Bitter gourd cultivation expands in Manikganj; yet yield prospects low
MANIKGANJ, Nov 22: Bitter gourd cultivation has been increasing every year in Manikganj Sadar upazila. Farmers are opting to cultivate the crop on a large scale, hoping for good yield with relatively lower production costs. But this year, natural disasters have dampened those hopes. Repeated rainfall, reduced yields, and falling...
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Hundreds of thousands suffer in Cox's Bazar, Sylhet due to slow progress
Slow progress in two government bridge construction projects has left hundreds of thousands of people to face serious inconveniences for years in Cox's Bazar and Sylhet.Our correspondent from Cox's Bazar reports, hundreds of thousands of people have been facing much hardship as the works for constructing a 392-metre-long bridge to...
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IU celebrates 47th University Day
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Nov 22 (BSS): Islamic University (IU) celebrated its 47th University Day on Saturday with vibrant and day-long programmes on the campus.Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Nakib Muhammad Nasrullah inaugurated the day-long programme by hoisting the national flag while Pro Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr M Yeaqub Ali hoisted the university's flag.Besides,...
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Four killed as bus collides with easy bike in Dinajpur
DINAJPUR, Nov 22 (bdnews24.com): At least four people have been killed when a bus collided with a three-wheeled passenger vehicle, locally known as an easy bike, in Dinajpur Sadar Upazila.The crash occurred at around 2pm in Nashipur, outside the Wheat and Maize Research Institute on the Dinajpur-Dashmile Highway, said Mohammad...
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