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Jute growers of Rangpur, Narsingdi in joyous mood with soaring prices

RANGPUR, Sept 09: Jute cultivators in the district are in joyous mood owing to soaring price of the crop this year.Jute was cultivated on around 10,500 hectares of land in eight upazilas under the district during the current season. Harvesting of the golden fibre was completed across the region and...

Wildlife suffers for food shortage, habitat problem

MOULVIBAZAR, Sept 09 (UNB): The wildlife of Lawachhara National Park, a major park in Kamalganj upazila, is declining fast due to acute food crisis and habitat problem.The wild animals are coming out of the park and entering localities in search of food. Once out, they are either getting killed by...

Cultivators preparing for early winter cauliflower production

BOGURA, Sept 09: A good number of farmers in Shibganj, Sherpur, Shajahanpur, Sariakanndi, Sonatola and Dhunot upazilas of the district are taking preparation for the cultivation of early winter cauliflowers.Growers' sources said they have started growing the winter delicacy with the expectation to harvest it from the first week of...

New building of Sunamganj district hospital opens in Oct

SYLHET, Sept 09: At last, the newly-constructed building of the Sunamganj district hospital would be come into operation in October. The much desired structure for the 250-bed hospital was earlier made over to the health department in June, much behind the schedule.The district's Civil Surgeon Ashutosh Das told this correspondent...

Magura achieves Boro procurement target (2018-09-10)

MAGURA, Sept 09: Boro procurement target has achieved in the district.The district food office sources said a total of 194 dealers were appointed in the district in this connection. The procurement rate was Tk 38 per kg. The authority started the drive from May 05 with an achievement target of...

Jamalpur BPDB to set up rooftop solar panels on govt bldgs

JAMALPUR, Sept 09 (BSS): The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will set up solar panels on the rooftop of government buildings in the district this year.District BPDB officials said under the project on ‘Implementation of Grid Tied Rooftop Solar PV (Pick Voltage) System Installation on Government Building on a Build,...

A farmer collecting Aman seedlings

PIROJPUR: A farmer collecting Aman seedlings from a seedbed in Kawkhali on Sunday — Focus Bangla