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Saidpur rly workshop repairing 90 coaches for upcoming Eid

NILPHAMARI, Jun 05: The Saidpur Railway Workshop is repairing 90 coaches for smooth journey of home bound railway passengers during the upcoming Eid festival. Some of the coaches would be used in special trains and the rest would be attached with intercity trains as extra coaches.Workshop sources said in the...

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Dress makers in tailoring houses passing busy time in Jhenidah

JHENIDAH, Jun 05: As Eid-ul-Fitr is approaching fast, dress makers in tailoring houses in the district are bustling with huge work keeping the sewing men busy for around 17 hours a day. However, apprentice tailors are rare to find as most unemployed youths have found themselves comfortable in driving easy...

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Aus paddy farming going on in Sylhet division

SYLHET, June 05: A good number of farmers in all the four districts of Sylhet division are busy growing Aus paddy during the ongoing Kharif-1 season. The seedbed target of 8,828 hectares has already been surpassed with 9,407 hectares, an official informed recently.The official said so far 100,269 hectares of...

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Experts for safe, hygienic harvest to boost mango export

RAJSHAHI, Jun 05(BSS): Mango plays a vital role towards improving living and livelihood condition of people in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj districts.Terming the seasonal fruit as an important cash crop, the scientists, researchers and others concerned said 85 per cent people are dependent on mango directly or indirectly in these two...

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BADC to collect 2,165 tonnes of Boro seed from Jamalpur

JAMALPUR, Jun 05 (BSS): Contract Grower office, a seed wing of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), will procure 2,165 tonnes of Boro seed in the district this year.Local BADC officials said five varieties of Boro seed will be collected. The seeds are - BR-14, BR-26, BRRI-28, BRRI- 29 and...

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Fisheries Dept re-excavates 15 ponds in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, Jun 05 (BSS): With a view to increasing fish production, the fisheries department is re-excavating 15 silted ponds in four upazilas of the district.Sources concerned said the work on the projects aimed at creating scopes of income generation for the poor through fish cultivation is nearing completion.The department is...

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Noakhali road accident kills schoolgirl

NOAKHALI, Jun 05 (BSS): A schoolgirl was killed as a pickup van ran over her in Basurhat-Burir Masjid area under Compan-iganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Nusrat Jahan Sinthia, 14, a student of class eight of Maksudah Government Girl's High School and daughter of Zakir...

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Boys fishing in a waterbody

MYMENSINGH: Boys fishing in a waterbody with nets on Tuesday — Focus Bangla

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