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Tangail, Rangpur, Rajshahi olive growers get fair market prices

TANGAIL, Oct 28: Hundred of olive growers in the district are delighted over the high market price during the current season as newly-harvested olive has started appearing in the local market.Sources said Sadar, Mirzapur, Modhupur and Shakhipur upazilas of the district are well-known for quality olive production and farmers in...

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Arum farming gains popularity in Gopalganj for low production cost

GOPALGANJ, Oct 28: Cultivation of creeper arum and BARI-2 arum has become a profitable venture in Gopalganj Sadar in recent years.According to the Gopalganj Sadar upazila agriculture office sources, a total of 150 hectares of land have been brought under the farming of the two items in the area.Mujibor Sarder...

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Speakers focus on safe, nutritious food for healthy lives

JHENIDAH, Oct 28: Speakers at a seminar in the district laid emphasis on healthy eating in everyday life.The seminar on Nutrition and Food Safety was held at the conference room of the deputy director of DAE, Jhenidah on Sunday. The Bangladesh Institute of Research and Training on Applied Nutrition (BIRTEN),...

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Water stagnation hampers Boro cultivation in hundred villages

SYLHET, Oct 28: Inhabitants of more than a hundred villages in Sunamganj are yet to get rid of apprehension that they wouldn't be able to cultivate Boro in their cropland this year due to water stagnation.However, officials at the Water Development Board (WDB) said they taken a Tk 30 million...

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