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12,000 hectares of land turn into T-Aman seedbeds in Sirajganj

Roving CorrespondentSIRAJGANJ, June 20: Paddy peasants of the district are now passing busy time preparing T-Aman seedbeds.High or semi high land is suitable for Aman seedbeds. Floating seedbed is also popular in the area.A good number of farmers said seedbed preparation will continue till the Bengali month of Bhadra.Each kg...

Low price disappoints Adamdighi chilli growers

Our CorrespondentBOGURA, June 20: Around 500 farmers of Adamdighi upazila in the district are frustrated over acute low market price of chilli.Chilli growers are incurring a huge loss this season though they have achieved a good yield in spite of adverse weather condition.Komarpur, Mangalpur, Jinoir, Kashimala, Shibpur, Karai, Salgram, Amail,...

Lightning kills three in Bagerhat, Barguna

BAGERHAT, June 19 (UNB): Two people, including a woman, were killed and two others injured in separate lightning strikes in Morelganj and Sadar upazilas on Tuesday.In Morelganj, Bikash Mridha, 50, son of Romen Mridha of Kumarijola village, was killed and Subhash Talukder, 48, injured as they were struck by a...

River erosion leaves 50 families homeless

MANIKGANJ, June 20 (BSS): The erosion of the Jamuna in three unions of Daulatpur upazila makes about 50 families homeless in the last two weeks. More than hundred acres of crop land also disappeared during these periods.The unions are Charkatari, Bachamara and Baghutia. The most affected areas are Lalpur, Katari,...

Narsingdi villagers attain solvency by growing lotkan at homesteads

NARSINGDI, June 19 (BSS): Lotkan (Burmese grape) production has brought smile on the face of over 2000 marginal farmers in 20 villages of Shibpur and Belabo upazilas of the district.Farmers are very happy with the bumper yield of lotkan this year and they are showing their interest to grow more...

Road crashes claim seven lives in dists

At least seven people were killed while 18 others injured in separate road crashes in Mymensingh, Narsingdi, Gopalganj and Manikganj districts on Wednesday, report agencies.In Mymensingh, three people were killed and three others injured when a microbus rammed a CNG-run three-wheeler at Satrashia in Muktagacchaupazilaon Wednesday.The identities of the deceased...