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Organic veg production brings solvency to Gaibandha peasants

GAIBANDHA, Feb 03 (UNB): Chemical-free way of farming brought good fortunes for vegetable growers in Bhasharpara village under Fulchhari upazila of the district.Take Belal Miah as an example of how going green becomes a new trend in vegetable farming.On the shores of the river Brahmaputra, Belal Miah managed cultivating vegetable...

Ethnic farmers start growing Boro amid fertiliser shortage

NAOGAON, Feb 03: Ethnic farmers of Mohadevpur upazila in the district have started planting Boro paddy amid labour shortage. They are also facing acute fertiliser crisis this season.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources, hundreds of peasants including ethnic community have started Boro cultivation in a full...

Man dies from electrocution in Debiganj

PANCHAGARH, Feb 03 (BSS): A man was electrocuted in Chilahatipara village under Debiganj upazila on Friday.The deceased was identified as Shahjahan, 65, of the village. Locals said Shahjahan came in contact with an electric line when he was cutting branch tree near his house. He fell down from the tree...

Satkhira road crash kills two

SATKHIRA, Feb 03 (UNB): Two young motorcyclists were killed as a bus crashed into their bike on Satkhira-Khulna road at Chuknagar in Tala upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Bappi Hossain, 27, and Ataur Rahman, 30, of Shekhpara village in Khulna.Officer-in-charge of Tala Police Station Hasan Hafizur Rahman...

Gladiolas cultivation on the rise in Faridpur

FARIDPUR, Feb 03 (UNB): The cultivation of gladiolas, a foreign variety of flower, has become popular among the farmers of the district as its cultivation proved to be more profitable than other crops due to its huge demand in capital and other parts of the country.As soil and weather of...

Bogra veg cultivators use Pheromone trap to save cost

Our CorrespondentBOGRA, Feb 3: To get fresh vegetable production, the authority concerned suggests the peasants across the district to use pheromone trap in their field.The method is gaining popularity in the area as it is cheap, effective and easy to use.Sub-assistance agriculture officer Faridur Rahman said the peasants get fresh...

Coast Guard recovers deer hide, scull from Sundarbans

KHULNA, Feb 03 (BSS): A special team of Coast Guard, West Zone, in two separate drives recovered deer hide, scull, 500 kgs of crab fries and over 50,000 fries of tiger shrimp from Kalabogy canal area under Dakop upazila and Zorsing area under Koyra upazila in Sundarbans in the early...

522 PICs start operation in Sunamganj

Our CorrespondentSYLHET, Feb 03: Common farmers in haor region in Sunamganj are still in trouble as a good number of project implementation committees (PICs) couldn't start works on the flood control and crop protection schemes yet due to delay in water recession from the haor areas.However, the Water Development Board...

10,000 distressed women of 10 villages become self-reliant by making rope from rags

Our Correspondent RAJSHAHI, Feb 03: Nearly 10,000 distressed women of 10 villages under Naogaon sadar and Raninagar upazilas have become self-reliant by preparing various kinds of rope using rags (Jhut). According to sources, hundreds of women belonged to Ilshabari, Mothermolla. Chalkbulaki, Shimulia, Bolirghat under Nagoan sadar upazila and Enayetpur, Purbo...