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Road crash kills three in B’baria

BRAHMANBARIA, May 19 (BSS): Three men were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Malihata area under Sarail upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were identified as Nasor Miah, 17, son of Khorshed Miah, Arman, 17, son of Faruk Miah and auto-rickshaw driver Saidul, 18,...

Food dept to procure 9,000 tonnes of Boro from Sunamganj, Habiganj

Iqbal SiddiqueeSYLHET, May 19: The Food Department will procure 9,000 tonnes of Boro from only two districts of Sylhet division this season. The target includes 6,000 from Sunamganj and 3,000 tonnes from Habiganj district, informed Regional Controller of Food, Sylhet division, Md Anisuzzaman. However, he couldn't say anything why the...

35,000 coastal families become self-reliant

The One House, One Farm Project (Ekti Bari, Ekti Khamar) so far benefitted 35,000 families in the coastal district of Barguna since its launching in 2009, reports BSS.Talking to the news agency, Project Director of the project Akbar Hossain said the government undertook the project to expedite economic development in...

PABNA: Litchi farmers waiting for customers a

PABNA: Litchi farmers waiting for customers at a wholesale market in Salimpur union under Ishwardi upazila on Saturday — Focus Bangla

Renovation work on Domar-Chilahati road not yet complete

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, May 19: Repairing and renovation works of 15-km long Domar-Chilahati road of the district was scheduled to be completed in the month of February last year. But the contractor could not finish the works of the road even after extending time for consecutive three occasions.Till date works of...

Rajshahi DAE eyes bumper mango yield

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, May 19: Despite inclement climatic condition, a bumper production of mango is expected in Rajshahi region this year. The Department of Agriculture Extension is Rajshahi said, around 600,000 tonnes of mango may be produced in Rajshahi region during the current season unless there is no devastating storm or...

Lighting strikes leave three dead in Chattogram

CHATTOGRAM, May 19 (UNB): Three people were killed while two others injured in separate incidents of lightning strike in Banshkhali and Sandwip upazilas in the district on Saturday.The deceased were identified as Latun Barua, 55, Porikkhit Jal Das, 35, and Bikash Jal Das, 36.Officer-in-charge of Bashkhali Police Station Md Salauddin...

Barind farmers start applying modern methods to grow crops

RAJSHAHI, May 19 (BSS): Farmers in this region have started cultivating varieties of crop by applying new and modern technologies and quality seeds in the wake of adverse impact of climate change. Agriculture officials and scientists said the farmers reduced the cultivation of irrigation-dependent crop especially IRRI-BORO paddy in the...

NARAYANGANJ: A cultivator taking care

NARAYANGANJ: A cultivator taking care of a flower garden on Saturday — Focus Bangla