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Rain and sun ruining 5,000 tonnes urea fertiliser kept under open sky

RANGPUR, July 6: About 5,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser have been kept under the open sky due to lack of adequate space in the buffer stock godown in Rangpur district. As a result the quality of fertilisers is getting affected on account of long time exposure to rain and sun....

RU completes glorious 61 years

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, July 6: The University of Rajshahi (RU), one of the largest and most attractive higher education institutions in the country. From the historical background Rajshahi city, standing on the Padma and holding the tradition of kings and Sultans, was the nerve centre of Varendra region. Earlier the university...

Sharp fall in export from jute mills in Khulna, Jessore

KHULNA, July 6 (UNB): Jute goods export from state-owned jute mills of Khulna-Jessore industrial belt has registered a sharp fall of 38.65 percent in the just concluded fiscal compared to its preceding fiscal. Industry insiders put the blame on lack of demand in global market, particularly the political instability in...

Revenue target not achieved at Benapole customs

JESSORE, July 6: The target of revenue earnings at Benapole customs house was not achieved in the fiscal year 2013-2014 with a shortfall of Tk 1.19 billion. Confirming the information, Golam Kibria, official of the customs house said that revenue target was fixed at Tk 26 billion for fiscal year...

Chicken farming makes many poor households solvent in Rajshahi region

RAJSHAHI, July 6 (BSS): Jamila Begum, 35, wife of a day-labourer, Mominul Islam, is now at the threshold of eradicating her long-lasting poverty through household-based chicken rearing through modern method. Jamila, mother of three daughters and a son and a resident of Bargachhi village under Paba upazila of the district,...

9 unions of Nilphamari declared beggar-free

NILPHAMARI, July 6 (BSS): Nine unions of Kisherganj upazila under Nilphamari district has been declared as beggar-free areas. Lawmakers of Nilphamri-3 and Nilphamari-4 made the declaration at a "Rally for Humanity" (Manobatar Somabesh), attended by 916 beggars who have been taken under rehabilitation project, on Kisherganj Upazila Parishad premises. About...

Obsolete ferries disrupt transportation in Barguna, Patuakhali

BARGUNA, July 6 (BSS): Ferry services on different routes of Barguna and Patuakhali, two important coastal districts of the country, have been disrupting since long due to old and obsolete ferries in operation. In all, 10 ferries of 30-40 years old with technical glitches and cracks on bodies have been...

Female cop crushed under train in Kishoreganj

KISHOREGANJ, July 6 (UNB): A policewoman was crushed to death under a train at Kishoreganj Railway Station on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ajufa Khatun, 38, sub-inspector of Gazipur district court. She hailed from Gujadia village in Karimganj upazila. Officer-in-charge of Kishoreganj Government Railway Police Station Nazrul Islam said...

Chinese varsity signs MoU with RU

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, July 6: The Rajshahi University (RU) and Confucius Institute of North South University in China yesterday signed an agreement to set up a Chinese Language Teaching Centre in the university said a press release. Maa Yean, director of Confucius Institute and RU vice-chancellor Prof. Muhammed Mizan Uddin signed...

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744 tonnes VGF rice allocated in Narail The government has allocated 744 tonnes of rice for the distressed and ultra poor people of Narail on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Fitr under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme. District relief and rehabilitation office source said the rice would be distributed to 74,437...