Cox's Bazar farmers choosing to cultivate tobacco over vegetables

COX'S BAZAR, Mar 12: Despite its various adverse effects on both agriculture and environment, farmers in Cox's Bazar are increasingly turning to tobacco cultivation instead of vegetables.Insiders said in the current season, tobacco has been cultivated on 680 hectares of land in Chakaria and Ramu upazilas of the district. Farmers...

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Striking doctors halt outpatient service at SBMCH

BARISHAL, Mar 12 (UNB): Doctors at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) in Barishal suspended outpatient services on Wednesday morning as part of an ongoing movement to press their five-point demand, causing immense suffering for hundreds of patients.Patients said ticket distribution for outpatient services started at 8 am as usual but...

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Bogura road crash kills woman, daughter

BOGURA, Mar 12 (UNB): A woman and her minor daughter were killed when a truck hit a van in Beragram village of Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura district on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Roksana Parveen, wife of Abu Bakar Siddique of Satuapara village in Kahalu upazila, and her daughter Rahia...

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