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Hailstorm shatters hopes of Rangpur banana growers

RANGPUR, Apr 07: The banana growers at Pirgachha upazila under the district have become disappointed as nor'wester accompanied by hailstorm damaged a good number of banana orchards across the upazila on Saturday.According to sources, the farmers of the upazila cultivated the fruit with the hope of earning a good profit...

Magura achieves success in producing BINA Gram-4

MAGURA, Apr 07: The district has experienced a success in producing BINA Gram-4 for the first time.Some 10 acres of land on the compound of the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Magura sub-centre, were brought under the farming of the gram variety.The harvest has recently completed. In this connection,...

Fall armyworm attacks most maize fields in Atrai UZ Achievement of 40,500 tonnes output becomes uncertain

NAOGAON, Apr 07: The attack of fall armyworm, a crop-eating pest native to the Americas, is threatening the achievement of around 40,500 tonnes of maize production in Atrai upazila of the district this season.Farmers are struggling to protect their maize fields as the regular pesticides are not working effectively to...

Mango orchards in Rajshahi indicate a bumper yield

RAJSHAHI, Apr 07: Braving storm and heat, the juvenile green mangoes are peeping through leaves. Being drenched with summer rain, those young green mangoes are growing fast as well. So far, there was no report of pest attack in any mango orchard from anywhere in the district. As a result,...

Present market price worries Sylhet paddy cultivators

SYLHET, Apr 07: Farmers in the region are worried over the present price of paddy in the open markets as Boro harvest would begin in a week. Many growers are in trouble with their previous stocks even.A number of farmers said as there had been good crops in the region...

Joypurhat peasants expecting high bottle gourd production

JOYPURHAT, Apr 07: Summer bottle gourd cultivators of all the five upazilas of the district are expecting a bumper output this season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources said repeated bumper production and good market prices encourage the growers to cultivate the vegetable every season.Sub-assistant agriculture officer of DAE...

Experts for keeping blood pressure under control to lead a normal life

RANGPUR, Apr 07 (BSS): Health experts at separate free blood pressure checkup and counselling camps on Sunday laid emphasis on keeping hypertension or high blood pressure (HBP) under control to lead normal life.They especially recommended the HBP patients for regular physical exercise, walking, less salt intake, changed food habit, avoiding...