Pricey onion seeds worry Rajshahi farmers
RAJSHAHI, Nov 08: Farmers in Rajshahi district are worried at the sky-rocketing price of onion seeds in the market during the current season. Many farmers said it is uncertain whether they could earn profit by purchasing onion seeds at the exorbitant price and by producing onion from the seeds.It is...
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Mymensingh farmers can now grow four seasonal crops a year
MYMENSINGH, Nov 08: Farmers of Mymensingh are cultivating four seasonal crops a year from the same land including mustard and jute invented by Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). Farmers of Mymensingh are busy harvesting early varieties of Aman Binadhan-11 and Binadhan-6. They are happy to harvest four crops a...
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7-km approach road to Abduj Jahur Bridge lying unfit for use
SYLHET, Nov 08: Inhabitants of three upazilas of Sunamganj district have been suffering a lot for over three years as the seven-kilometer approach road to Abduj Jahur Bridge in the east of the district town has been lying unfit for use for long. Over one million inhabitants of Biswambharpur, Dharmapasha...
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Three give confessional statements over Lalmonirhat lynching
LALMONIRHAT, Nov 08 (UNB): Three people - arrested in connection with the lynching of a man for "disrespecting the Quran" in Lalmonirhat's Burimari - gave confessional statements before the court on Sunday.Ferdousi Begum, senior judicial magistrate of Lalmonirhat Cognizance Court-3, recorded their statements including the one of local mosque's Khadem.Earlier,...
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Spinach fetching Bogura farmers substantial profit
BOGURA, Nov 08: Farmers are making a substantial profit from the early winter variety spinach in Bogura district thanks to a bumper yield and fair market price of the vegetable. They are selling each kilogram of spinach at Tk70 to Tk 90 in the retail market and at Tk 60...
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