Farmers make pure sugarcane jaggery along Jamuna River
GAIBANDHA, Feb 11: Farmers have been traditionally producing pure sugarcane jaggery along the Jamuna River in Gaibandha district and customers arriving from far and wide say they are satisfied with their purchase of the natural sweetener made right in front of them.The sweet scent of boiling raw sugarcane juice has...
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Carrot production brings good income to Manikganj's farmers
MANIKGANJ, Feb 11: Carrot production has been bringing good income to thousands in Manikganj's Singair Upazila, which supplies nearly 40 per cent of the country's carrots after meeting local demand.With favourable soil and weather, farmers are making profits of Tk 50,000 to Tk 60,000 per bigha. Traders, labourers, workers employed...
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Poultry farms face huge loss over low price of eggs
LALMONIRHAT, Feb 11: Over a thousand small and big poultry farms in five upazilas of Lalmonirhat district have been facing a huge loss due to the low price of eggs over the last few months.According to the District Livestock Office, Lalmonirhat, there are around 1,000-1,200 poultry farms in the district,...
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Faridpur, Bogura road accidents kill three
A total of three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Faridpur and Bogura districts on Wednesday, report agencies.In Faridpur, two people were killed and 10 others injured when a bus overturned on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district on Wednesday.One of the deceased was identified as...
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