Paddy faming brings Moulvibazar farmer unparalleled success
SYLHET, Nov 09: Mohan Robidas, a farmer in Komolganj upazila of Moulvibazar district, has achieved a success unparalleled in his neighbourhood by producing high-priced paddy varieties.Robidas boasts the unique returns that came from his producing 11 different varieties of high-value paddy- including black rice, purple rice, aromatic Basmoti rice, aromatic...
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Journalists can boost HPV vaccine registration, dispel misinformation
RANGPUR, Nov 09 (BSS): Journalists can play a crucial role in dispelling misinformation about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and increasing registration in hard-to-reach areas to make the HPV campaign successful. Health officials and experts expressed the view on Saturday in an orientation workshop on 'HPV vaccination campaign for the media...
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Chattogram, Laxmipur road accidents kill three
A total of three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram and Laxmipur districts on Friday night, report agencies.In Chattogram, two people including a motorcyclist were killed as a motorbike crashed into a lamp post on the Chattogram Elevated Expressway in EPZ area of Chattogram on Friday midnight.The...
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Off-season watermelon farming changes fate of farmers
GOPALGANJ, Nov 09: The farmers of Raghunathpur union under Sadar upazila of the district earn huge profits by cultivating off-season watermelon.Bidhan Biswas, a farmer of Raghunathpur village, said he cultivated 'Bengal Tiger' watermelon off-season on 15 decimals of land for the first time.He also said the watermelon price is now...
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Gold trader stabbed to death
LAXMIPUR, Nov 09 (bdnews24.com): The miscreants on a motorcycle have stabbed a gold trader to death while he was heading home on a bicycle in Laxmipur.The incident occurred in the Tetul Gach Tala area of ward No. 9 of north Hamshadi Union of Sadar Upazila around 8:30pm on Friday, Additional...
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