Bogura's handmade skullcaps see surge in exports
BOGURA, Mar 03: A cottage industry producing traditional skullcaps in northern Bogura developed into a fast-growing export sector, with handmade crochet caps from the country gaining a strong foothold in Middle Eastern markets.More than 1.2 million handmade mesh caps are exported every month, according to industry estimates. Shipments surge during...
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Jujube cultivation brings huge profits to Gopalganj farmers
OUR CORRESPONDENTGOPALGANJ, Mar, 02: Jujube (Ziziphus zizyphus) cultivation in Gopalganj's Sadar and Muksudpur upazilas has been bringing huge profits to farmers in recent years.Sheikh Sadi, 22, a young farmer of Char-tala village under Shuktail Union of Sadar Upazila, said he cultivated the fruit on 52 decimals of land this year...
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Dead turtles continue to wash up in Cox's Bazar
OUR CORRESPONDENTCOX'S BAZAR, Mar 03: At least 70 dead sea turtles have washed ashore along the Cox's Bazar coastline over the past two months, raising serious marine life safety concerns. Most of the recovered turtles were found with eggs in their bodies, indicating they had come near the shore during...
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Women's economic empowerment stressed in Khulna
KHULNA, March 7, (BSS): Speakers at a programme in Khulna underscored the importance of boosting women's economic empowerment through the informal urban economy to improve their socio-economic conditions and curb gender-based violence.They noted that many women in Khulna remain outside mainstream economic activities and continue to face various forms of...
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Additional BGB members deployed along Benapole border to prevent fuel smuggling
Benapole, Mar 7 (UNB): The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has strengthened patrols and intelligence monitoring in various points of Benapole border to prevent possible fuel smuggling.Lieutenant Colonel Saifullah Siddiqui, commanding officer of BGB-49 Battalion, said additional BGB personnel have been deployed to intensify surveillance in the border area following the...
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