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Dense fog damages Boro seedbeds across Rangpur region

RANGPUR, Jan 23: The Boro paddy cultivators under Rangpur agriculture region are apprehensive during the current season as seedbeds prepared for transplantation of Boro seedlings have been damaged in many areas owing to severe cold coupled with dense fog, persisting across the region for the last several weeks.Sources alleged that...

Coastal people suffer severe crisis of drinking water

KHULNA, Jan 23: There is a severe crisis of drinking water before the start of the summer season in the coastal areas of Satkhira district. The people of the coastal areas are suffering from various diseases by drinking unsafe water from the open pond of the area. On the other...

Sweet potato starts appearing in Nilphamari market

NILPHAMARI, Jan 23: Newly-harvested sweet potato has started appearing in the local markets across the district.Sweet potato grows well in high and semi high sandy char area. It requires low production cost. DAE sources said cultivation of sweet potato is increasing year on year for its high production. Poor char...

Decoprima pesticide saves veg fields from root rotting disease

BOGRA, Jan 23: Decoprima pesticide can be used in vegetable field for driving root and leaf rotten. It can be used when leaves turn yellowish, flowers fall and fungal attack. It makes plants strong and fresh. These were disclosed in a consciousness meeting on Tuesday on the premises of upazila...

203 PICs start work in Sunamganj

SYLHET, Jan 23: The farmers in haor region of the country's north-east especially Sunamganj and other districts are still in trouble since the Project Implementation Committees (PIC) couldn't start works on the flood control or crop protection schemes yet due to delay in water recession from the haor areas.However, the...

Tk 1.5m to turn dead Ghagot river into a modern lake

GAIBANDHA, Jan 23 (BSS): Dead Ghagot river will be turned into a modern Ghagot Lake through implementing beautification and development works aimed at building a attractive district town.Huge uplift works including 3.0 km of the river will be re-excavated, 5.27 km bank of the river protected, and 6.0 km footpath...

Road accidents claim three lives in Narail, Sherpur districts

NARAIL, Jan 23 (BSS): A grandmother and her granddaughter were killed in a road accident at Dattapara Bus Stand on Narail-Lohagora road in Sadar upazila of the district on Tuesday noon. Police and hospital sources said the accident occurred when a Kalnaghat bound truck hit a three-wheeler Easybike carrying the...

SME fair ends in Narsingdi

NARSINGDI, Jan 23 (BSS): A seven-day Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) fair organised by District Administration and SME Foundation ended on the Shilpakala Academy premises here on Monday evening. A concluding function was arranged where Senior Secretary of Internal Resources Division and Chairman of the National Revenue Board Mohammad Mosharraf...

A view of a damaged Boro seedbed

A view of a damaged Boro seedbed in Mamuderpara village under Mithapukur upazila of Rangpur district. The photo was taken on Tuesday. — FE Photo