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Good jackfruit yield in Natore

NATORE, June 20: Bumper production and fair market price of jackfruit have made the farmers of the district happy this season. According to the Natore Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources, frequent rain since April helped get such good yield of the juicy fruit. During a recent visit to different...

Sand-lifting poses threat to Gorai river bridge

MAGURA, June 20: Unauthorised sand lifting is posing a threat for the bridge over the Gorai river.Gorai Bridge stands on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway connecting Kamarkhali village of Faridpur district and Wapda village of Magura district. The bridge acts as the entrance gate to the south-western region from the capital city....

Bumper bitter-gourd production in Bogura

BOGURA, June 20: Farmers in the twelve upazilas of the district have attained self-reliance by growing off-season bitter-gourd.Fair price along with bumper output of the vegetable has brought smile on the faces of thousand farmers in the district, said the officials at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).The cultivators are...

Village women attaining self-reliance by stitching reusable shopping bags

SATKHIRA, June 20 (UNB): More than a hundred disadvantaged rural women in the district, through the 'Prerona Cooperative Samity' in Kaliganj upazila, have been earning and supporting their families by stitching handmade, reusable shopping bags.Most notably, they are allowed to work from home, and that is what allows them to...

Two-day science fair begins in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, June 20 (BSS): Rajshahi Divisional Science and Technology Fair, 2019 under the auspices of Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner's Office, began here today aimed at infusing interest in youths about science and technology. The two-day fair is being held at Rajshahi College auditorium in association with Science and Technology Development Trust.The...

PTD organises training on green mango processing

RAJSHAHI, June 20 (BSS): A total of 60 persons, including 30 women, were imparted need-based training on proper processing and preservation of green mangoes fell from stalk before maturity due to various reasons considering their economic value. The Postharvest Technology Division (PTD) of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI) organised the...

Thrust on ensuring quality edn to create skilled workforce

RANGPUR, June 20 (BSS): Speakers at a function have urged the students to make themselves skilled workforce through acquiring knowledge for building an economically advanced country.Students should be given quality education as they are the future leaders of the country, they told at a function organised by Rangpur Foundation to...

Two schoolboys die in Jashore road crash

BENAPOLE, June 20 (UNB): Two schoolboys were killed in a road crash at Vijoyrampur Koitalaon on Jessore-Chuknagar road in Manirampur Upazila of Jeshore on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Ashikur Rahman, 15, son of Khairul Basar of Dhaligati village and Al-Amin,16,son of Jalal Uddin of Jamla village. Both of them...

Woman crushed to death by train in Kushtia

KUSHTIA, June 20 (UNB): A woman was crushed under the wheels of a train at Pashuhat in Mirpur upazila on Thursday morning.The deceased was identified as Kulsum, 45, wife of Jony Ali of Ishwardi uapzila in Pabna district.