20pc fertiliser price hike frustrates Bogura farmers
BOGURA, Sep 02: Fertiliser prices in northern district Bogura spiked by around 20 per cent this ongoing Aman season, frustrating farmers. The government fixed the prices of urea and di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) at Tk 1,350 a maund, but fertiliser traders at different upazilas have been selling it at Tk 1600-1700...
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Padma swallows Paturia terminals amid administrative standoff
MANIKGANJ, Sept 02 (UNB): The mighty Padma River has already swallowed half of three ferry terminals and the entire launch terminal at Paturia in Manikganj, yet urgent protective measures remain stalled amid an administrative deadlock between two state agencies.As the river continues to erode the banks, the Bangladesh Inland Water...
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Five get life in prison for 1998 murder in Narail
NARAIL, Sept 02 (UNB): A Narail court on Tuesday convicted five people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a man during a robbery in 1998.Narail Additional District and Session Judge Elina Akter handed down the punishment. The lifers are Shahin Munshi, Akteruzzaman Babul, Selim, Nazrul Islam Mridha and...
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Three of a family killed in road crash
PABNA, Sept 02 (BSS): Three members of a family were killed when a truck hit their motorcycle in Demra Chakchakia area under Faridpur upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased were Sohel Rana, 32, son of Akkas Ali of Charpara village of Gunaigacha union under Chatmohar upazila of the district,...
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Two children drown in pond
SHARIATPUR, Sept 02 (UNB): Two children drowned in a pond in Shakhipur of Bhedarganj upazila, Shariatpur, on Tuesday.The deceased children were identified as Emon Hossain, 5, son of Badol Sarker of Madbor Kandi village and Tauhid Islam, 5, son of Shah Alam Bepari of the same village.Another child, Jannat, 3,...
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Bumper papaya production makes Manikganj growers happy
MANIKGANJ, Sept 02 (BSS): Papaya growers in Manikganj district are expressing joy as they witness a bumper harvest this season, coupled with favourable market prices.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), the target for papaya cultivation this year was set at 850 hectares with an expected yield of 17,000...
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