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Rajshahi Sugar Mills fails to achieve production target

RAJHAHI, Feb 18: Even after procuring excessive sugarcane against the target, Rajshahi Sugar Mills has failed to achieve its production target during the current crushing season. As a result, RSM is going to incur a huge amount of loss this year (2017-2018) as well. Authorities of RSM, however, claimed due...

Sand lifting from Jamuna poses erosion threat

BOGRA, Feb 18: Unabated sand lifting from the Jamuna is going on in Dhunot upazila of the district. Defying the law and order situation, a section of unscrupulous people have been lifting sands from the river causing threat to dwelling houses and arable lands condemn eyewitness.They are extracting sands through...

Joypurhat farmers make good profit from spring onion cultivation

JOYPURHAT, Feb 18: A good number of farmers of the district have attained self-reliance by growing spring onion.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources, every winter farmers show their interest to cultivate spring onion for more profit. It has a good demand in the market. High price...

Landless peasants grow Boro on Nabaganga riverbed

MAGURA, Feb 18: Nabaganga riverbed has been turned into a cropland. Poor landless farmers have started cultivating Boro in a vast area of the riverbed this season. Magura DAE sources said about 2,000 landless cultivators are growing crops on the Nabaganga riverbed this year. Over 260 hectares of char land...

Construction of new building for Gopalganj Sadar Police nears end

GOPALGANJ, Feb 18: Construction of a four-storied building of the Gopalganj Sadar Police Station will be completed soon as 99 per cent work have already been finished.According to the officials of the Public Works Department (PWD), Gopalganj, in April 17, 2014 Rupali Construction, a construction company, took responsibilities to implement...

Nilphamari’s Uttara EPZ thrives in all respects

NILPHAMARI, Feb 17: The Uttara Export Processing Zone (EPZ) thrives in all direction including volume of export, amount of investment and creation of employment opportunity. Employment opportunity in the EPZ is gradually improving rural economy and standard of living in the region.Situated in Songolshi union council under Sadar upazila on...

Rangpur DAE eyes 0.81m tonnes of maize yield

RANGPUR, Feb 18: Maize cultivators of Rangpur agriculture region are in joyous mood as the plants of the crop at different areas under the zone are growing well, predicting an excellent yield of the crop this year.According to sources good price and huge demand for the crop in the country...

Experts urge cultivators to farm late blight-resistant potatoes

RANGPUR, Feb 18 (BSS): Experts at a farmers' field-day have said cultivation of the late blight-resistant potato variety gives 40 per cent higher production than the traditional ones.They disclosed the information at the event styled "Validation and Dissemination of Newly Released High Yielding and Climate Smart Potato Varieties at Farmers'...