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Only one doctor runs gynae department in Sunamganj hospital

SYLHET, Sept 16: Medicare service at the Gynae department of Sunamganj district town's 250-bed hospital is being hampered seriously as only one has to manage things against 5 posts of physicians. The lone female physician has to see all the things in the outdoor as well as the indoor patients,...

Tangail sugarcane growers happy with market price

TANGAIL, Sept 16: Sugarcane growers of twelve upazilas of the district are making a good profit by selling their produce in the current season.Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Tangail sources said over 786 hectares of land in all 12 upazilas of the district have been brought under the farming of...

Gopalganj farmers benefit from cucumber cultivation

GOPALGANJ Sept 16: Farmers of Durgapur union under Gopalganj Sadar upazila in the district are benefiting from the cultivation of cucumber as the crop is being sold at a high price in local markets recently.According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj official sources, about 70 hectares of land have...

Malta farming gains ground for lucrative price in Raninagar UZ

NAOGAON, Sept 16: Farming of malta, a juicy citrus fruit, has started gaining popularity among the farmers in Raninagar upazila of the district due to its lucrative price and growing demand across the country.Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) sources said around six hectares of land have been brought under BARI-1...

Ginger cultivators apprehensive about expected yield

RANGPUR, Sept 16: Ginger cultivators of Taraganj upazila in the district are apprehensive about expected yield of the spicy crop during the current season owing to Rhizome rot disease.Growers alleged that they are not able to combat the disease despite spraying pesticides frequently. It decomposes the plants and withers the...

Thrust on saving Padma river from plastic pollution

RAJSHAHI, Sept 16: Activists of Paribesh Andolon Oikkya Parishad organised an exchange of views meeting with visitors in Lalon Shah Mancho area beside the river Padma to make people aware of saving the river from plastic and polythene pollution. They also called upon the people to remove all plastic and...

Mother, daughter killed as train hits van in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI, Sept 16 (UNB): A woman and her minor daughter were killed when a train hit a van on an unauthorised level crossing at Belaichandi in Syedpur upazila on Monday.The deceased were identified as Mariam, 25 and Jotsna, 8.Lutfur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Syedpur Police Station, said the accident took place...

Action if any official found involved in providing NID to Rohingyas: EC

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 16 (UNB): Election Commissioner Kabita Khanam on Monday warned that action will be taken if any election official is found involved in providing national identity (NID) and smart cards to Rohingyas."If any election official is found involved in providing national identity (NID) and smart cards to Rohingyas, he...

Youth stabbed to death in Chattogram

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 16 (UNB): A young man was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Pathania Goda in Chandgaon area in the city on Sunday night.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Ziad, 23, son of Mohammad Selim.Quoting family members of the victim, Abul Kalam, officer-in-charge of Chandgaon Police Station, said...