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Tribal families raising rabbits to elevate lot

Netrakona, Nov 15: A number of families at tribal-dominated Nayapara cluster village in Kullagarh union of Durgapur upazila of Netrakona district are trying to change their days by raising rabbits.According to locals, Nihar Ranjan, a tribal youth from Susang Durgapur, had first started keeping a pair of rabbits in 2006....

Magura man sets example by growing pearls in ponds

MAGURA, Nov 15: Pearls can be produced in ponds. One Abul Hossen Khan of Magura made it possible.Abul Hossen Khan of village Keshtapur under Magura sadar upazila was passing idle time due to corona . Consequently, he took mobile phone as his companion . At one stage he came to...

Sylhet Govt Poultry Farm runs without a hatchery

SYLHET, Nov 15: The Sylhet Government Poultry Farm failed to make headway even after 73 years of its establishment for reasons including bureaucratic tangles and others. Besides, despite potentialities, the political leaders of the region didn't pay much attention to the state-run institution although there had been a huge demand...

Export-import thru Benapole port halted for Diwali

BENAPOLE, Nov 15: Export-import activities between the two neighbouring countries- Bangladesh and India- through Benapole land port remained suspended on Sunday on the occasion of Diwali festival. Sources said export-import trades in the port remained halted for the festival since Sunday morning.However, travelling of the passport-holding passengers continued as usual...

Potato growers expecting windfall profit

JOYPURHAT, Nov 15: Potato farmers of the district are expecting a windfall profit this season as they expect to harvest early-winter potato from the first week of December.A good number of growers said they spent around Tk 12,000 to Tk 15,000 to grow the vegetable on a bigha of land...

Human chain demands release of RU journo

RAJSHAHI, Nov 15: The journalists working on Rajshahi University have formed a human chain today demanding the release of the university correspondent of Daily Jugantor Manik Raihan Bappy. The human chain programme was held in front of the Central Library on the campus at 2.00 pm.Bappy was arrested from his...

2.0m tonne winter vegetable yield likely in Rajshahi div

RAJSHAHI, Nov 15 (BSS): A target has been set to produce 2.04 million (20.42 lakh) tonnes of vegetables from 86,653 hectares of land in the region including its vast Barind tract during the current winter season, officials said.The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Rajshahi has set the target to produce...

With the recession of floodwater

With the recession of floodwater, a brick kiln in Gabtoli upazila of Bogura has stared full-swing operation recently. The picture shows workers arranging the just baked bricks in the field — Focus Bangla

The old woman

The old woman, Rashida Begum, giving a vacant look at the place on the bank of the Teesta in Rajarhat of Kurigram district where the eroding river devoured her small house along with the land, making her a pauper. She regrets unavailability of government assistance for the landless- unlike other...