Commercial farming of Lucky Bamboo starts in Gaibandha
GAIBANDHA, May 04: Lucky Bamboo is being cultivated commercially for the first time in the northern district, as farmers expect to earn huge profits.Hafiz and Hasibul, two siblings of Panchgachi Shantiram village of Sundarganj Upazila of the district, have started cultivating this bamboo.The various tubs made of Lucky Bamboo is...
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Flourishing dairy farms turn Kashimpur into a milk village
RANGPUR, May 04 (BSS): Over the past 22 years, thriving dairy farms have transformed Kashimpur into a model dairy village, revolutionising milk production and improving the livelihoods and living standards of its residents.Located about four kilometers northeast of Pirganj upazila town in Mithipur union, the village is home to some...
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'Drug addict' man allegedly kills elderly mother in Narsingdi
NARSINGDI, May 04 (UNB): A drug addict son allegedly beat his elderly mother to death after being refused to pay money for drugs in Shibpur upazila of Narsingdi district on Saturday night, police said.The victim was identified as Shamsunnahar, 70, wife of late primary school teacher Nurul Haque of Bailab...
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Over 100 villages in Sunamganj face drinking water crisis
SUNAMGANJ, May 04 (UNB): More than a hundred villages in Sunamganj's Jamalganj upazila are facing a worsening drinking water crisis, as the groundwater level plunges to alarming depths, drying up tube-wells and forcing residents to queue for hours just to collect a single pitcher of water.What was once a reliable...
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Worker drowns in river while dumping geo bags in Jhalakathi
JHALAKATHI, May 4 (BSS): A worker drowned in the river Sugandha in Sadar upazila in Jhalakathi district on Sunday.The deceased was identified as Md. Mosleuddin Molla, 45, son of Abdul Karim Molla, a resident of Purba Chatla area of Dhaligar Nagar union in Lalmohan upazila of Bhola district.The worker died...
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