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Sylhet to celebrate 100 years of Tagore’s visit

SYLHET, Oct 22: A two-day event is being organised in Sylhet to celebrate 100 years of the visit of great poet Rabindranath Tagore to Sylhet.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to remain present on the occasion, said the convener of the organising committee AMA Muhith, also the former Finance minister...

Dharla bridge turns into a safe haven for criminals at night

KURIGRAM, Oct 22 (UNB): Although it was opened to traffic barely 13 months back, most lights of the Sheikh Hasina Kulaghat Dharla Bridge in Fulbari upazila have gone out of order, turning it into a 'safe haven' for drug addicts, muggers and anti-social elements at night.The hanging lights of the...

Cumilla has good potential for cultivating HYV fruits

CUMILLA, Oct 22: Cumilla has a good potential for cultivating different fruits of high-yielding varieties. Recently, the agricultural research centre of Cumilla has developed various fruits of high-yielding varieties. Cultivating these fruits on the soil of this district will produce good results.Sources at the agricultural research centre in Cumilla said...

US wants to partner with BD for greater economic growth

SYLHET, Oct 22: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said Bangladesh economy is growing rapidly. Bilateral trade has been on rise day by day.The ambassador was addressing an exchange of views meeting as the chief guest organised by Sylhet Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) at a hotel...

Youths get financially benefitted thru fish farming in unused water bodies

RANGPUR, Oct 22: More than 18,000 unemployed youths are getting financially benefited through fish farming in unused water bodies under different districts in Rangpur division.Department of Fisheries is implementing a project of farming fish in around 1,500 hectares of unused water bodies of the region under Ministry of Fisheries and...

Early winter veg appear in Nilphamari markets

NILPHAMARI, Oct 22: Varieties of early winter vegetables have started appearing in the local markets of the district.Radish, bean, brinjal, cauliflower, cabbage, bitter gourd, ladies finger, carrot and other vegetables are now available in the markets.However, the vegetables are being sold at a higher price due to inadequate supply. Sources...

Nine fishermen jailed, 20,000 metres fishing nets destroyed

FARIDPUR, Oct 22 (UNB): District administration in separate drives from Monday night till Tuesday morning jailed nine fishermen for catching hilsa from the Padma and the Arial Khan rivers defying a government ban and destroyed 20,000 metres current nets.The jailed fishermen are Shahajahan, Salam, Joynal, Alal Shikder, Rashed, Abdur Sardar,...

Farmer dies from electrocution in Magura

MAGURA, Oct 22 (UNB): A farmer was electrocuted at Pukhuria Baliadanga village in Sadar upazila on Monday night.The deceased was identified as Khondokar Lutfur Fakir, 52, of the area.Saiful Islam, officer-in-charge of Magura Sadar Police Station, said locals spotted the body of Lutfur lying in a crop land and informed...

14 Indian fishermen held in Bay

BAGERHAT, Oct 22 (UNB): Members of Bangladesh Navy on Tuesday detained 14 Indian fishermen along with a trawler from the Fairway Buoy area of the Bay of Bengal for intruding into the Bangladesh maritime territory.A patrol team of Navy detained them while fishing in the Bangladesh territory in the morning,...

Farmers in Haripur upazila

THAKURGAON: Farmers in Haripur upazila achieved a bumper yield of wax gourd this season — Focus Bangla