Agri land of Rangpur starts losing fertility to brick kilns
RANGPUR, Feb 06: A vast tract of arable land in the district lose fertility every year as brick kilns are collecting huge quantities of earth from the topsoil of agricultural lands for making bricks.As a result, the affected lands remain uncultivable and fallow for years, affecting overall crop production. The...
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Cultivation of spice items on the rise in Sylhet division
SYLHET, Feb 06: Cultivation of different spice items has increased during the current Robi season in all the four districts of Sylhet division. A good number of farmers are interested to grow different spice crops for more profit. A total of 7,165 hectares of land have been brought under the...
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A college teacher producing seedless guava in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, Feb 06: Abdul Jalil of Kakonhat area under Godagari upazila has launched a silent revolution in producing seedless guava for the first time in Bangladesh. This year he has cultivated 4,000 guava plants on 40 bighas of land and already started to sell some produce at Tk 80 per...
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Ginger harvest going on across Nilphamari
NILPHAMARI, Feb 06: Ginger harvest is going on across the district. Sources said some 50 per cent of the total ginger demand of the country is fulfilled by the district. Wholesalers from Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna and other districts have started visiting the area to purchase the item.Farmers' sources said virus...
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Work on new waterline progressing fast in Lalmonirhat
LALMONIRHAT, Feb 06: The installation work of the 16 km-long new water supply line is progressing fast in Lalmonirhat municipal area.The Public Health Department of Lalmonirhat is implementing the work under the Water Supply Project at a cost of Tk 70 million. Executive engineer of Public Health Department, Lalmonirhat, Md...
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Chandpur gas cylinder blast kills minor girl
CHANDPUR, Feb 06 (UNB): A six-month old baby girl was killed and three other members of a family were injured as a gas cylinder blasted at Paschim Moishadi village in Sadar upazila early Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Sumaiya Akhter Eva, daughter of Nasir Miraz.Moniruzzaman Manik Patwary, chairman of Moishadi...
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Sunni grand rally begins in Nabinagar tomorrow
NABINAGAR, Feb 06: The historical 15th Sunni Grand rally will be held at village Satmora (Puran Bari), in the Nabinagar Upazila under Brahmanbaria district on February 8 (Thursday), says a press release.Hazrat Maulana Shah Sufi Syed Ahmadur Rahim, gaddinashin pir of Mia Saheber Maidan Darbar Sharif of Luxmi Bazar will...
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An elderly pumpkin grower shows off his produce
An elderly pumpkin grower shows off his produce at Mogalgaon under Sylhet Sadar on Tuesday. — FE Photo
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Fiery Palash flowers started blooming
BRAHMANBARIA: At the end of the month of Magh, fiery Palash flowers started blooming at the advent of Spring round the corner. The photo was snapped at the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Ashuganj on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla
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