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Bogra potato peasants eye bumper yield

BOGRA, Jan 31: Potato growers of the district are expecting to get a bumper production this season.The plants are growing well. Growers may start harvesting from February. The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) provided all necessary support to produce quality potatoes.Sub-assistance agriculture officer of DAE Faridur Rahman said a good...

Black gram output makes char farmers happy

RAJSHAHI, Jan 31 (BSS): After getting better production of a high yielding black gram (mash-kalai) variety on the fallow lands in vast char (riverbed) areas, farmers become happy in both Rajshahi and Chapinawabganj districts during the current harvesting season. Acreage of the variety, BARIMASH-3, released by the Bangladesh Agriculture Research...

Regent Airways launches second flight to Saidpur

NILPHAMARI, Jan 31: Regent Airways has spread its wings further in the northern region adding its second flight to Saidpur which is being conducted daily.With this latest flight of the Regent Airways total number of flights of all the Airlines has increased up to nine flights daily.Managing Director of Saidpur...

Sylhet workshop focuses on need to modernise fisheries sector

SYLHET, Jan 31: Speakers at a day-long workshop in the on Wednesday focused on the need to modernise the country fishery sector to increase production. Addressing as the chief guest, Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) VC Prof Golam Shahi Alam said modernisation is a must to increase the fish production. "We...

Two die in Badarganj, Panchagarh road accidents

RANGPUR, Jan 31 (BSS): A motorcyclist was killed and two others were injured in a road accident in Taxerhat Petrol Pump area under Badarganj upazila here this afternoon. "The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam, 16, son of Abdul Khaleque of village Mollapara under Ramnathpur union," said Officer-in-Charge (OC) of...

Seasonal Bhapa pitha business gets momentum in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, Jan 31 (BSS): With the progress of winter, hundreds of seasonal Bhapa pitha makers are busy running their trading in all the seven upazilas of the district as demand for the delicious indigenous cake increased heavily. Market sources said the demand for tasty Bapa pitha made of rice powder,...

190 houses come under power network

MANIKGANJ, Jan 31 (BSS): A total of 190 houses of Char Ulail village under Singair upazila of the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Manikganj Palli Bidyut Samity.Popular Folk Singer Momtaj Begum, MP of Manikganj-2 constituency inaugurated the electrification supply yesterday at Char Ulail village of Dhalla...