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Cattle lifting increasing alarmingly in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Jan 17: The incidents of cattle lifting have increased alarmingly at different upazilas under the district in recent time, much to the worry of the cattle farmers and rearers. Sources alleged that a number of cattle-lifters blessed by the local influential people and law-enforcing agencies are continuing such crime...

Growers of granula potato making good profit due to good price

JOYPURHAT, Jan 17: Cultivators of granula potato, a short duration and high yielding variety, are making a good profit this season due to the good market price.Farmers of the district have started harvesting the crop from the first week of the current month. They are satisfied over the profuse production...

Locals demand steps for dredging Bibiyana river

SYLHET, Jan 17: Inhabitants of the haorbank areas of Jagonnathpur and Derai upazilas in Sunamganj demanded immediate steps for dredging the Bibiyana river in Jogonnathpur and Khazua in Derai upazila for facilitating the recession of waters from the different haors in five upazilas of the district.Former chairman of Chilaura-Holdipur union...

Students get class routines from district police super

GAIBANDHA, Jan 17: A total of 1000 students of Gaibandha Govt. Boys' High School received class routines from the district police on Wednesday amid much enthusiasm and festivity. Superintendent of police (SP) Mashrukur Rahman Khaled distributed the class routine to the students of the school on Wednesday during their assembly...

Plum cultivation gaining popularity across Bogra

BOGRA, Jan 17: Plum cultivation is gaining popularity across the district. A good number of peasants have become self-reliant by growing apple kul commercially over the last few years.Sources said farmers of Kahaloo, Adamdighi, Dupchanchia, Shibganj, Sherpur, Sonatola, Sariakandi, Nandigram, Shajahanpur and Sadar upazilas have expanded the farming of the...

Focus on more investment in SMEs

RAJSHAHI, Jan 17 (BSS): Terming the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) as root foundation of country's economy, speakers at a seminar laid emphasis on the need for more investment to this sector taking the region forward.They came up with the observation at the seminar styled 'Flourishing of SME Entrepreneurship in...

Road crashes kill five in three districts

LAKSHMIPUR, Jan 17 (BSS): Three people including a child were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Charthika area under Kamalnagar upazila of the district on Wednesday.The deceased are identified as Harunur Rashid, 45, son of Ali Azam, Amena Begum, 60, wife of Abul Kalam and Rinku,...

Housewife commits suicide in Magura

MAGURA, Jan 17 (UNB): A housewife allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at Ghashiara village in Sreepur upazila on Tuesday night.Police said family members found Tania Khatun Shaban, 22, wife of Sumon Mandal and also a garment worker, hanging from the ceiling of her room at night and informed police.On...

Village boys of Digaldi area play beside a mustard field

NARAYANGANJ: Village boys of Digaldi area play beside a mustard field on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla