Rootless Ganna Bazar post office moves from one place to another
JHENIDAH, Dec 23: Official activities of Ganna Bazar post office under Jhenidah Sadar is conducted at the verandas of different shops in absence of a departmental building here.The postmaster and runner faces awkward situations as the century-old post office moves from one place to another with the postmaster carrying official...
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Bumper Aman paddy output in Comilla
COMILLA, Dec 23 (UNB): Bumper Aman rice production has brought smile on the faces of farmers in the district. The output has removed the worries of the growers caused by the recent flashfloods that damaged their crops on vast tract of land.According to officers at the Department of Agriculture Extension...
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Rangpur region eyes 0.81m tonnes of maize production
RANGPUR, Dec 23 (BSS): The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has fixed a target of producing over0. 81 million tonnes of maize from 92,705 hectares of land in all the five districts under Rangpur agriculture region during the current Rabi season. Officials in the DAE said the enthusiastic farmers have...
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Road accident kills man in Habiganj
HABIGANJ, Dec 23 (BSS): A man was killed and five others were injured as a CNG-run auto rickshaw collided head-on with a truck in Sutang area of Sadar upazila on Saturday morning.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam, 30, son of Hossain Ali, a resident of Sarifabad village of the...
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Crop cultivation going on as riverbeds dry up
RANGPUR, Dec 23: Farmers of Rangpur district have geared up cultivation of different varieties of crops along the riverbeds of Teesta, Ghaghot and other rivers during the current season.Visiting different areas it was found that dried-up riverbeds in many areas under the district have taken an captivating eye-catching look as...
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Classmate beats schoolboy to death in Barisal
BARISAL, Dec 23 (UNB): A Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinee who was beaten by his classmate following a brawl over a cricket match in Fal Patti area of the city died in Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Abir Das, son of Joy Das...
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Proper care helps talents of autistic children flourish
RAJSHAHI, Dec 23 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion said here today the autistic and mentally retarded children could flourish their latent talents if they were properly cared, nurtured and provided with necessary opportunities.They laid emphasis on creating adequate awareness among the pregnant mothers and parents to reduce the risk of...
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63 houses come under power connections in Panchagarh
PANCHAGARH, Dec 23 (BSS): Power connections have been given to 63 houses at Chilahati and Mandolpara villages under Debiganj upazila of Panchagarh district.Local MP (Panchagarh-2) Nurul Islam Sujan inaugurated the power connections at a function on the premises of one Mosharaf's house. Speaking on the occasion, Sujan said it is...
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Joypurhat peasants attain solvency through bean farming
Roving CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Dec 23: A good number of peasants of all the five upazilas of the district have attained financial solvency by cultivating bean on commercial basis.Farmers' sources said the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC) have been playing vital role for good production of...
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