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Raw jute crisis hampers production at Khulna-Jashore region mills

KHULNA, Nov 10 (UNB): Production in nine state-owned jute mills in Khulna-Jeshore region is being hampered due to crisis of raw jute while the stock of unsold jute products is increasing.Jute products worth Tk 3.15 billion have been lying unsold for long, causing financial crisis in the mills and hampering...

Off-season pumpkin cultivation makes peasants happy

JOYPURHAT, Nov 10: Off-season pumpkin cultivation is gaining popularity among the grassroots growers in Akkelpur upazila of the district.Sources said peasants are making Tk 30,000 to Tk 40,000 from the produce growing in a bigha of land.A small pumpkin is selling at Tk 40 to Tk 50, middle one Tk...

Rangpur carrot growers expect abundant yield this winter

RANGPUR, Nov 10: The growers of carrot under the district are expecting abundant yield of their produce during this season due to conducive weather conditions and timely supply of agri-inputs.Visiting different areas of the region this FE correspondent found the growers taking care of their carrot fields with much enthusiasm....

2,147 Naogaon farmers receive incentives for Rabi crops

NAOGAON, Nov 10: Aiming to encourage the farmers in cultivation of different crops in ongoing Rabi season, the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) distributed seeds and fertilisers among 2,147 small and grassroots farmers in Niyamatpur upazila of the district. DAE sources said each of the farmers got five kg seeds...

Acute teacher, staff shortages at Sunamganj technical college

Our CorrespondentSYLHET, Nov 10: Acute shortage of teachers and other staff have been hampering the regular activities of Sunamganj Technical School and College for long. As many as 22 sanctioned posts including the principal have been lying vacant years causing students much harm.Only 16 teachers are at work in the...

Experts for popularising flood-tolerant paddy farming

LALMONIRHAT, Nov 10 (BSS): Experts at a function in the district laid emphasis on the need for cultivating flood-tolerant paddy varieties in flood-prone areas aiming to increase paddy production in the country.They said cultivation of flood-tolerant rice varieties is gaining popularity among farmers in the climate-vulnerable areas, which helps increase...

Some 320 Rajshahi families get calves

RAJSHAHI, Nov 10 (BSS): Some 320 poor and distressed families received calves free of cost in Paba upazila area in Rajshahi district.Area Development Programme (ADP) at Paba under the World Vision Bangladesh distributed the calves as grant at its office premises yesterday with the main thrust of improving living and...

Bumper Aman yield likely in Rangpur agri zone

RANGPUR, Nov 10 (BSS): Harvest of Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) rice is getting momentum with excellent yield rate, predicting bumper production of the crop in Rangpur agriculture region this season.Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said farmers have cultivated T-Aman rice on 0.60 million hectares of land exceeding the...