Boro harvest nears end in Sylhet, Panchagarh
SYLHET, May 24: Boro harvest is about to be completed in days in Sylhet region and the common farmers are seemed to be happy as they managed making a safe harvest amid a troubled weather. Non-haor areas harvested 93 per cent while it is about 99 per cent in haor...
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Customers start crowding Rajshahi fabric shops
RAJSHAHI, May 24: Fabric shops and cloth stores of Rajshahi city are now full of varieties of three-pieces. With new, attractive designs three pieces of different brands are already to be sold in city markets ahead of the Eid-ul-fitr. Even after the first week of Ramadan, city fabric shops are...
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Hailstorm shatters dream of Magura litchi growers
MAGURA, May 24: Litchi growers of the district are passing idle time during this pick harvesting season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Magura, sources said trees in 2500 orchard were blossomed. But repeated hailstorms affected litchi production by 80 per cent.Sources said growers were expecting to make a profit of...
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Bumper jackfruit output likely in Tangail
TANGAIL, May 24: Growers and officials of the district are expecting a bumper jackfruit production this season as the fruit is growing well amid a favourable weather condition.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Tangail sources said a total of 5,074 hectares of land in all the 12 upazilas of the...
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Colombo lemon farming gaining popularity in Narsingdi
NARSINGDI, May 24 (BSS): A good number of unemployed educated youths in Shibpur, Belabo, Monohardi and Raipura upazilas of the district have changed their fortune by farming Colombo lemon in last seven years. Sources with the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said at the beginning the unemployed youths started cultivation...
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Three die from electrocution
JAMALPUR, May 24 (BSS): Three persons were killed and five others injured from electrocution at Islampur upazila in the district on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Hasan, 25, Taher, 20, and Obaidul, 22 hailed from Saghata upazila in Gaibandha district.Sub-Inspector of Islampur police station Md Rafiqul Islam said some labourers...
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Workers sorting out litchis
NATORE: Workers sorting out litchis for sale in the market on Thursday — Focus Bangla
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