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Plucking tea leaves brings self-reliance among female farm labourers

Plucking of tea-leaves has brought self-reliance to some 10,000 female farm-labourers in the fast-expanding tea sector on the 'Karotoa Valley' ecological zone in the northern region, reports BSS.Along with bringing wellbeing to their families by earning through plucking green tea leaves, the women have improved their standard of living and...

Boro farming exceeds target

SYLHET, Mar 20: Boro farming target in Sylhet region has been surpassed, an official at the DAE's Sylhet divisional office said on Wednesday. The farming season has ended and the final reports from the districts show the crop had been cultivated on a total of 478,869 hectares against the previously-set...

Betel leaf prices shoot up in Gopalganj dist

GOPALGANJ, Mar 20: Betel leaf prices have shot up abnormally in the district.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj, a total of 65 hectares of land have been brought under betel leaf cultivation with the production target of 130 tonnes.The production is not sufficient for the district. Traders...

Child marriages go on unabated in Rangpur rural areas

RANGPUR, Mar 20: The trend of child marriage is going on unabated in rural areas of the district. Consequently a good number of children especially, girls are deprived of education and undergo severe health hazards.According to sources, the incidence of child marriage is still alarming in the remote and char...

Regional SME Fair begins in Gaibandha today

GAIBANDHA, Mar 20 (BSS): A seven-day Regional Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Products Fair will begin at the Independence Square ground of the town in the district town tomorrow (Thursday).The fair will be held here at the overall management of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC), Gaibandha Chamber of...

Rajshahi mustard growers happy over yield

RAJSHAHI, Mar 20 (BSS): Mustard farmers in the region including its vast Barind tract are happy over their newly-harvested produce this season.Growers said suitable climatic condition, high yielding varieties and modern technologies have supported them towards getting expected yield of the seasonal cash crop making them happy."I had cultivated mustard...

A view of the DAE's ‘Supershine’ maize

A view of the DAE's ‘Supershine’ maize demonstration plot in Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet district — FE Photo