Massive garlic farming at Chalanbeel in Pabna
PABNA, Dec 21: After the paddy harvest, garlic is being cultivated on the same land without tillage in Chalanbeel and some other places of the district this season.According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), a vast tract of land has been brought into garlic cultivation with a massive production...
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Rampant sand lifting from river puts villages under threat
SUNAMGANJ, Dec 21 (UNB): Unchecked sand mining from the Chela River has resulted in devastating riverbank erosion, posing a grave threat to agricultural land, educational institutions, markets and forcing many people to move to other places.The river has already devoured two villages and five more villages in Doarabazar upazila are...
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Minor girl burned to death in Natore fire
NATORE, Dec 21 (UNB): A one-year-old girl-child tragically lost her life in a fire that broke out at a house in Shimultala, Baraigram upazila of Natore district, early Friday.The deceased was identified as Aliza Khatun, granddaughter of Kayes Mollah of the upazila.According to Akram Hossain, station officer of Banpara Fire...
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ACC finds payroll discrepancy at Sylhet Gas Fields Limited
SYLHET, Dec 21 (UNB): The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has detected irregularities in the payroll of Sylhet Gas Fields Limited, a state-owned entity under Petrobangla.ACC officials revealed the information after a raid on the gas fields' administrative office on Thursday afternoon.ACC officials found discrepancies involving 27 additional employees listed on the...
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Three lives lost on roads in two dists
Three people were killed on Saturday in road accidents in two districts, reports BSS.In Tangail two people were killed when a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Ashekpur Bypass area of the town on morning. The deceased are CNG driver Sohrab Hossain, 55, a resident of Pathalia area under Kalihati...
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