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Two die of dengue in Rangpur, Dinajpur

There is no respite from the deadly fever dengue as the disease is taking its toll almost everyday in the city or districts.Virtually it is spreading in an epidemic form creating panic among the people. Two people died of dengue in Rangpur division on Tuesday-one in Rangpur and another in...

Naogaon cattle markets abuzz with buyers and sellers

NAOGAON, Aug 06: With Eid-ul-Azha is approaching, the cattle markets in all the eleven upazilas of the district are abuzz with buyers and sellers. A large number of sacrificial animals have been brought to the different markets on Sunday and the crowd is expected to be bigger on next days.Like...

Impressive chilli output makes Magura farmers happy

MAGURA, Aug 06: Bumper production and high market price have brought smile to the faces of chilli growers in the district.Farmers' sources said green chilli harvest going on in full swing. Newly-harvest chilli has already appeared in the market and it is selling at Tk 80 per kg. The Department...

Nakshi Kantha becomes a boon for many Rajshahi women

RAJSHAHI, Aug 06 (BSS): Nakshi Kantha, a type of hand-embroidered quilt, has been godsend to many rural poor women here as they are sewing their new day's dream by beating long time poverty through stitching the country's traditional kantha commercially.For generations, the women artisans are sewing Nakshi Kantha. More than...

People under Sonatola upazila

People under Sonatola upazila in Bogura district started re-fixing their dwellings after recession of floodwater — FE Photo

70 acres of T-Aman seedbed set up in Jamalpur

JAMALPUR, Aug 06 (BSS): Agriculture Depart-ment has set up 70 community based Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) seedbed in the district to offset the losses of seed by the recent flood.According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, Bangladesh Agricul-ture Development Corporation supplied 21 tonnes of T-Aman seeds for setting up the...

A programme for Aus crop cutting

A programme for Aus crop cutting at a demonstration plot organised by the DAE was held in Sylhet district on Monday — FE Photo

Two children drown in Nabiganj ponds

HABIGANJ, Aug 06 (BSS): Two children drowned in ponds in two separate places under Nabiganj upazila of the district on Tuesday.Local people said a three-year-old girl named Tamanna drowned in a pond adjacent to their house at Jantori village around 8.00 am when she was playing.Family members found her floating...