GOPALGANJ, July 24: Betel leaf cultivation in the district has been facing a setback due to lack of proper guidance from the department concerned. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) official sources, about 60 hectares of land have been brought under the farming of betel leaf in three...
Read moreRAJSHAHI, July 24: Despite being situated near the frontier, arrival of cattle heads through various border points of Rajshahi remained suspended for the last seven months. Though the day of the holy Eid-ul-Azha festival is approaching, the local cattle markets are now filled with the local breed of sacrificial animals....
Read moreTANGAIL, July 24: Vegetables and crops on about 13,500 hectares of land in six upazilas of the district have already been damaged by the ongoing flood.The district administration sources said the overflowing Jamuna has inundated Bhuapur, Kalihati, Tangail Sadar, Nagorpur, Ghatail and Dhanbari upazilas. Local sources said T-Aman seedbeds and...
Read moreJAMALPUR, July 24 (BSS): Homestead of all houses in three villages under Jamalpur Sadar will come under BARI variety mango cultivation under a project undertaken by Regional Agriculture Research Station (RARS).The project has been taken under 'eco- friendly integrated pest management of mango' programme of Bangladesh Agriculture Research Institute (BARI).Under...
Read moreKHULNA, July 24 (UNB): A total of 589 people have been detected with arsenicosis, a disease caused by drinking and using of water contaminated with arsenic, in the coastal district, showing a slight rise in the number of such patients over the last eight years.Sources at the local office of...
Read moreRAJSHAHI, July 24 (BSS): Admission tests for the first year honours classes under 2019-20 academic session of Rajshahi University (RU) will be held from October 20 to 22.The decision was taken in the meeting of admission committee held with the committee president and RU Vice-chancellor Prof Abdus Sobhan in the...
Read moreCHAPAINAWABGANJ, July 24 (UNB): Two people were killed by lightning strikes in separate places in Nachole upazila on Wednesday.The deceased were identified as Ekramul Haq, 35, son of Wajob Ali of Surjopur Kataripara area in Nachol upazila and Arman, 30, son of Kabir Ali of Fatepur Bera village.Ekramul sustained injury...
Read moreThe Financial Express will appoint correspondents for Barishal, Jashore, Khulna, Mymensingh, Pabna, Dinajpur, Faridpur, Kushtia, Manikganj and Bandarban districts. Interested persons with good command in English may apply through the e-mail: [email protected] along with a CV.
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