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Dhunot Aus farmers make Tk 135 million profit this season

BOGURA, Aug 13: Farmers of Dhunot upazila of the district have made profit of over Tk 135 million this season by cultivating Aus paddy.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said some 14,000 peasants cultivated the paddy on 12,825 hectares of land this season and got 1,16,250 maunds of...

Papaya cultivation gaining popularity in Magura

MAGURA, Aug 13: Papaya cultivation is gaining popularity in the district.A good number of farmers have attained financial solvency from the farming of papaya. Sources said farmers show their interest in growing the item for getting good production and fair market prices.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura, sources said...

Vegetable prices soaring up in N region

SIRAJGANJ, Aug 13: Vegetable prices are soaring up both in retail and wholesale markets in northern six districts from the last week.Sources said poor-income groups of Bogura, Sirajganj, Natore, Pabna, Naogaon and Joypurhat districts are suffering much due to high market price of the necessary items.Each kg of brinjal is...

Govt nationalises 28 colleges in Sylhet division

SYLHET, Aug 13: Twenty eight colleges have been nationalised in Sylhet division. The institutions were nationalised through a notification of the Ministry of Education early this week. The colleges include 10 in Sylhet district including Madan Mohan College, Gowainghat College, Balaganj Degree College, Fenchuganj Degree College, Dhakadakshin Degree College, Kanaighat...

Rajshahi DAE targets 0.90m tonnes of Aman production

RAJSHAHI, Aug 13 (BSS): The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) here has set a target of producing around 0.90 million tonnes of transplanted aman rice in the region including its vast Barind tract during the current season.Additional Director of DAE SM Mustafizur Rahman told the news agency on Monday that...

Road crashes leave four dead in three districts

At least four people were killed and 18 others injured in separate road accidents in Natore, Naogaon and Dinajpur districts on Monday, reports UNB.In Natore, a bus driver was killed and 16 passengers were injured following a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Bonpara- Hatikumrul road...

Over 3,288 tonnes VGF rice for Gaibandha poor

GAIBANDHA, Aug 13 (BSS): The government has allocated some 3,288 tonnes of rice for the distressed and ultra poor of the district on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme.District relief and rehabilitation office source said the rice would be distributed to a total of...

Chattogram cattle markets get momentum

CHATTOGRAM, Aug 13 (BSS): Cattle markets in the city and the district have gained momentum with lots of buyers and thousands of sacrificial animals swarming, as only a few days are left for the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival for the Muslims.A huge number of sacrificial animals are being...

RU Eid vacation starts Aug 15

RAJSHAHI, Aug 13 (BSS): Rajshahi University (RU) will go on a 19-day vacation for Eid-Ul-Azha from August 15.Professor Ananda Kumar Shaha, Pro-Vice-chancellor of RU, told the journalists that all scheduled classes and examinations will remain suspended till September 02 due to the vacation. All residential students have been asked to...

A teacher of Teligaon Government Primary School

A teacher of Teligaon Government Primary School under Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj taking a class on a veranda of the school building on Monday due to shortage of classrooms — FE Photo