Plum cultivation brings smile to farmers
RANGPUR, Feb 12: The farmers of the district have made healthy profits by cultivating plums commercially this season.Quality plums are being sold at Tk 2,000 to Tk 2,500 per maund (40 kg) at local wholesale markets.At the primary stage of the harvest, the price was Tk 4000 to Tk 4,500...
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Elephant found dead in Chakaria tobacco field
COX'S BAZAR, Feb 12: Forest Department officials have recovered an elephant's carcass from a tobacco field at Chakaria upazil in Cox's Bazar district on Wednesday morning.The officials said that the elephant aged between 42 to 45 years was male.According to locals, the elephant died in an electric trap set to...
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Mirsharai, Pabna road accidents kill two
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Mirsharai and Pabna districts on Wednesday, reports BSSIn Chattogram, a motorcyclist was killed in a road accident in the Nizampur College area under Mirsharai upazila here on Wednesday.The deceased is Akthar Hossain, 40, son of Rabiul Hossain Robi, a resident of...
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Munshiganj schoolboy missing for 23 days
MUNSHIGANJ, Feb 12 (UNB): Local people have vanalised Sirajdikhan police station alleging police inaction to trace a schoolboy who has been missing for nearly 23 days.Sirajdikhan Upazila Nirbahi Officer Shahina Akter said Roman Sheikh, a class IX student of Thoirgaon village went missing on January 21.Expressing anger over polices inaction,...
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Two farmers electrocuted in Sherpur
SHERPUR, Feb 12 (BSS): Two farmers died from electrocution while working on an irrigation line at a field at Chhattarkandi village in Sadar upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased were Akram Hossain, 45, son of late Latif, and Hanif Uddin, 55, son of late Shomez Uddin, both hailed from...
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Paturia-Daulatdia ferry movement resumes after two hours
MANIKGANJ, Feb 12 (BSS): The ferry movement resumed after two hours suspension in Paturia-Daulatdia route in the Padma which was suspended for dense fog, Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) sources said.BIWTC Paturia Ghat Deputy General Manager (DGM) Nasir Mahmud Chowdhury said the ferry movements suspended at 6 am for...
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