Over 1300 hectares of crops damaged by river water surge
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Sept 25 (UNB): The low-lying areas and chars along three rivers, including Padma, in Chapainawabganj have been submerged after the water levels in those surged suddenly, causing damage to crops.Locals informed that some 4,585 farmers have suffered losses as crops on 1,354 hectares of land along the rivers has...
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Biplab dreams of huge profit from malta cultivation
BENAPOLE, Sept 25: A farmer named Biplab Hossain dreams of making a huge profit by cultivating malta in Chougachha upazila of Jashore district.He also grows dragon, guava, oranges and Chinese lemon to make huge money every year by cultivating these fruits.According to upazila agriculture office sources, 28 hectares of land...
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Man, daughter go missing in Dharla River while swimming
MANIKGANJ, Sept 25 (UNB): A man and his daughter went missing in the Dharla River while he was teaching her how to swim in the Sadar upazila of Manikganj on Wednesday morning.The missing are Mahidul Rahman, 50, and his daughter Rafa Aktar, 11, residents of the Char Kheyaghat area in...
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Sirajganj, Gopalganj road crashes kill two
Two persons were killed in separate road accidents in Sirajganj and Gopalganj districts on Wednesday and Tuesday night, report agencies.In Sirajganj, a school teacher died after a speeding bus ran over him on the Bogura-Nagarbari highway in Dadpur area of Sirajganj's Raiganj upazila on Wednesday.The deceased was identified as Manjurul...
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One arrested with five gold bars in Benapole: BGB
BENAPOLE, Sept 25 (UNB): Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected smuggler along with five gold bars weighing 2.30 kg from the Kanchabazar area of Benapole while attempting to smuggle them to India on Wednesday afternoon.The arrestee is Kadam Ali, on of Azizur Rahman of Putkhali village...
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