Rajshahi silk factory to restart operation after 16 years
RAJSHAHI, Jan 9: Rajshahi silk factory is going to restart operation once again after 16-years of closure. Fazley Hossain Badsha, Member of Parliament of Rajshahi sadar constituency, has taken up steps to reopen the factory as soon as possible.Fazley Hossain Badsha on Sunday noon visited RSF and himself tested the...
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Rangpur cultivators expect good yield of squash
RANGPUR, Jan 9: The squash cultivators of different char areas under Rangpur district are expecting a good yield of their produce this season due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-inputs.Previously, a many char lands remained fallow over the years but the scenario has changed now with...
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Spinach farming brings solvency for 30,000 marginal peasants in Sirajganj
SIRAJGANJ, Jan 9: Spinach cultivation brings solvency amid 30,000 marginal peasants in Sirajganj upazila in this current season due to its good market price with assistance of authority concern.The farmer have cultivate the vegetable last two months back taking logistic support from the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) with a...
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Gaibandha admin intensify warm clothe distribution among distressed people
GAIBANDHA, Jan 9 (BSS): With deteriorating chilling condition due to cold wave here, district administration intensified warm clothes distribution among the distressed people last couples of days to mitigate their sufferings.District administration officials Tuesday said district relief and rehabilitation office received a total of 56,495 pieces of blankets from the...
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BRTA Bogra earns Tk 180 million revenue
BOGRA, Jan 9: The authority concern of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Bogra circle has earned over Tk 180 million as revenue through miseries condition of its office in 2017.The authority concern are trying to ensure citizen's service by any cost round the clock, said client Asim Kumar Das, 42,...
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BKB disburses Tk 299m agri loans among Narsingdi farmers
NARSINGDI Jan 9 (BSS): Bangladesh Krishi Bank (BKB) in the region disbursed Tk 29, 89, 90,000 as agricultural loans among 2,557 farmers of the district during the first six months of the current fiscal year. Bank officials today said BKB earmarked to disburse loan of Tk 845.6 million among the...
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Prisoner dies in Pabna
PABNA, Jan 9 (UNB): A prisoner of district jail died here on Tuesday due to health complications.The deceased is identified as Ressel Hossain, 30, son of Sahjahan Ali of Bankhola village in Sujanagar Upazila.Acting officer-in-charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station Abdur Razzak said Ressel fell sick this morning as he...
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Customs officials seize Indian clothes worth Tk 2.5m
BRAHMANBARIA, Jan 9 (UNB): Customs officials seized Indian goods worth Tk 2.5 million from a Dhaka-bound Indian bus in Akhaura land port on Monday afternoon.Debasish Kundu, revenue officer of the port, said that a team of customs raided in an Indian bus TRTC of Agartala-Dhaka-Kolkata route in the afternoon and...
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DAE collects 32,340-kg honey in Jamalpur
JAMALPUR, Jan 9 (BSS): A total of 32,340-kg honey was collected from mustard field in the district this year.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) officials here Tuesday said honey collectors set up 5,060 boxes in mustard field for collecting honey in the district during the current Robi season. They collected 32,340...
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Police recover worker's body in Natore
NATORE, Jan 9 (UNB): Police recovered body of a worker from Hazratpur area in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Nazmul Hossain, son of Abdul Zabbar of Hazratpur Uttarpara village.Family sources said that Nazmul went missing on Monday night.Locals spotted the body lying in a field in the...
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A group of fishermen catch fish
CHITTAGONG: A group of fishermen catch fish with a net from shallow water braving the ice cold condition on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla
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Helping hands process dry fishes
BRAHMANBARIA: Helping hands process dry fishes at Lalpur along the Meghna river bank in Ashuganj, on Tuesday. — Focus Bangla
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