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Erosion by Padma renders 60 more families homeless

SHARIATPUR, Sept 18 (UNB): Some 60 families have been rendered homeless due to the continuous erosion by the mighty Padma river at different points in Naria upazila on Sunday and Monday.With the latest ones, some 6,000 families under three unions of the upazila have been rendered homeless due to the...

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T-Aman farming progressing fast in Joypurhat district

JOYPURHAT, Sept 18: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) is expecting to produce over 0.5 million tonnes of T-Aman output this season in the district.More than 0.1 million peasants of Akkelpur, Kalai, Khetlal, Panchbibi and Sadar upazilas of the district are growing the paddy.Mild healthy plants are growing well across...

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420,872 tonnes of Aus production likely in Sylhet division

SYLHET, Sept 18: The total yield of Aus crop has been estimated to be 420,872 tonnes of rice in Sylhet division this season, an official informed this afternoon as harvest of the crop ended last week. It includes 138,397 tonnes from the 55,385 hectares of land in Sylhet, 127,516 tonnes...

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Aman cultivation exceeds target in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, Sep 17 (BSS): The cultivation of Aman paddy exceeded the target in all seven upazilas of the district during the current season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the target of cultivation of Aman was fixed on 28,448 hectares of land in the district with a production target...

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'Vertical farming: The future solutions for organic vegetables production in urban areas'

The concluding ceremony of a three-day training on 'Vertical farming: The future solutions for organic vegetables production in urban areas' organised by the Entomology Department of Sylhet Agricultural University with the support from the Project Implementation Unit of Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council (BARC) and National Agricultural Technology Transfer Programme, Phase-II,...

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