Black cumin acreage goes up on increasing profit in Pabna

PABNA, Feb 15: Farmers in all nine upazilas of Pabna district are becoming more interested in cultivating black cumin (a spice and herbal remedy that comes from the seeds of the Nigella sativa plant) finding it to be a profitable concern for its relatively higher cost-effectiveness than other crops. Insiders...

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Matlab North Health Complex plagued with manifold problems

CHANDPUR, Feb 15: Matlab North Upazila Health Complex has been plagued with serious problems for a long time, causing immense sufferings for patients.Sources said hundreds of patients in rural areas are being deprived of proper medical services. Pregnant women, elderly and child patients are the worst sufferers.The 31-bed health complex...

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Sirajganj, Dinajpur road accidents kill five

A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, and Dinajpur districts on Saturday and Friday evening, report agencies.In Sirajganj, a woman was killed and her husband was injured after a truck hit them in the Chalabhara Bazar area of Sirajganj's Kazipur upazila on Saturday.The deceased...

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