Paddy procurement yet to get momentum in Sylhet region
SYLHET, July 03: Although the paddy procurement target was increased following the demand from peasants, the much-talked about paddy purchasing by the Food Department is yet to get momentum in Sylhet region.Only 4,714 tonnes of paddy have so far been procured in four districts of the division against the revised...
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BINA sesame popular among growers for high yield
GOPALGANJ, July 03: Cultivation of BINA Til-2 is gaining popularity among the farmers of Sadar and Kasiani upazilas in the districts as they find it more profitable. Enjil Sheikh, a farmer of Boiltali village in Boiltali union under Gopalganj Sadar said, "I am growing the crop on one bigha of...
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Over 4,500 tonnes of pulses produced in Rangpur agriculture zone
RANGPUR, July 03 (BSS): Five districts under Rangpur agriculture region saw farmers producing 4,585 tonnes of different varieties of pulses in the just-ended Rabi season.The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said the fixed farming target of pulses could not be achieved this time following cultivation of maize, chili and...
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Bogura sugarcane farmers expect abundant output
BOGURA, July 03: Sugarcane growers in the district are expecting an abundant output this season as the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has provided all agri-inputs to them.According to the district DAE office sources, peasants of 12 upazilas of the district are growing sugarcane on over 500 hectares of land....
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Experts stress sericulture for poverty alleviation
RAJSHAHI, July 03 (BSS): Some experts said at a meeting the sericulture can be the effective means of alleviating poverty of the grassroots population as it has both labour-oriented industrial and agricultural economic values."Farmers can easily earn around Tk 96,000 from sericulture on only one bigha of land yearly based...
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Two die in Chattogram road mishap
CHATTOGRAM, July 03 (BSS): Two people were killed in a road accident at Kamol Munshihat on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway under Patiya upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased were identified as Shanku Das Barua, 70, Uttam Barua, 42, both hailing from Satkania upazila of the district.Minazur Rahman, officer-in-Charge of Patiya Highway...
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Dilapidated Jogonnathpur-Biswanath-Rashidpur road
A partial view of the dilapidated Jogonnathpur-Biswanath-Rashidpur road which connects Sylhet with Sunamganj district — FE Photo
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