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Erosion by Jamuna river takes serious turn at Dhunat

BOGURA, Sept 04: Erosion by the Jamuna river has taken a serious turn at Kaigari-Baroitali point of Bhandarbari union under Dhunat upazila in the district.The Water Development Board (WDB) built the 1,000-metre embankment in Kaigari-Baroitali area in 2011 at a cost of Tk 120 million.Sources said about 300 metres of...

‘Boro Kuthi’ will be turned into museum

RAJSHAHI, Sept 04: At last the historical archeological site of 'Boro Kuthi' is going to be turned into a museum. This Dutch establishment, the first administrative building of Rajshahi University has been declared as a preserved relic by the department of Archeology. The building is now in a vulnerable condition...

T-Aman farmers in Sylhet division complete replanting of paddy seedlings

SYLHET, Sept 04: The flood-hit Aman farmers in Sylhet division, who had been badly affected by the recent flood, have almost completed their replanting of the Aman seedlings as the season is about to end.Official sources said seedlings transplantation is nearing completion. About 94 per cent of the target has...

Red rot disease affects sugarcane plants in Raninagar upazila

NAOGAON, Sept 04: Peasants in Raninagar upazila of the district are worried over the pest attack on their sugarcane fields. As the result of the pest attack, the sugarcane plants are drying and dying in the area. The Department of Agriculture Extension sources said some 13 hectares of land have...

Month-long trade fair begins in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI, Sept 04: A month-long trade fair started in the district on Tuesday. Asaduzzaman Noor, MP, inaugurated the fair at a programme at a field adjacent to the Nilphamari Government High School.Nilphamari Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) arranged the fair.NCCI president Maruf Zaman Koel presided over the inaugural programme.Deputy...

Khalashpir coal mine remains abandoned for many years

RANGPUR, Sept 04: Despite having huge stock of coal, the Khalashpir coal mine under Pirganj upazilla in the district has remained abandoned for years. According to sources, coal deposit at Khalashpir was discovered more than three decades ago. The geological survey team located the reserve of coal around 500 million...