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Pest attack worries Pirgachha Aman cultivators

RANGPUR, Oct 21: Aman plants on vast tracts of lands have severely been affected by pest and disease at different areas under Pirgachha upazila in the district, making the peasants concerned about the output of the crop during the current season.Most of the pest and disease infested Aman plants are...

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Commercial sheep rearing expanding

TANGAIL, Oct 21: Many poor, ultra-poor and unemployed people become self-reliant by rearing sheep in the district. A sociologist urged the village people to boost commercial sheep rearing. Local sources said, sheep rearing is easier procedure than the cow and other animal and also it is comparably more profitable, because...

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600 Naogaon rice mills under threat of closure

NAOGAON, Oct 20 (UNB): With the rice imported from neighbouring India selling at lower prices, the demand for the local varieties is on the decline, pushing 600 rice mills into closure in the district, said rice mills owners.The millers had taken loan of around Tk 5.0 billion from different banks...

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Chilli farmers seek balance between retail, wholesale prices

MAGURA, Oct 21: Chilli growers in the district completed harvest a few days ago and they got a bumper production of the item.But such profuse production has failed to bring smile on the faces of cultivators as they are not getting fair prices.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura, sources...

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Boats make char students’ school journey easy

JAMALPUR Oct 21 (BSS): The students of char areas of the district, who have to cross mighty Jamuna river for attending their schools, are now very happy after getting two boats from the government to pass through the river.The Local Government Division (LGD) under its LGSP-3 project financed for making...

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Month-long rat killing drive begins in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, Oct 21 (BSS): As part of country wide programme a month long rat killing drive was inaugurated in the district on Sunday.On this occasion, a discussion was held at the auditorium of Manikganj district council.With Md Habibur Rahman Chowdhury, Deputy Director, Department of Agriculture Extension in the chair, S...

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Minor girl drowns after falling off bamboo bridge

CHANDPUR, Oct 21 (UNB): A school girl drowned in a canal after falling from a bamboo bridge at Moishadi village in Sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased was identified as Aklima Akter, 6, daughter of Ziauddin Miji and a class one student of Mirzapur Government Primary School.Locals say Aklima slipped...

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Farmers busy in their winter vegetables field

CHAPAINAWABGANJ: Farmers busy in their winter vegetables field in Gokul area on Sunday — Focus Bangla

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Illegal sand lifting in the Meghna river

Illegal sand lifting in the Meghna river of Brahmanbaria going on in full swing — Focus Bangla

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