Erosion by Madhumati, Nabaganga rivers wreaking dire devastation
BENAPOLE, Oct 15: Severe erosion by the Madhumati and Nabaganga rivers has caused widespread destruction and damage in a number of localities in Narail's Lohagara and Kalia upazilas. In Lohagara's Joypur union, the Maulvi Dhanaid-Morichpasha regional road is on the verge of being washed away, while in Kalia, several shops...
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Gopalganj eyes Tk 1.12 billion fish production through pen culture
GOPALGANJ, Oct 15: Gopalganj fish farmers will produce 5,622 tonnes of fish -- worth Tk 1.12 billion - at the end of this season (around six months long) using pen culture (enclosure culture).About 10,000 fish farmers are utilising the aquaculture technique on 3,032.5 hectares, sources from the district fisheries office...
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Gangachara bans cattle slaughter without clearance to curb anthrax
RANGPUR, Oct 15 (UNB): The Gangachara upazila administration has banned the slaughter of cattle without official clearance to prevent the spread of anthrax.Mahmud Hasan Mridha, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO), said the outbreak of anthrax have been reported across Rangpur district."As anthrax can transmit from animals to humans, this precautionary step...
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Road accidents kill three in dists
A total of three persons were killed in separate road accidents in Faridpur and Meherpur district on Wednesday, reports UNB.In Faridpur, two people including a child were killed and 15 others injured when a bus fell into a roadside ditch being hit by another bus in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur...
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