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Massive flowering heralds bumper mango production in Bogura

BOGURA, Jan 23: Massive mango flowering here in Bogura district is predicting a bumper output this season as a large number of the mango trees have already started sprouting early.This year, farmers of Dupchanchia, Adamdighi, Kahaloo, Nandigram, Serpur, Sonatola, Gabtoly, Shibganj, Shajhanpura, Sairakandi and Sadar upazilas of the district have...

Floating cabbage farming gains popularity in Gopalganj

GOPALGANJ, Jan 23: Floating cabbage farming is gaining popularity among the farmers of Joaria union under Tungipara Upazila in the district as it is proved as a profitable crop in this region.This hybrid cabbage 'Atlas-70,' developed by Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI), is a high yielding variety of vegetable containing...

Groundnut growers at Jamuna char in Sirajganj expect good yield

SIRAJGANJ, Jan 23: Due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-inputs, the groundnuts growers of char in Jamuna Rivers under Sirakgsnj district are expecting bumper output this season.Farmers of the agri-zone generally sow the seeds of the quality groundnuts from October to November and harvest them from...

RU forms anti-ragging body following incident

RAJSHAHI UNIVERSITY, Jan 23: A 27-member committee has been formed to stop ragging on Rajshahi University (RU) campus. University Proctor Prof Lutfar Rahman confirmed the information.Sources said Prof Rahman was made the convener of the committee. Besides, there are 26 members in the committee, including some hall provosts and professors...

Low prices dishearten vegetable cultivators in Tangail

TANGAIL, Jan 23: The vegetable cultivators across the twelve upazilas of the district are disappointed due to falling price of their produce at the local markets.Sources said although farmers of the district witnessed a good yield of the produce this season but they have become disheartened owing its lower prices...

100pc power supply to Rajshahi zone by next June

RAJSHAHI, Jan 23 (BSS): Rajshahi zone of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) is going to attain the target of 100 per cent power supply to all its 30 upazilas by next June."We have already brought 28 upazilas under the coverage of hundred per cent power supply in this zone," said...

Abducted boy found dead in Cox's Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, Jan 23 (UNB): Police recovered the body of a minor boy, who was abducted from his residence on Monday, from inside a sack at Matamuhuri Bridge in Chakaria upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Al Wasia, two and half years, son of Shahab Uddin of Sabujbagh...

Fire guts jute in Sirajganj jute mill

SIRAJGANJ, Jan 23 (UNB): Around 400 bales of jute were gutted in the fire that broke out at National Jute Mill at Raipur in Sadar upazila on Wednesday.The fire originated at the loom section of the mill around 6:30 am and spread quickly, said Abdul Hamid, deputy director of Sirajganj...

Cotton harvesting begins in Jamalpur

JAMALPUR, Jan 23 (BSS): Farmers in the district have started cotton harvest with a production target of 750 tonnes of seed cotton in the current season.Sources concerned said the farmers cultivated different varieties of cotton seeds on 225 hectares of land in the district this year.Amid a favourable climatic condition,...