Water stagnation ruins farming in Sunamganj’s Tahirpur upazila

SYLHET, Jan 01: Farmers in three unions under Tahirpur upazila of Sunamganj district have been in trouble as they cannot cultivate Boro paddy on about 1,000 acres of land this season due to waterlogging.Gulaghat Bil (waterbody) spreads over Dakshin Bardal, Uttar Bardal and Badaghat unions and water cannot recede due...

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Pekin duck farming brings success for Pabna woman

PABNA, Jan 01: A female entrepreneur in Ishwardi of Pabna has highly benefited from raising a new breed of Pekin ducks.Farhana Akhter Chhobi, daughter of late Fazlur Rahman of Digripara-Kalikapur village, has become self-reliant in a short time by raising the ducks.Now, many unemployed men and women of the area...

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New Year celebration ends in tragedy

NATORE, Jan 01 (UNB): Tragedy struck in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Tuesday night as a tenth-grade student fell to his death from the rooftop of a three-story building while celebrating the New Year.The deceased, identified as Ishtiak, was a student at St. Joseph High School in the Bonpara area...

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