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DAE eyes 1.0m tonnes of T-Aman yield in Sylhet division

SYLHET, Jan 18: Harvest of the much-awaited Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy is already complete in Sylhet division. The region's total yield has been estimated to be 1005,644 tonnes of rice, an official told this correspondent on Thursday.According to a report prepared by the DAE showed the yield includes 340,200 tonnes...

Demand for sweet betel leaf produced in Bagmara, Mohanpur UZs on the increase

RAJSHAHI, Jan 18: The demand for sweet betel leaf produced in Bagmara and Mohanpur upazilas have been increasing day by day. Now, by covering most markets of Rangpur, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Chittagong and Rajshahi, the locally produced betel-leaf is being exported to various Middle Eastern countries including in Saudi Arabia,...

Vegetable cultivation brings blessings for Natore marginal peasants

NATORE, Jan 18: Commercial vegetable cultivation has brought blessing for hundreds marginal peasants in the district this current season due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-input.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources, the farmers of the district have already brought some 5,261 hectares...

Speakers urge Ansar-VDP members to work for a crime-free society

GAIBANDHA, Jan 18: A district rally of Ansar and VDP was held at the auditorium of the district Shilpakala Academy of the town with a call to serve the nation with sincerity and root out social crimes anyhow to ensure a peaceful society.Director of Ansar and VDP, Rangpur range, Quazi...

Road accidents claim seven lives in three districts

SYLHET, Jan 18 (BSS): A driver and two others were killed in a road accident in Sadar area of the district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased were identified as Rais Ali, 60, Nazim Uddin Shah, 35 and Sohel, 25.Police said a truck hit a roadside tree of the Sylhet-Sunamganj road...

Rice transplanter gains popularity in Panchagarh

PANCHAGARH, Jan 18 (BSS): Use of rice transplanter is gaining popularity in all the five upazilas of the district over the last few years. Local people said farmers in the locality did not know about the use of the machine only a few years ago, but now they are using...

Police recover floating body of college student

KHULNA, Jan 18 (BSS): Police on Thursday recovered a floating body of a college student from Bhairab River at Fulbarigate area of the city.The deceased was identified as Mithun Kumar Das, 23, a final year honour's student of Government BL College. Mithun, a son of late Shashanka Das, hailed from...

Hundreds of small boats

Hundreds of small boats that are used to collect stones from river are anchored at the bank of the Boulai river in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj. The photo was taken on Thursday. — FE Photo