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18,480 grassroots Sylhet farmers to come under incentive for Rabi crops

SYLHET, Oct 17: A total of 18,480 poor and grassroots farmers in Sylhet division would get farm assistances by the government for producing varieties of crops during the upcoming Rabi season. It would cost Tk 184,45,754, an official informed on Tuesday, the farmers would be given seed, fertiliser etc. Steps...

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Sirajganj DAE eyes 0.2m tonnes of T-Aman yield

SIRAJGANJ, Oct 17: Thousands of T-Aman farmers in the district are expecting a bumper yield this season.Getting repeated bumper production of the paddy previous year, the peasants have given more attention to the farming. Recent rainfall was a blessing for paddy cultivators as moderate rainfall helps grow the plants properly,...

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LGED starts construction of two bridges over Atrai river

NAOGAON, Oct 17: The construction work of the much awaited two bridges over the Atrai river was inaugurated in Mohadevpur upazila of the district on Tuesday last. Salim Uddin Tarafdar, lawmaker of Naogaon-5 constituency (Mohadevpur-Badalgachi), laid the foundation stone of the bridges as the chief guest in Kalna Ghat area.Sources...

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Satkhira villagers make good profit by farming ‘Vasaka’

SATKHIRA, Oct 17 (UNB): Many rural people of the district have found the cultivation of herbal plant 'Vasaka' highly profitable as different pharmaceutical companies are collecting its leaves from villagers at good prices because of its huge medical values.Vasaka or Adhatoda vasica or Malabar nut is an important Ayurvedic medicinal...

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Rangpur peasants produce quality malta at 50 orchards

RANGPUR, Oct 17: Commercial cultivation of malta has ushered in a new hope to the growers of different areas in the district in recent years. According to agriculturists the soil and climate of the region are suitable for farming malta and good quality of the appetising fruit can easily be...

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