Traders eye substantial income as ied fish production begins
PABNA, Nov 09: Fish traders in Chalan Beel area of the district are expecting to make a substantial income from production of export quality dry fish in the current season.They are seeking government patronisation to boost up this sector of the economy.Every year during the period of Bangla months Kartik-Agrahayan,...
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Sylhet cultivator makes fortune by selling grafted tomato seedlings
SYLHET, Nov 09: A farmer made his fortune by adopting the Grafting method of producing tomato seedlings on commercial basis at Jalalpur village in Komolganj upazila of Moulvibazar district.Seeing a huge demand in the district and around, the man began a small nursery on 05 bighas of land for producing...
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Slum land worth Tk 2.0b retrieved from grabbers
RAJSHAHI, Nov 09: Some 18 bighas of land worth Tk 2.0 billion (200 crore) in Seroil Bastuhara Para under ward-21 of Rajshahi city has been recovered from illegal possession of encroachers. It is learnt, four land grabbers- namely Moinuddin Sarker Monir, Rashid Akhter, Runa Laila and Rashida Khatun of Kadirganj...
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Distribution of Bangabandhu’s two books held in Gopalganj
GOPALGANJ, Nov 09: A distribution ceremony of two books titled 'The Unfinished Memories' and 'Prison Diary' by Father of the Nation Bangabandh Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was held at Sheikh Moni Auditorium in Gopalgaj town today (Monday).The district administration of Gopalganj organised the event. A total of 1,000 copies of the...
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Four Bangladeshis return from India after serving jail
BENAPOLE, Nov 09: Four Bangladeshis have returned home from India through Benapole International Check-post on Monday morning after serving five months' jail in the neighbouring country.The Petrapole Immigration Police of India handed them over to the Benapole Check-post Immigration Police after completing the legal process.The four were detained by the...
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Sundarbans fishermen remain neglected for years
KHULNA, Nov 09 (UNB): The fishermen in the Sundarbans have remained neglected for years despite the higher socio-economic progress of the country as a whole. The fishing villages in and around the Sundarbans mangrove forests are characterised by poverty and deprivation, and lack of access to basic amenities such as...
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