Formation of PICs, water recession delay process
SYLHET, Dec 27: The authority concerned could not start the work on the flood control and crop protection schemes in Sunamganj and other districts of Sylhet division due to delay in water recession and formation of the Project Implementation Committees (PICs).However, the Water Development Board (WDB) officials claimed most of...
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Bogra potato growers eye bumper yield
BOGRA, Dec 27: Thousands of marginal potato growers in Bogra are optimistic of getting a bumper production in the current season. The cultivators are satisfied with the timely supply of necessary agri-inputs, said sources. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office, over 56,000 hectares of land have been...
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Rapeseed production on the rise in Magura
MAGURA, Dec 27: High yielding rapeseed, another variety of mustard, farming is gaining popularity among the farmers of the district.Farmers' sources said the short duration crop is generally cultivated between the gap of Aman and Boro cultivation. Around eight maunds of production can be possible from a bigha of land.Rapeseed...
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Fish farming in cages improves socio-economic condition of Kawnia cultivators
RANGPUR, Dec 27: Fish farming in cages has changed the financial condition of many cultivators at Kawnia upazila of the district in recent years.A good number of farmers are engaged in cultivating monosex Tilapia, Pangas and Koi fishes in cages in the Hokodangar Beel (Lake) at Annoda Madhupur area in...
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Eight more new police stations under RMP in the offing
RAJSHAHI, Dec 27: Eight more new police stations are going to be set up under Rajshahi Metropolian and Paba thana areas totalling the number of police stations under RMP to 12. Already the demarcation of areas of those new police stations has been drawn and activities of those new ones...
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Boro cultivation going on in Singimari Beel area
NILPHAMARI, Dec 27: Boro cultivation going on in full swing in the Singimari Beel area of the district. The beel consists of a vast area of three union councils - Khokshabari, Kundupukur and Sonaray and a part of Nilphamari municipality. The renowned beel is 7.10 km in length and 3.0...
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Focus on safe poultry farming practice for sound public health
RAJSHAHI, Dec 27 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion laid emphasis on good poultry farming practice for disease-free public health.They said there should be adequate measures to bring all the poultry farmers, traders, feed manufactures, sellers and others concerned under necessary training to enhance their awareness in this field. All quarters...
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Mass awareness can prevent child marriage, say speakers
RAJSHAHI, Dec 27 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion on Tuesday said enhancing public awareness alongside enforcement of laws is needed to resist child marriage everywhere in the society.They said flourishing their latent talents together with building them as educated could be the vital means of founding Bangladesh as a dignified...
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Sylhet road crash kills motorcyclist
SYLHET, Dec 27 (UNB): A motorcyclist was killed in an accident in Biswanath- Jagannathpur bypass on Tuesday noon.The deceased was identified as Shafiq Miah, 55, son of Ashmat Ali from Mollargaon village of the upazila.Locals said Shafiq Miah and UP member Fazar Ali were on way to home from a...
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Farmhands on their way home
BRAHMANBARIA: Farmhands on their way home with the newly-harvested paddy in Ashuganj on Wednesday. — Focus Bangla
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