Extreme poor in Rangpur attain solvency by rearing goats
RANGPUR, Feb 11: Thousands of extreme poor people at different remote villages and char areas under the district are becoming financially benefited through rearing goat in recent years.Some of the goat rearers said they gather grass and other fodder for their livestock from different areas. But during rainy season they...
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Cattlehead smugglers active in Rajshahi region
RAJSHAHI, Feb 11: Nearly 2.0 million (20 lakh) cattleheads have been smuggled into the country through various borders of Rajshahi region during last four and a half year. In paying the price of those smuggled cattleheads to the Indian parties, at least Tk 100 billion has been funnelled out from...
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Boro cultivation progressing fast in Sylhet division
SYLHET, Feb 11: Farmers of different areas in Sylhet division are busy in Boro paddy cultivation as the transplantation period is nearing to end. Additional director of DAE, Sylhet divisional office, Md Altabur Rahman told this correspondent on Sunday farmers are working in the Boro field amid a suitable weather....
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Cultivators of Barind region show more interest in other crops than paddy
RAJSHAHI, Feb 11 (BSS): Farmers are switching from cultivation of paddy to less irrigation-dependent cereals in the wake of adverse impact of climate change in the Barind tract.According to the agriculture officials and scientists, farmers have reduced the cultivation of irrigation-dependent crop especially Irri-Boro paddy in the Barind tract. On...
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Road accidents kill four in three dists
Four people are killed in separate road accidents in three districts - Kushtia, Brahmanbaria and Rajshahi on Sunday, report agencies. In Kushtia, two persons were killed in separate road accidents. The deceased were identified as Tuhin Pramanik, 45, a motor cyclist and resident of Ranakhoria village in Mirpur upazila and...
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Agri experts for achieving self-reliance on quality seed production
RANGPUR, Feb 11 (BSS): Agriculture experts at a training course here have laid importance on attaining self- reliance on production of quality seeds of rice and other crops to increase production for attaining sustainable food security. They put special emphasis on developing own technologies for production, preservation and management of...
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Potato farming gets momentum in Chandpur
CHANDPUR, Feb 11 (BSS): Plantation of potato seeds getting momentum in the district. Farmers are giving their full efforts to make the farming programme a success.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is constantly monitoring the overall progress of potato farming and smooth supply of fertilisers, pesticides and other necessary agri-inputs...
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