Rajshahi LPG users complain of cylinders with less weight
Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, Feb 24: Users of cylinder liquid petroleum gas (LPG) of various upazilas of the district have complained of supplying them LPG cylinders with less in weight and some filled with water. As a result, common gas consumers are being deceived by the gas cylinder supplying authorities. It is...
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Strawberry cultivation creates new hope among Gopalganj farmers
Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Feb 24: Farmer Dilip Bala has become self-reliant by cultivating strawberry on a large-scale.Dilip Bala of Raghunathpur village under Gopalganj Sadar has been farming the juicy fruit on 26 decimals of land the last four years. Every year he makes a good profit from it due to high...
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Chilli production on the rise in Sylhet division
Our CorrespondentSYLHET, Feb 24: Chilli cultivation has increased in Sylhet division during the current Rabi season.A good number of farmers have enhanced the farming of the item as they made a good profit from it last year, said Md Altabur Rahman, additional director of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Sylhet...
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Miscreants stab man to death in Naogaon
NAOGAON, Feb 24 (BSS): A man was stabbed to death at Kirtipur Bazar in Sadar Upazila of the district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Tozammel Hossain, 60, an inhabitant of Atitha village of the upazila. Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Naogaon Sadar Police Station Md Torikul Islam said a gang of...
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Wheat harvest starts in Joypurhat
Roving CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Feb 24: The farmers of all the five upazilas of the district have started harvesting wheat.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said over 1,290 hectares of land have been brought under the cultivation of the crop this season.A good number of growers said they are expecting a...
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OMS flour in high demand in Magura
Our CorrespondentMAGURA, Feb 24: Flour under the Open Market Sale (OMS) has created a good demand among the common people of the district.The district food office sources said they started OMS of flour from February 03. A total of five dealers have been deployed in the municipal area of the...
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Crab farming expands in Cox's Bazar
CHITTAGONG, Feb 24 (BSS): Crab farming is enhancing in Cox's Bazar coastlines.Dr Nurul Abser Khan, dean at department of Fisheries of Chittagong Veterinary and Animal Science University (CVASU), said crab farming is gradually becoming an alternative industry. It is being cultivated on 0.15 million acres of land. Bangladesh exports crabs...
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LGED holds divisional dev workshop in Rangpur
Our CorrespondentRANGPUR, Feb 24: Rangpur divisional development workshop of the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) organised by LGED Rangpur office was held in the town on Saturday.Chief Engineer of LGED Md Abul Kalam Azad presided over the daylong workshop. It was disclosed in the workshop that LGED is implementing various...
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Peasants weed a garlic field in Rayganj upazila
Peasants weed a garlic field in Rayganj upazila of Sirajganj district on Saturday. — FE Photo
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