Export initiative brings a ray of hope for Bagerhat tomato farmers
BAGERHAT, Feb 04 (UNB): In an encouraging development, tomatoes from Bagerhat have been exported to Malaysia for the first time, bringing much-needed relief to local farmers struggling with plummeting prices and an oversaturated domestic market.So far, 40 metric tonnes of tomatoes have been shipped, with another 26 metric tonnes set...
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Boro farming hit hard due to dry canal in Moulvibazar
SYLHET, Feb 03: Boro cultivation on a vast tract of land in Kodalichhara canal of Moulvibazar district is likely to get affected due to a scarcity of water this season.According to official sources, over 1,000 acres of land may remain uncultivated on the banks of the 17-km canal, which have...
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Fruit traders' protest disrupts traffic on Dhaka-Barishal highway
BARISHAL, Feb 04 (UNB): Fruit traders have blocked Barishal-Dhaka highway demanding allotment of some new stalls built by Barishal City Corporation (BCC) without lottery.The vendors put barricades in Hatem Ali Choumatha area on the highway around 11am on Tuesday, disrupting the vehicular movement and causing suffering of commuters.The traders said...
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Land dispute leaves two killed in B'baria
BRAHMANBARIA, Feb 04 (UNB): Two people have been killed over a dispute regarding a piece of land in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria district.The incident happened at the Bishutara village in Kalikach union of the upazila on Tuesday morning, said Sarail Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Rafiqul Islam.The deceased were identified as...
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Youth’s body recovered in Patuakhali
PATUAKHALI, Feb 04 (BSS): Police recovered the body of an unidentified youth from the Ramnabad river in Baburchi Bari area under Galachipa upazila of the district on Tuesday.On information, a police team rushed to the spot and recovered the floating body from the river around 10.30 am, said Md. Ashadur...
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