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Experimental black cumin cultivation starts in Naogaon

NAOGAON, Apr 03: A good number of peasants of Raninagar upazila of the district have started growing black cumin on experimental basis.According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), the oilseed can be grown in the area abundantly as the weather and soil are suitable for it. Cultivators were provided...

Payment of bills after field survey by ministry

SYLHET, Apr 03: Final bills for the schemes on the crop protection embankments in haor areas in Sunamganj would be paid after field survey of works by a team from the water resources ministry this time. The decision was taken at a meeting of the district committee for the project...

DAE eyes 0.69m tonnes of maize yield from six southwestern dists

JASHORE, Apr 03 (BSS): Farmers are expecting a bumper Maize production in six south-western districts of the country this season. A total of 79,566 hectares of land have been brought under the Maize cultivation in the area with fixing the production target of 6,95,248 tonnes, the Department of Agricultural Extension...

Six die in Satkhira, Savar road crashes

SATKHIRA, Apr 03 (UNB): Two motorcycle riders were killed and two others injured following a head-on collision between two motorbikes on Kaliganj-Shymganj road in Pirojpur Katakhali area of Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday morning.The deceased were identified as Abdul Mannan Sarder, 50, son of Mofiz Uddin of Nijdebpur village and Nur...

Zero tillage method helps boost wheat output, say experts

RANGPUR, Apr 03 (BSS): Experts at a farmers' field-day have said adoption of zero tillage method for sowing wheat seed using Power Tiller Operated Seeder (PTOS) machines increases its production saving farming costs and making its farming more profitable."A farmer can save Tk 1,500 to Tk 2,000 per bigha of...

Crop harvest continues in Rangpur region

RANGPUR, Apr 03 (BSS): Harvesting of different crops cultivated on the dried-up riverbeds and char lands on the Brahmaputra basin under Rangpur agriculture region continues in full swing with excellent yield rate this season. Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) and the people living on the char and...

Mobile courts to conduct drives against Cox's Bazar salt millers

COX'S BAZAR, Apr 03: Despite government directive salt crush mill owners are not mixing iodine in 25 per cent salt of Chittagong and Cox's Bazar region. From now, mobile courts to be conducted against salt millers if they fail to mix iodine with salt at adequate levels.Speakers made the comment...

Panchagarh watermelon growers get fair price

PANCHAGARH, Apr 03 (BSS): Farmers here have got a bumper watermelon production with getting fair price of the fruit this year. District Agricultural Extension Department (DAE) officials said about 325 hectares of land had been brought under watermelon cultivation in the district. They said, the growers spent Tk 30,000 per...

Faridpur land dispute leaves one dead

FARIDPUR, Apr 03 (UNB): A woman was killed allegedly by her rivals over land-related dispute at Amgacchia village in Boalmari upazila on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Mamtaz Begum, 52, wife of Yunus Sheikh of Bakhunda village in Sadar upazila.Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Boalmari Police Station, said one Rustom Ali...

Unauthorised sand lifting going on in full swing

CHATTOGRAM: Unauthorised sand lifting going on in full swing in the Halda river, the country's lone natural fish breeding sanctuary — Focus Bangla

A group of autistic children presenting a musical soiree

SYLHET: A group of autistic children presenting a musical soiree at a function organised by the district administration marking the World Autism Awareness Day — FE Photo