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Bagerhat sees bumper betel-nut production

KHULNA, Dec 10: The farmers of Kachua and its adjacent areas in Bagerhat district have achieved a bumper production of betel nut.But, they have alleged that they are not getting fare price of their betel nut due to the import of betel nut from abroad.Local traders and farmers are incurring...

Gopalganj eyes massive Boro farming

GOPALGANJ, Dec 10: Boro farmers in five upazilas of the district are now busy preparing their cropland to cultivate the paddy.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Gopalganj farmers have taken a programme for Boro farming.Nearly 81,663 hectares of land have been brought into Boro cultivation this season. About...

'Saint Martin Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Economy'

PRAN-RFL and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) brought out a rally titled 'Saint Martin Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Economy' in Saint Martin on Monday. The initiative was inaugurated by Director of the Department of Environment Muhammad Solaiman Haider. Under this initiative, two organisations will work together to conserve the...

Kurigram battles intense winter

KURIGRAM, Dec 10 (UNB): Kurigram is currently under the grip of an intense winter, with temperatures plummeting and fog covering roads and fields from midnight until morning. The chill is so severe that it has disrupted normal life and left many, especially the poor, desperate for warm clothing.On Tuesday morning,...

Two killed under train wheels in Gazipur

GAZIPUR, Dec 10 (UNB): Two people were killed after being run over by a speeding train in Gazipur's Tongi on Monday .Their identities could not be known yet but it is suspected that they were father and son, police said quoting locals on Tuesday.According to police, the incident occurred on...

Faridpur, Kishoreganj road accidents kill five

A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Faridpur and Kishoreganj on Tuesday and Monday night, reports UNB.In Kishoreganj, two people died and three other injured in Kishoreganj's Kuliarchar Upazila on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as autorickshaw driver Kalam alias Kalachan, 42, and a passenger, Abu...