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An artisan making toys

An artisan making toys with bamboo sticks in Kholash village under Dupchanchia upazila of Bogura on Saturday to sell those in the upcoming Pahela Baishakh fairs — FE Photo

Hannan kills 2.0m rats in croplands in 20 yrs

MAGURA, Mar 31: Carpenter Abdul Hannan of Baro Khari village under Magura Sadar is well-known across the district for killing rats by his own invented machine. He said most of the croplands of his village are now rats free. Hannan said he wants to save all the croplands across the...

Lightning kills four in three dists

Four people, including two minor sisters, were killed in separate incidents of lightning strikes in Habiganj, Kishoreganj and Moulvibazar districts on Sunday, reports UNB.In Moulvibazar, two minor sisters died after a thunderbolt struck them at Patanushar village under Kaliganj upazila.The deceased were identified as Sadia Akhter, 06 and Munni Akhter,...

Plentiful flowering suggests bumper litchi production in Panchagarh

PANCHAGARH, Mar 31 (BSS): Plentiful flowering of the trees this year is indicating a bumper litchi yield in the district.A good number of farmers said they expect that litchi production would be high this year than that of the previous years. We just expect a favorable weather till the harvest,...

‘DAE officials can play vital role in boosting yield’

RAJSHAHI, Mar 31 (BSS): Officials, scientists and researchers of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) were urged for discharging their duties with more sincerity and honesty for boosting farm output.They also should put in their best efforts and work together for promotion of growers' level farm mechanisation to boost crop...

Father, daughter die in Chattogram road accident

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 31 (BSS): A man and his three-year-old daughterwere killed in a road accident at Kodalla village of Shantirhat area under Rangunia upazila of the district on Sunday.The victims were identified as Abdur Aziz, 46, son of Neser Ahmed and Afifa, 03, daughter of Abdur Aziz of Kodalla village.Alauddin...

Call to free hospitality sector from tobacco uses

Utmost emphasis should be given on freeing the hospitality sector from tobacco uses for the sake of protecting people from various deadly diseases caused by tobacco consumption, reports BSS.As the consequence of tobacco use is dangerous to public health, time has come to create mass-awareness against its uses in all...

Once mighty Surma river

Once mighty Surma river has lost its navigability due to lack of dredging. The photo was taken in the Kushighat area of Sylhet city on Sunday — FE Photo