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0.24m ultra-poor in Sylhet, Magura to reap benefit

SYLHET, Sept 11: As many as 243,724 listed ultra-poor people of Sylhet division will come under the low-price rice selling programme. It includes 30,713 in Sylhet, 43,377 in Moulvibazar, 78,044 in Habiganj and highest 91,590 in Sunamganj districts.The dealers have already taken their delivery from the concerned depots, the Food...

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60,000 Kawnia villagers suffer in absence of bridge over Dhum

RANGPUR, Sept 11: : More than 60,000 people of five villages under Kawnia upazila in the district have been suffering a lot for over forty years in absence of a bridge over the Dhum river under the upazila.People of Dhumerkuti, Balapara, Vitorkuti, Mashari and Menajbajar villages under Haragachh union of...

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Indigenous fruits disappearing in Narsingdi

NARSINGDI, Sept 11 (BSS): Native fruits are gradually disappearing due to adverse impact of climate change.Use of agro-chemicals and lack of a proper planning on production and marketing of the fruits are also main reasons in this regard.Sources with the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said once Narsingdi was considered...

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Acute water scarcity at RU residential halls

RAJSHAHI, Sept 11: While the admission test of first year honours courses under the academic session 2018-19 is knocking at the door, students of most of the residential halls of the Rajshahi University (RU) have been suffering from acute water scarcity for the last several days.Particularly, students of Bangabandhu Sheikh...

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Flood water enters 23 Lalmonirhat ‘char’ villages

LALMONIRHAT, Sept 11 (UNB): More than 10,000 people of 23 villages in the 'char' areas of the Teesta and Dharala rivers have been trapped in floodwater following onrush of water from upstream hilly areas.The trans-boundary Teesta river was flowing 8.0 cm above the danger level at Doyani point on Tuesday...

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Illegal sand lifting from the Ichhamati river

Illegal sand lifting from the Ichhamati river under Dhunot upazila in Bogura going on putting the farmlands and dwellings at risk — FE Photo

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Farmers planting Aman seedlings

FENI: Farmers planting Aman seedlings in a field under Dagonbhuiyan upazila on Tuesday — Focus Bangla

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