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Artisans become self-reliant by selling bamboo fishing gear

NILPHAMARI, July 03: With the advent of monsoon some poor residents of the district have become busy in producing and selling bamboo fishing gear.Fishing equipments making and selling are the main source of income for thousands of poor villagers in the rainy season.A particular section of poor artisans use to...

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An Aus demonstration plot

An Aus demonstration plot in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet — FE Photo

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Good snake bean output brings smile on faces of growers

JOYPURHAT, July 03: Snake bean (Borboti) cultivation has brought smile on the faces of hundreds of marginal peasants in the district this season.Growers are happy over the good production and fair market prices of the vegetable, said wholesaler Abul Hossain of Akkelpur upazila. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office...

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Teasel gourd cultivation expanding in Rangpur due to low cost

RANGPUR, July 03: A good yield of teasel gourd (kakrol) has made the growers across the district jubilant during the current season.They are also making good profit from the sale of their produce this year, sources informed.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Rangpur, sources said, the farmers of Mithapukur, Gangachara...

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RAKUB earns Tk 403.8m profit in FY 2017-2018

RAJSHAHI, July 03 (BSS): Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has attained an ever highest profit of Tk 403.8 million during the recently concluded fiscal year (FY) 2017-2018, up by Tk 270 million than that of the previous fiscal.RAKUB Managing Director Kazi Alamgir said the state-owned specialized bank had made an...

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Bumper Aus production likely in N-region

RANGPUR, July 03 (BSS): A bumper Aus rice production is likely in angpur agriculture region where farmers have exceeded their fixed farming target by over 55 percent this season.Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said a proper implementation of the government's various pragmatic steps, including distribution of incentives,...

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