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Magura, Sylhet rawhide traders suffer for fund shortage

MAGURA, Aug 26: Rawhide traders of the district are disappointed over the low price, high processing cost and fund shortage. Sources said around 500 merchants across the district are frustrated during the peak trading season.A single cowhide was sold at Tk 45 to Tk 50 per square feet in Dhaka...

Erosion renders 500 families homeless

RANGPUR, Aug 26: At least 500 families at different villages of Kawnia upazila in the district were rendered homeless during last couple of weeks owing to severe erosion by the river Teesta. The affected villages include char Dhusmara, Char Gonai, Talukshahbaz, Harichansharma, Kalirhat, Gazirhat, Char Biswanath, char hazratkhan and Azamkha.Hundreds...

SDC Jhenidah trains 3,400 youths

JHENIDAH, Aug 26: The Skill Development Centre (SDC) under the Urban Community Development (UCD) at Jhenidah social services office is playing a vital role imparting training to the youths of the municipality and 16 surrounding villages in computer office application, dressmaking and tailoring and freelance outsourcing courses.The UCD, Jhenidah has...

Aromatic rice farming increasing in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI, Aug 26: Cultivation of aromatic rice is increasing in the district. DAE sources some 3,100 hectares of land have been brought under the farming of the paddy variety with the production target of 9,000 tonnes.Kalijira, Chinigura and Basmati are popular among the growers in the area.Ultra-thin aromatic paddy is...

High Aus yield delights Barind farmers

RAJSHAHI, Aug 26 (BSS): Farmers are happy with satisfactory yield of newly harvested BRRI Dhan-48 in the region, including its vast Barind tract, in the current season.Amidst this glowing atmosphere the farmers are now very busy harvesting the paddy variety in the region as part of their effort to mitigating...

Second Teesta Bridge improves communication in Rangpur region

RANGPUR, Aug 26 (BSS): The second Teesta Road Bridge constructed over the Teesta here has improved communication networks paving the way for accelerating economic development in Rangpur region.The LGED has constructed the 850-metre bridge at a cost of around Tk 1.22 billion at the Mohipur-Kakina points on the juncture of...