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85 new patients hospitalised in six dists of Rajshahi div in last 24 hours

BOGURA, Aug 18: A total of 85 new dengue patients have been admitted to different hospitals in six districts of Rajshahi division during the last 24 hours.August, September and October months are also being considered to be risky, said experts of the region. Experts said if extensive efforts were not...

Benapole immigration centre busy handling holidaymakers

BENAPOLE, Aug 18: Benapole Land Port Immigration Centre is passing busy time handling holidaymakers arriving from and departing for India. With the end of Eid holidays, thousands of visitors started flocking to Bangladesh through this land port.According to the immigration office, a large number of people began to arrive in...

Small traders, wholesalers, orphanages worst-hit by rawhide price fall in Sylhet

SYLHET, Aug 18: Wholesalers, small traders as well as the Kaumi madrasas and orphanages are worst- hit this year due to the steep fall in rawhide price in Syleht region. The small traders and madrasa people were not even offered minimum price for the rawhides collected on the Eid day...

Acute seedling crisis hampers T-Aman cultivation in Rangpur region

RANGPUR, Aug 18: A severe crisis of Aman paddy seedlings has been prevailing in the flood-affected areas under five districts in Rangpur agriculture region this year.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Rangpur official sources said this year more than 32,000 hectares of crop fields worth Tk 1.50 billion have been...

Gerbera flower now grown thru tissue culture in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Aug 18: Gerbera flower is being successfully grown through tissue culture in the district.Gerbera is a genus of plants in the Asteraceae (daisy) family which is also commonly known as African daisy. Gerbera is very popular and widely used as a decorative garden plant or as cut flowers. The...

Thrust on rail link from Uttara EPZ to Khairatnagar station

NILPHAMARI, Aug 18: Rail link from the Uttara Export Processing Zone (EPZ) to the nearest railway station Khairatnagar is vital for the development of the EPZ.Managing director of Uttara EPZ Akhtar Alam Mostari made the remark while talking to this correspondent on Sunday. He said the EPZ is expanding gradually....