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Chilling cold disrupts normal life in northern districts

PABNA, Dec 30: Various cold-related diseases are rising in Bera upazila of the district.Extreme poor village people in the area cannot even sleep in the night in biting cold.They get up early in the morning and burn straw for warmth. Cold wave has paralysed the life of the common people....

Fragile bridge only means to cross Bogura’s Nagor river

BOGURA, Dec 30: A bamboo bridge on the Nagor river in Horinmara area of Kundagram union under Adamdighi upazila is the only means for hundreds of commuters.Due to absence of a concrete bridge over the river the residents of the area are facing serious problems. A good number of students...

Farmers show interest in diversifying crops

SYLHET, Dec 30: Cultivation of different crops in addition to Boro paddy during the current Rabi season has increased as the farmers are showing more interest in the diversified crops in place of the traditional ones.An official at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Sylhet division, said with increased technical...

Aman rice procurement going on in Magura

MAGURA, Dec 30: Aman rice procurement target is expected to be achieved in the district.Magura district food office sources said paddy procurement drive started in the district from December 01. The procurement target is 4,517 tonnes and procurement rate is Tk 36 per kg. A total of 201 millers have...

0.11m come under safety-net programme in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Dec 30 (BSS): The district office of Department of Social Services (DSS) has disbursed safety net allowance worth over Tk 6.01 billion among 0.11 million beneficiaries during the last 10 years.Some 69,145 people got old-age allowance worth Tk 2.17 billion while 15,227 others with special needs received disabled allowance...

Farmers working in a paddy field

Farmers working in a paddy field in Sylhet Sadar on Sunday — FE Photo

Dewdrops on a plant sparkling

Dewdrops on a plant sparkling in the morning sunlight. The photo was taken recently at a cropland in Kurigram — Focus Bangla