Pesticide overuse on vegetables poses health risks in Pabna
PABNA, Apr 24: Regardless of the consequential health hazards, farmers are using harmfulpesticides in cultivation of vegetables in Pabna district. Sources said cultivators are applying pesticides which are very much harmful to the human body, in vegetable fields, even in some cases beyond the permissible quantity, in the hope of...
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BAU develops innovative method for farming coral fish in cages
MYMENSINGH, Apr 24 (BSS): Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) researchers have made a major breakthrough in coral fish farming by developing methods to successfully raise the high-value species in floating seabed cages using artificial feed. Farming of coral fish, valued for their taste and nutrition, has been facing challenges in Bangladesh...
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Sea truck commercially launched on Cox's Bazar-Maheshkhali route
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 24: The much-awaited sea truck service named 'ST Bhasha Shaheed Jabbar' was inaugurated in Cox's Bazar on Thursday.It was officially launched on the Cox's Bazar-Maheshkhali waterway after the success of the trial run.The inauguration ceremony was attended by Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (Retd) Dr M...
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Woman killed as truck crashes into house in Tangail
TANGAIL, Apr 24 (BSS): A 55-year-old woman was killed in a road accident in the Tepibari area of Bhuapur upazila here in the district on Thursday morning.The victim was identified as Ramesha Begum, wife of Abdul Quddus, and a local resident, died on the spot when a stone-laden truck veered...
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