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Sea-level rise hits Hatiya islanders

It dealt a deathly blow to sexagenarian Mosharraf Hossain when he lost his homestead and a piece of arable land to the mighty Meghna a few years back.Like others, the loss of homestead forced him to move to a new place and put him in a situation full of uncertainties,...

Seeds supply in four districts of Sylhet division rises

SYLHET, Feb 23: Supply of seeds in the four districts of Sylhet division has risen in recent years as the farmers here are showing their interest in farming varieties of crops.According to an official of the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), the government organisation supplied around 11,612 tonnes of seeds...

Bogura potato farmers happy with fair prices

BOGURA, Feb 23: Farmers of Bogura district are happy over the fair market prices of newly-harvested potato.Some farmers of Kahaloo upazila said harvest of early-planted potato was going on in full swing. They said cultivators were getting bumper production.Farmer Nizam Sheikh of Kahaloo upazila said he cultivated early potato on...

Experts find land on Karotoa Valley more fertile for tea production

RANGPUR, Feb 23 (BSS): The land on the Karotoa Valley ecological zone comprising of five northern districts is more fertile for tea cultivation than the Surma Valley ecological area comprising of three districts in greater Sylhet."Farmers can earn higher profits by cultivating tea on the land in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon, Dinajpur,...

Students' council at 8,684 Rajshahi schools

RAJSHAHI, Feb 23 (BSS): Students council has been formed through direct election in 8,684 primary schools in all eight districts under Rajshahi division.Abul Kalam Azad, divisional deputy director of Department of Primary Education, here told the news agency that a seven-member students' council has been formed with at least two...

Sweet potato farming proves lucrative in Rangpur

Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Feb 23: The sweet potato growers in the district are overjoyed owing to an excellent yield of their produce during the current season.According to sources, harvesting of the crop is going on in full swing across the region and the growers have been earning a good profit from...

Shops without licence sell LPG cylinders

NAOGAON, Feb 23: Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders are found to be sold in the markets of Mohadevpur upazila of the district with their sellers possessing no licence, posing a serious threat to public safety. The cylinders are treated as if those are regular grocery items. It is being sold...

A group of labourers collecting stones from the Jadukata riverbed in Tahirpur

A group of labourers collecting stones from the Jadukata riverbed in Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj and loading their boats on Saturday — FE Photo