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Magura wheat growers happy over good yield, fair price

MAGURA, Apr 16: Bumper production and fair price have brought smile on the faces of Magura wheat growers this year.Farmers sources informed, wheat harvesting has already been completed in the district. A bumper production has been achieved in the district and present price of wheat is high in the market,...

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Farmers busy thrashing boro paddy

Farmers busy thrashing boro paddy at a field in Sarail Upazila in Brahmanbaria district on Wednesday — Focus Bangla

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Pumpkin farming brings solvency to the extreme poor in Bogura

BOGURA, Apr 17: With frequent monitoring by Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), pumpkin cultivation has brought a revolutionary success among the extreme poor farmers in Bogura district this season.According to a DAE official, the farming is expanding across the region as its cultivation is easier and extra cost- free. The...

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Drought-tolerant Balaka wheat variety cultivation gains popularity in N dists

JOYPURHAT, Apr 16: Drought-tolerant and high-yielding Balaka wheat variety cultivation is gaining momentum across northern districts for the last few years.The farmers are making good profit cultivating the wheat variety spending trifling capital in Bogura, Sirajganj, Pabna, Joypurhat, Naogaon, Rajshahi, Chapainawabgaj and Natore districts of northern region.Meanwhile, farmers of Bogura...

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Road accidents kill four in districts

A total of four people were killed and six others were injured in road accidents in Natore, Sylhet and Meherpur on Wednesday, reports agencies.In Natore, two cattle traders were killed and five others injured as a cattle-carrying human hauler overturned at Moukhara Bazar in Baraigram upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased...

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Police recover body in Rajshahi, arrest one

RAJSHAHI, Apr 17 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a young man from paddy field in Bilsuti area of Baghmara upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Kamrul Islam, 28, son of Chayen Uddin, of Ambaria village in the upazila.Police arrested Ranju, 48, in connection with the incident.Locals said...

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Man dies in Jhenidah clash

JHENAIDAH, Apr 17 (UNB): A man was killed in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Bashantapur in Shailakupa upazila early Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Ratan Mandal, 25, son of Rahen Mandal of the village.Kazi Ayubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Shailakupa Police Station, said the...

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Solar irrigation adds new dimension to Barind's agriculture

RAJSHAHI, Apr 17 (BSS): Solar pump irrigation has brought a new dimension in agriculture in the drought-prone Barind tract benefiting its people in many ways."Solar power irrigation is not only contributing to lessening pressure on fossil fuel driven power supply but also reducing the gradually mounting pressure on groundwater," said...

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Gaibandha man hacked to death by 'in-laws', two held

GAIBANDHA, Apr 17 (UNB): A man was hacked to death allegedly by his in-laws at Kishoreghari village in Palashbari upazila on Tuesday night.The deceased was identified as Momirul Islam of Jhalingi village in the upazila.There had an altercation between Momiril and his wife over her extra-marital affairs, said Hipzur Rahman,...

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Workshop on 'learning objectives' held at IU

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Apr 17 (UNB): A workshop on 'bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives in higher education' was held at Islamic University in Kushtia on Wednesday.Institutional Quality Assurance Cell organised the workshop at the conference room of IU.Presided over by IU IQAC director professor KM Abdus Sobahan, IU VC M Harun-Ur-Rashid...

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A procession was taken

A procession was taken out to mark the National Health Service Week at the Hili in Dinajpur on Wednesday — Focus Bangla

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