Joypurhat’s creeper arum fetches foreign currency
JOYPURHAT, Sept 11: A large amount of foreign currency is being earned by exporting creeper arum from the district.The wholesalers purchase the vegetable from the growers directly and store it at Bottoly Bazar wholesale market in Pachbibi upazila.Some peasants in the district said they are expecting around Tk 7,280 million...
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Erosion by Modhumati river takes serious turn
GOPALGANJ, Sept 11: Erosion by the Modhumati river has taken a serious turn at Charghaga to Chardhalaitala under Gopalganj Sadar. The erosion has affected seven villages of the upazila. More than 60 families have become homeless. The river has already engulfed a vast tract of cropland, roads and different establishments....
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Yellow sugarcane cultivation turns profitable in Magura
MAGURA, Sept 11: Yellow sugarcane cultivation is turning wheel of fortune wheel for the farmers at Ghasiara village under Sreepur upazila in the district. More than 100 farmers in the area are growing the sugarcane variety. According to the DAE, about 80 bighas of land in the village have been...
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Flood badly damages rural roads in Sylhet division
SYLHET, Sept 11: Road communication in the rural areas of Sylhet division has been badly damaged by the floods, while plying of vehicles had been suspended in many areas.According to an official report prepared after the severe flood, 1,179 kms of rural roads in four districts of the division were...
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Number of dengue patients come down in Sylhet, northern districts
SYLHET, Sept 11: With an improving scenario on the overall dengue situation, five patients were admitted to different hospitals in the Sylhet division including the Sylhet city during the last 24 hours.Of the patients admitted in 24 hours till this morning, three were admitted into the Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical...
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Two dies in Ctg road mishap
CHATTOGRAM, Sept 11 (BSS): Two persons were killed and seven others injured in a road accident in Mirsharai upazila Sadar area of the district on Tuesday night.The deceased were identified as Alauddin, 60, son of Delwar Hossain, a ward AL leader of Mirsharai Sadar union and Mosharraf Hossain Milon, 30,...
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