Black Queen watermelon cultivation lucrative
NAOGAON, July 17: Farmers in the district have achieved a good yield of Black Queen watermelon from an experimental cultivation.Moreover, the fruit cultivation has brought smile on the faces of the farmers due to fair price.They said market demand for the new variety is increasing for its colour, shape and...
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Floods damage 7,500 dwellings in Sylhet
SYLHET, July17: At least 7,500 dwellings in the district were badly-affected by the floods caused by the rains and rolling water from the upper region in India, officials said at a press conference on Wednesday. Of these, 6456 were affected partially and the rest 995 were damaged totally, officials said...
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Jute farming marks a rise in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI, July 17: Jute cultivation has marked a rise in the district in recent years. In 2019, jute cultivation surpassed to 271 hectares of land than the target fixed by the Department of Agriculture Extension in Rajshahi. This year jute was cultivated on 13,846 hectares of land as against the...
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Community ambulance service in Naogaon remains suspended for yrs
NAOGAON, July 17: The community ambulance service in Raninagar upazila of the district has remained suspended for years due to indifference of the authority concerned. Sources said the community ambulance service was launched under eight unions of the upazila with eight ambulances in 2015-16 fiscal year, funded by Local Government...
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Fish production rises in northern districts
RANGPUR, July 17 (BSS): Fish production in Rangpur district has been increasing by 3,500 tonnes annually as calculated by the officials concerned over the last five consecutive years. Fish production in the district during 2018-2019 period was 53,053 tonnes which was 35,600 tonnes five years back, it vwas told at...
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