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Academic activities at 151 institutions come to halt

MOULVIBAZAR, June 27 (UNB): Educational activities in some 151 institutions of the district remained suspended for nearly one month as flood water entered into those, hampering academic and educational activities.Flood water inundated classrooms, veranda and playground of 351 schools and colleges in five upazilas of the district, according to the...

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Land erosion threatens part of Kuakata beach

PATUAKHALI, June 27 (UNB): A two-km area of the beach in Kuakata, the second largest tourist spot of the country, stands threatened due to continuous erosion for the last few months.The embankment, planted with various species of trees and garden, eco-park and houses, are on the verge of extinction as...

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Re-excavated canals boost irrigation in Barind tract

RAJSHAHI, June 27 (BSS): Farmers were gradually becoming habituated to irrigating their cropping fields with canal water side by side with deep tube-wells in Barind area for the last couple of years."We are getting water for irrigating our cropland round the year from Sharmangla canal in Godagari upazila of the...

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Cultivation of T-Aman paddy starts

NILPHAMARI, June 27: Cultivation of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy has started in the district.Sources said than 80 per cent of land in the area has been prepared. DAE sources said some 1,06,814 hectares of land will be come under the farming of T-Aman with the production target of 2,91,474 tonnes.Of...

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Arum harvest begins in Bogura

BOGURA, June 27: Farmers of the district have started harvesting early arum.Sources said growers are delighted over the good production and high market price of the produce. Each kg of arum is being sold at Tk 50 to Tk 60 at the kitchen market in the district.Traders from different adjacent...

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Maize cultivators achieve bumper production

MANIKGANJ, June 27 (BSS): Maize cultivators achieved bumper production in the district. Harvest in seven upazilas of the district would complete soon. Cultivators are passing busy time on their cropland.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said maize cultivation is gaining popularity in seven upazilas of the district. The target...

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Three children drown in B’baria

BRAHMANBARIA, June 27 (UNB): Three minors died in two separate drowning incidents in Bijoynagar and Nasirnagar upazila on Tuesday.The deceased were identified as Zannat,7, daughter of Mizan Mia of Chatur village in Bijoynagar upazila and Sharmin,8, daughter of Motaleb Mia hailing from Noorpur village of the same upazila while the...

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Bogura, Gopalganj road accidents kill three

BOGURA, June 27 (BSS): Two people were killed in a road accident at Betbari Sujabad Dahpara under Shajahanpur upazila of the district on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Sultan Ahamed, 42, son of Abdul Kader of Babupukur area under Gabtoli upazila and Kamaruddin, 40, son of Omaruddin, a resident...

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