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Pest attack, stem rot disease affect Rangpur Aman fields

RANGPUR, Oct 05: The Aman cultivators at different areas in eight districts under Rangpur division are worried owing to attack of pest and stem rot disease, causing massive damage to their paddy fields during the current season. Farmers alleged that they have become helpless due to the intensity of the...

DAE takes initiative for commercial chilli cultivation in Bogra

BOGRA, Oct 04: The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken initiative for commercial chilli cultivation in the district.Over 670 hectares of land in all the 12 upazilas have been brought under the farming of the vegetable, DAE official sources said.In a recent visit the correspondent found the peasants of...

Padma erodes Chapainawabganj town protection dam for low quality construction

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Oct 05: Over 30-metre long town protection dam on the mighty Padma river at Tikri area of Alatuli union under sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district has been devoured on Wednesday due to low quality construction work, claim the local people.The authority concern of Water Development Board (WDB) and contractor...

Madhabpur veterinary hospital suffers for inadequate manpower

SYLHET, Oct 05: Veterinary services in the Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj is being suffered greatly due to manpower shortage for years although a nice building has been constructed there for the upazila livestock office and its hospital. The area is renowned for its good stock of veterinary.The office is established...

Insolvent justice seekers to get financial help in Nilphamari

NILPHAMARI, Oct 04: Poor and insolvent justice seekers get requisite financial help in Nilphamari district. The government is providing financial support to the poor and ultra poor justice seekers for their cases filed in the court of justice.Sources said that the district centre for Legal Aid was established in 2001....

Comilla land dispute leaves one dead

COMILLA, Oct 05 (UNB): A man was reportedly killed by his paternal uncle over a land-related dispute at Balighar village in Muradnagar upazila on Tuesday morning.Police said Kawsar, 53, son of late Daru Mia, a resident of Bolighar village of the upazila, had been in a longstanding dispute with his...

PDB worker dies from electrocution in Sherpur

SHERPUR, Oct 05 (BSS): A worker of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) was electrocuted and two others were injured in Lava area under Nakla upazila of the district on Thursday noon.The victim was Zahid Hossain, 26, a worker of BPDB and son of Motiur Miah, a resident of Kursabadgour area...

River police nab two fishermen in Chandpur

CHANDPUR, Oct 05 (BSS): Members of River police arrested two fishermen on charge of catching hilsa in the Meghna river defying the government's 22-day ban.Acting on a tip-off, operational teams of River police of Chandpur conducted a raid in the Meghna River around 10:30pm of yesterday and arrested the duo...