Pricey potato seeds frustrate Lalmonirhat farmers

LALMONIRHAT, Nov 13: Several thousand potato farmers in Lalmonirhat and nearby districts in northern Bangladesh are worried about the high prices of potato seeds. They say high seed prices will affect cultivation this season. Atoar Rahaman, a farmer from the Mostofi Bazar area in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, said the high...

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Fortune smiles on vermicompost producers in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Nov 13: A growing number of entrepreneurs across different upazilas in the district have changed their fortune through commercial production of vermicompost, an organic fertiliser made using earthworms.Many are expressing their interests in the production of vermicompost thanks to the significant profit margins.Expressing satisfaction, Md. Azizar Rahman, a successful...

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News in Brief -2024-11-14

Woman, two daughters die of poisoning in Brahmanbaria A woman and her two children have allegedly died after ingesting poison in Brahmanbaria's Sadar Upazila. Riaz Uddin Mitul, a doctor at the emergency department at Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital, declared them dead soon after they were rushed there on Wednesday. The dead...

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