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Innovate newer varieties of stress-tolerant crops

RANGPUR, Jan 27 (BSS): Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury on Saturday directed the officials concerned to spread and popularise water conserving technologies and expand cultivation of stress-tolerant crops. "The agriculture scientists and researchers should engage with their sincere efforts in innovating of newer varieties of stress-tolerant crops to keep increasing trend...

Tangail cauliflower growers make good profit this season

Our CorrespondentTANGAIL, Jan 27: Cauliflower growers of the district are making a handsome profit this season due to a good market price. They are satisfied over the good production of the winter delicacy. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said Tangail is well-known for growing different kinds of vegetables...

Marginal peasants cultivate Boro paddy in Natore Boral basin

Roving CorrespondentNATORE, Jan 27: A good number of landless poor and marginal peasants are cultivating Boro on the Boral basin in the district.The farmers are expecting to bring more than 500 hectares of river basin under the paddy cultivation this season if the weather condition remains favourable. To irrigate the...

Joypurhat sees good carrot output

Roving CorrespondentJOYPURHAT, Jan 27: Hundreds of marginal farmers of the region are happy over the good production and fair market price of carrot in the district.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources, the winter vegetable is being cultivated on a larger scale in the area this season.A...

Rabi crop farming going on in Gopalganj

Our CorrespondentGOPALGANJ, Jan 27: A total of 1,09,896 hectares of land have been brought under the cultivation of different Rabi crops in the district to produce 4,82,799 tonnes of output this season.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj official sources, of the total, 77,896 hectares of land have...

Govt loses revenue from sand, stone extraction in Nilphamari

Our CorrespondentNILPHAMARI, Jan 27: The government is losing a huge sum of money in revenue from sand, rock and stone extraction from Dimla and Jaldhaka Upazila in the district.The extracted materials are being supplied to different region of the country. The lose due to non-implementation of fundamental rules and regulations...

Seven die in five road accidents

CHITTAGONG, Jan 27 (BSS): Three people were killed in two separate road accident in the district on Saturday.The victim was identified as motorcyclists Mahbubul Alam, 45, son of Mohammad Sharif, Mozemmel Haque, 32, son of Sirajul Haque, both hailed from Agrabad area in the city. The other deceased was Saidul...