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Four CCTF projects near completion in Sylhet

SYLHET, Apr 17: Works on 4 projects worth Tk 206.326 million under the Climate Change Trust Fund (CCTF) are going on in Sylhet and 3 of them are expected to be completed by the end of June this year, a senior official of Water Development Board (WDB) informed Tuesday. BCCTF...

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BRRI-Dhan-29 reignites hopes of farmers in Gopalganj

GOPALGANJ, Apr 17: Cultivation of BRRI-Dhan-29 has raised a new hope among the farmers of Gopalganj Sadar in the district. According to Gopalganj Sadar Upazila Agriculture Office sources said, about 3,000 hectares of land have been brought under cultivation of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI)-Dhan-29 under Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj...

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Youths become self-reliant rearing turkey hens

NAOGAON Apr 17: More than 300 both male and female youths of Naogaon district have become self-reliant through rearing turkey hens commercially from last few years.The enterprise has been implemented by extreme poor and marginal farmers after receiving training and loan facility from authority concern, said successful farm owner Nayon...

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Weather favours marginal Papaya growers

BOGURA, Apr 17: Papaya cultivation has brought smile to the hundreds of marginal peasants in all twelve upazilas of Bogura district this season.Due to favourable weather and timely supply of necessary agri-input, the peasants are achieving bumper production. Besides, the farmers are seen happy over good market price compared to...

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Price hike of construction materials slowing Rajshahi dev work

RAJSHAHI, Apr 17: An exorbitant price hike of construction materials has stalled the infrastructural development sector in Rajshahi. The abnormal price rise was not only dragged hundreds of contractors and entrepreneurs in deep crisis but also the construction labourers' were facing threat of becoming unemployed. According to source, recently the...

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LGD distributes sewing machines in Jamalpur

JAMALPUR, Apr 17 (BSS): Local Government Division (LGD) disbursed 43 sewing machines among poor women of Nowarpara union under Islampur upazila of the district on Monday. Local sources said the LGD distributed the sewing machines under its LGSP-3 project for human resource development. The project is aimed at income generation...

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Minor boy dies in lightning strike in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Apr 17 (BSS): A minor boy was killed in an incident of lightning at village Behabatpur under Pirganj upazila in the district on Tuesday, police said. The deceased was identified as Hussaine 7, son of day-labourer Joynal Abedin of the same village. Hussaine was a student of class one...

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Road accidents kill three in Ctg, Munshiganj

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 17 (BSS): Two women were killed as a bus and truck knocked them in separate road accidents in the district on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sajeda Begum, 42, wife of Akter Hossain and Lutfa Begum, 34, wife of Mohammad Rubel, both hailed from Mirsarai upazila of...

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A stormy weather damaging properties

JHALAKATHI: A stormy weather damaging properties in Jhalakathi on Tuesday — Focus Bangla

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