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Downtrend in potato market price disheartens Rangpur growers

RANGPUR, Mar 19: A good yield of potato failed to make the growers of the district delighted for the low market price.Sources said the potato cultivators of the district made vigorous efforts this season with the hope to earn handsome profit from the sale of the crop but its plummeting...

Boro cultivation target exceeds in Sylhet amid good weather

SYLHET, Mar 19: Boro cultivation target has exceeded in Sylhet division this season amid a good weather condition.However, for reasons the cultivation much-awaited crop in the region had been hit for days at the beginning. Most of the farmers in different lower areas suffered for delayed recession of waters from...

Sudden collapse of embankment worries Sirajganj villagers

SIRAJGANJ, Mar 19: Villagers of Khas Kaulia under Chouhali upazila in the district are worried due to sudden collapse of some 30 metre-long embankment.A good number of farmers said a vast tract of cropland may go under water during rainy season. Meanwhile, some cultivators have already been affected in the...

Commercial brinjal farming gains popularity

BOGRA, Mar 19: Commercial brinjal cultivation is gaining popularity in the district.A good number of farmers have attained financial solvency by growing the vegetable on their land.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office source said brinjal farming is profitable. The department has provided all necessary support to the growers so...

Focus on safe poultry feed to protect public health

RAJSHAHI, Mar 19 (BSS): Speakers at a participatory discussion called for producing safe poultry feed to get good quality of its meat for keeping public health free from various diseases. They mentioned that manufacturing and marketing of safe poultry feed is the precondition for good poultry farming, adding that all...

16 villages come under power network in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Mar 19: Some 1,400 households under 16 villages in Raninagar Upazila of the district have been brought under power connection.Israfil Alam, local Member of Parliament, inaugurated the electrification programme as the chief guest at a function recently.The connected villages are - Ekdala, Pakuria, Jatrapur, Vebragari, Panchupur, Kashinagar, Saria, Guata,...

BRTA arranges motorcycle driving licence test prog in Bandarban

BANDARBAN, Mar 19: The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) arranged a motorcycle driving licence test programme in the district on Monday.Additional district survey officer Najma Bint Amin, assistant programme officer of Bandarban Deputy Commissioner's Office Md Surat Alam and civil surgeon medical officer Dr Belayet Hossain were present on the...

Cops recover body of housewife in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Mar 19 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a housewife from her in-law's house in Kharbona river bank area in the city on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Meghla Begum, 19, wife of Subhan Ali of the area and daughter of Abdur Razzak, a resident of Char Kajla...

College student commits suicide in Panchagarh

PANCHAGARH, Mar 19 (BSS): A college student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in Sonaher Gachpuri village under Debiganj upazila of the district on Sunday night. Police identified the deceased as Rabiul Islam 18, son of Tonu Mia of the village. He was a student of Debiganj College. Family feud...