULNA, Oct 31 (BSS): Speakers at a meeting in the district on Monday stressed the need for ensuring environment-friendly sanitation and safe water for all to protect public health.For this reason, they said, natural supply of safe water must be ensured as there is no alternative to protecting safe water...

16,420 Manikganj farmers get incentive

MANIKGANJ, Oct 31 (BSS): The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is distributing seeds and fertilisers as special incentives among 16,420 small and marginal farmers in seven upazilas of the district for cultivating maize, mustard, groundnut, sesame seed and courtyard brinjal.DAE sources said each of the famers will get seeds for...

BINA Magura, arranged field-day on cultivation

The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Magura, arranged a field-day on cultivation of BINA Dhan-17 in Kadirpara village under Sreepur upazila of Magura recently.