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Enclaves people’s living standard improves

NILPHAMARI, Oct 21: The multi-dimensional assistance and development projects of the government for the thousands of people in the erstwhile enclave saw their living largely improved in the past four years.The expectations of the people living in all 111 former enclaves in Bangladesh territory have become fulfilled.Sources said the enclaves...

70-year-old school struggles for revival

NARAIL, Oct 21 (UNB): In seven decades since its establishment, the Mondol Bhag Government Primary School in Lohagra was swallowed by the Modhumoti River twice - in 2003 and 2007.The number of its students is declining gradually for lack of teachers and school building.Set up in 1950, the school was...

Citrus farming project taken up in Sylhet

SYLHET, Oct 21: Although there is a huge potential of large scale farming of lemon, malta and orange, there is no special initiative in this regard in greater Sylhet region, having suitable lands for the popular items.On the other hand, yield of these had been on decline for reasons while...

Hilsa weighing 2.0 kg caught in Surma river!

SYLHET, Oct 21 (UNB): Bangladesh's national fish Hilsa, thought to be found only in southern rivers of the country and the Bay of Bengal, was caught from the Surma River on Sunday to the surprise of many.But it is not the presence of the fish in the river that was...

15 Manikganj fishermen jailed for netting Hilsa defying ban

MANIKGANJ, Oct 21 (UNB): A mobile court on Monday jailed 15 fishermen for catching Hilsa from the Padma and the Jamuna River defying a government ban in Shibaloy upazila of Manikganj.Shibaloy upazila assistant commissioner (Land) Md Jakir Hossain and executive magistrate Md Jakir Hossain sentenced the fishermen to one year...

Naogaon peasants get abundant early winter vegetables yield

NAOGAON, Oct 21: Peasants of the district are happy as they have achieved an abundant yield of the early winter vegetables and getting its fair price in the market.According to sources at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Naogaon, some 6,200 hectares of land have been brought under early winter...

Grabbers target Disability School in Cumilla district

CUMILLA, Oct 21: It has been alleged that an attempt was made to grab an educational institution called Parash Disability School in the Araiora area of Cumilla Adarsh Sadar upazila. In this connection a press conference was held on Monday to protest the attempts and to seek administration's intervention to...

Sheikh Kamal IT institute to be set up in Meherpur

MEHERPUR, Oct 21 (BSS): State Minister for Public Administration Farhad Hossain here yesterday said that the Sheikh Kamal IT Training Centre would be set up in Meherpur to accelerate the pace of digitalisation."A site has already been selected to set up an IT institute in Meherpur. The construction work will...

Potato growers preparing their field

JOYPURHAT: Potato growers preparing their field for cultivation in Panchbibi upazila — Focus Bangla