Dragon fruit cultivation gains popularity in Rajshahi region
NAOGAON, Oct 13: Experimental dragon fruit farming has brought smile on the faces of grassroots farmers in Raninagar upazila of the district this season.Sources said the fruit cultivation is expanding fast across the district as it is more profitable. Now the peasants of the area have shown more interest to...
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Magura Aman farmers applying perching method to kill insects
MAGURA, Oct 23: Most of the farmers in the district are applying the perching method to kill insects in their Aman paddy field.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura, sources said some 58,490 hectares of land have been brought under the farming of Aman paddy cultivation in the district this...
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Chattogram road accident kills two
CHATTOGRAM, Oct 23 (UNB): Two people were killed and another injured after a truck hit another one on the Dhaka-Chottagram Highway in Barotakia area of Mirsarai upazila early Tuesday.The deceased were identified as truck driver Md Jahangir, 35, of Charlaxya area in Karnaphuli upazila and his helper Abdur Rashid, 35...
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Bumper yield, fair prices bring smile on faces of Bogura banana growers
BOGURA, Oct 23: Banana growers in the district are delighted over the bumper production and fair market prices this season.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said banana farming is expanding in the area. Farmers have shown more interest in growing banana on a large scale.Many farmers...
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