Fodder crisis hits cattle farming in Chandpur
CHANDPUR, Jan 23: Prevailing scarcity of fodders has made it difficult for cattle farmers in the district to feed their animals. Fodders have also become pricier in the recent months leaving cattle farm owners as well as marginalised cattle farmers anxious in Kachua, Hajiganj, Faridganj and Chandpur Sadar upazilas. Talking...
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Growers elated over record production of beans
CHATTOGRAM, Jan 23: Yield of beans has surpassed all previous records in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district in the current season, much to the happiness of the local farmers. The bumper output has raised a hope of substantially higher profit among the farmers of Sitakunda, an area most prominent in...
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Woman gets 10 years’ jail for killing mother
NATORE, Jan 23 (UNB): A court in Natore on Thursday sentenced a woman to 10 years of jail in a case over the killing of her mother in Gurudaspur upazila of the district around four years back.Judge of Natore Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Muhammad Abdur Rahim tried her...
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Tamabil police seize 90 bottles of Phensedyl
SYLHET, Jan 23 (UNB): Highway police have seized a CNG-run autorickshaw along with 90 bottles of contraband Phensedyl in Jaintapur upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday.Tamabil Highway Police Station's Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Habibur Rahman said being tipped-off they set up a checkpost on Sylhet-Tamabil Highway in Katagang area at around 10:30 pm.Sensing...
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Motorcyclist killed in road crash
DINAJPUR, Jan 23 (BSS): A motorcyclist was killed as a bus hit his bike in 13 Mile Gareya Bazar area under Kaharol upazila of the district on Thursday.The deceased was Delwar Hossain, 35, son of Lutfar Rahman of Kamalpur village in Birganj upazila of the district.
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