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Cultivators harvest immature onions fearing rain

PABNA, Apr 03: Grassroots onion farmers in the district have started harvesting their immature onions from their produce fearing rain.Apart from this, onion price has come down in the markets across the district. Growers said they are frustrated over the situation.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials, onion...

Magura experiences success in producing isabgol

MAGURA, Apr 03: The district has recently experienced a success in producing isabgol. Magura regional Spice Research Centre sources said isabgol was cultivated on the compound of the centre. Its harvest was completed a few days ago. The seeds were sprinkled in November last. Officials at the research centre said...

Sanctuary helps protect fish species in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Apr 03 (BSS): A sanctuary is helping protect and conserve small indigenous fish species from further depletion in the Padma river and its tributaries.Shafiul Alam Mukta, a fisherman of Pirijpur village under Godagari upazila, along with his friend Sharat Chandra initiated the sanctuary near his village in 2014 and...

Physicians’ shortage hampers healthcare at Fenchuganj

SYLHET, Apr 03: Healthcare activities at the Fenchuganj Upazila Health Complex in Sylhet are being hampered due to absence of required number of physicians and other staff members.The government hospital was upgraded into 50-bed one from 31-bed capacity months ago but neither the number of posts of physicians nor that...

Rangpur garlic growers upset over falling market price

RANGPUR, Apr 03: Garlic cultivators across Rangpur district have become disappointed due to the plummeting market price of the produce this season.According to sources, the peasants under district cultivated the spicy crop with the hope to earn good profit this season. But their hopes of getting fair price got shattered....

Road crashes kill five in three dists

Al least five people including a minor girl were killed in separate road crashes in Natore, Khagrachhari and Netrakona districts on Wednesday, reports UNB.In Khagrachhari, pedestrian Mahmudul Haque, 70, was killed while three others injured in a road crash in Zero Mile area of the district town around 8.00 am.Police...

Boy goes missing in Nilphamari pond

NILPHAMARI, Apr 03 (BSS): A 15-year-old schoolboy went missing while taking sacred bath at 'Nilsagor', a large pond, in the district on Wednesday morning.The boy was identified as Sumon Chandro Rao, son of Shukumar Chandro Rao, hailing from Moshrot Gorgram in Sadar upazila.Locals said the incident occurred while the schoolboy...

One dies, 30 hurt as nor’wester lashes Natore, Joypurhat

A minor girl was killed while at least 30 people injured as a nor'wester coupled with hailstorm and rain swept different parts of Natore and Joypurhat districts on Tuesday afternoon, UNB.In Natore, Sathi Khatun, 9, daughter of Mojnu Mia, was killed when the branch of a tree fell on her...

Excavation of ponds

NATORE: Excavation of ponds on agricultural land continuing in the district in defiance of the government rules. The photo was taken on Wednesday — Focus Bangla Photo

A vegetable seller

FENI: A vegetable seller waiting for buyers in a kitchen market of the district town on Wednesday — Focus Bangla Photo