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Pumpkin production expanding in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Aug 27: Pumpkin farmers of Naogaon district including the vast Barind tract are delighted over the bumper production and fair market prices this season.The peasants are selling their produced crops to the consumers as well as wholesalers with much enthusiasm across the region.Sources said many growers in the district...

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Shifting of Sylhet Central Jail to new premises soon

Our CorrespondentSYLHET, Aug 27: The much-talked about move to shift the 200-year old Sylhet Central Jail to its new location in the suburban Badaghat area from the main city would take place in a month. The Finance Minister on Tuesday last visited the site and asked the officials for an...

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Kasiani turmeric growers expecting bumper yield

Our Correspondent GOPALGANJ, Aug 27: Turmeric growers of Moheshpur union under Kasiani upazila in the district are excepting a bumper production this season.Sources said about 60 hectares of land have been brought under turmeric cultivation with the production target of 1,200 tonnes.Around 1,800 cultivators of the upazila are growing the...

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Homestead veg gardening meets nutrition need of Char people

RANGPUR, Aug 27 (BSS): More than 0.8 million people living in riverine char areas are meeting nutrition and earning well through homestead vegetables gardening in five districts of greater Rangpur region.With meeting nutrition by homestead vegetables gardening, the char people are changing their fortune through various income generating activities with...

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Farm labourers harvesting jute

Farm labourers harvesting jute in a field of Gangnalia village under Magura Sadar — FE Photo

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Guava farming becomes boon for Rajshahi villagers

RAJSHAHI, Aug 27 (BSS): Many people have changed their fate by farming and trading guava in particular Thai variety in the region including its vast Barind tract with expending its farming every year.Nazrul Islam, a guava cultivator of village Palpur in Godagari upazila, said, "I have been gaining good profit...

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One dies as bus overturns

RAJSHAHI, Aug 27 (UNB): A man was killed and 20 people were injured as a bus overturned on a road at Belpukur in Puthia upazila early Monday.The deceased was identified as Aminul Islam, 30.Senior Station officer Farhad Hossain Rupa of Rajshahi Sadar Fire Service and Civil Defence said that the...

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T-Aman transplantation nearing completion in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Aug 26 (BSS): Transplantation of Transplanted T-Aman paddy seedling is nearing completion despite inadequate rainfalls almost everywhere in Rangpur region this season.Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said the farmers have already completed transplantation of T-Aman rice seedling on over 0.57 million hectares of land, which is...

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Inhabitants of seven villages of Gourarang union under Sunamganj

Inhabitants of seven villages of Gourarang union under Sunamganj Sadar suffering much in absence of a new bridge at Kutubpur as the old one had broken down two years ago — FE Photo

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