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Brother kills elder in Kushtia

KUSHTIA, Jun 2 (UNB): A man was stabbed to death allegedly by his younger brother at Laxmidhordia village in Kushtia upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Labpu alias Rajib, 26, son of Abdul Jalil of the village.Rafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Mirpur Police Station, said that Jahidul...

Litchi production overtakes last year’s yield in Panchagarh

PANCHAGARH, Jun 02 (BSS): Litchi has arrived in the local markets of the district.The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said the farmers are happy as this year's output has reached beyond their expectation.The commercial cultivation of litchi was started about 10-year ago in the district and is increasing every...

Off-season radish cultivation benefits Joypurhat farmers

Roving CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Jun 02: Farmers of Akkelpur, Kalai, Pachbibi, Khetlal and Sadar upazilas of the district are getting benefited growing off-season radish this season.Favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input boosts the good yield of the vegetable across the area. Radish generally grows in the winter but well...

Four die in road crashes in three districts

NILPHAMARI, Jun 02 (UNB): Two people were killed and two others injured as a bus hit an auto-rickshaw at Dhoyera bus stand in Jaldhaka upazila earlySaturday.The accident took place around 3.00am when the 'Josheda Paribahan' bus dashed the auto-rickshaw, leaving two passengersRahim, 32, and Alam, 35,of the vehicle dead on...

Sylhet growers complete Boro harvest safely

Our CorrespondentSYLHET, June 02: At last farmers of the Sylhet region completed Boro harvest. Growers and officials concerned are happy as a safe harvest has been managed this season.Some 481,521 hectares of land were brought under the farming of Boro in the division this year with the production target of...

Commuters suffer for bad shape of Bogura-Naogaon connecting road

Our CorrespondentBOGURA, Jun 02: Thousands of commuters as well as heavy vehicles are suffering much due to bad shape of the Bogura-Naogaon connecting road for a long time.The awful condition of some 43 km stresses long road has been causing great suffering to the users. But, the authority concern are...

Barshali Dhan gains popularity among Gaibandha peasants

GAIBANDHA, Jun 02 (BSS): Farming of 'Barshali Dhan', a variety of transplanted Aus (T-Aus), has gained much popularity among farmers of the district in recent years for its desired output.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said after harvesting Boro paddy the land remained totally useless and fallow for three...

45 houses come under power network

HABIGANJ, Jun 02 (BSS): A total of 45 houses of Hossainpur village under Madhabpur upazila of the district have been brought under rural electrification network by the Habiganj Palli Bidyut Samity on Saturday.Local lawmaker Advocate Mahabub Ali inaugurated the electrification programme at a simple function held at the village as...

Meeting stresses construction of bypass road

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Jun 02: Speakers at a discussion meeting urged the government to construct a bypass road of Nilphamari municipality to mitigate traffic congestion and avoid frequent road accident of the district.They said the Nilphamari Municipality comprise only one main road stretching a length 6.0 km from north to south...