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Nursery business boosting solvency of farmers in Bogura

BOGURA, May 16: Nursery business is boosting solvency amid farmers in Bogura district from last few years.Mitigating the local demand, they are sending the sapling to the different adjacent district of the region and making handsome amount of money round the year. Sometimes, the wholesalers from the Sirajganj, Naogaon, and...

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Govt to start rice procurement in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI, May 16: Preparation for government procurement of rice has almost been completed. The government would procure 15,796 tons of rice in this Boro season in Nilphamari district. Out of which 6,467 tons of rice would be procure from sadar upazila, 1,876 tons from Saidpur upazila, 2,158 tons from Domar...

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Farmers happy as Boro paddy harvest to end this week

SYLHET, May 16: Harvest of Boro paddy would be completed in 4 to 5 days although the farmers had suffered due to shortage of labourers and rough weather with rains in the past few weeks in Sylhet division. But, getting a better crop this time the common farmers are seemed...

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Dev work going on for building modern Ghagot Lake in Gaibandha

GAIBANDHA, May 16: Huge development and beautification works are being done to turn the dead Ghagot river into a modern Ghagot Lake aimed at building an attractive district town. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) is implementing the schemes at the cost of Tk 150 million while the government of Bangladesh...

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Road accidents kill two in Habiganj, Gopalganj

HABIGANJ, May 16 (BSS): A truck driver was killed in a road accident in Rukunpur area under Nabiganj upazila of the district Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Faruq Hossain, 26, son of Shamsu Miah, a resident of Jaintiapur upazila in Sylhet district.Officer-in-Charge of Sherpur Highway Thana Bimal Chandra said...

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RAB arrests two with fake notes in Joypurhat

JOYPURHAT, May 16 (BSS): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested two persons and recovered Tk 15.7 million fake notes from Rail station area under Akkelpur upazila of the district Tuesday night.The arrested were identified as Samad Mandol, 50, and M Abdul Kuddus, 35, residents of Mahadevpur upazila in Naogaon...

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'UP opens budget necessity for grassroots uplift'

RAJSHAHI, May 16 (BSS): Open declaration of annual budget in local government institutions is very important for making the grassroots level infrastructural and other socio-economic development works more transparent, accountable and need-oriented. The observation came at an open budget announcement ceremony of Huzripara Union Parishad at its hall room under...

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Gaibandha dist admin holds firework festival

GAIBANDHA, May 16 (BSS): A firework festival organized by the district administration was held at Shah Abdul Hamid Stadium of the town on Tuesday evening on successful launching of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to the space. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gautam Chandra Pal attended the function as the chief guest and superintendent of...

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Farmers drying paddy on a river embankment

Farmers drying paddy on a river embankment in Sunamganj — FE Photo

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