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Aman procurement drive going on in districts

JHENIDAH, Dec 19: Aman procurement in the district is going on smoothly as the government has fixed Tk 36 for per kg rice during this Aman procurement season 2018-19.In order to ensure internal food grain stock the Department of Food here has set a target to procure 9,389 tonnes of...

20,000 fishermen families living in hardship

GOPALGANJ, Dec 19: About 20,000 fishermen families have been living in hardship for long as most of the water bodies in the district are drying up fast. According to the district fisheries office sources, a total of 98,262 hectares of wetland are surrounding the district.Of that 129 canals, four rivers,...

Sembcorp North-West Power Co distributes winter clothes to poors

SIRAJGANJ, Dec 19: The Sembcorp North-West Power Company Limited arranged a winter clothes distribution programme in the district on Tuesday. The event was arranged on the premises of Bangabandhu Setu Pashchim Government Primary School under Sirajganj Sadar, according to a statement. Head of Global Operations of Sembcorp Utilities Pte. Ltd....

Rajshahi LGED constructs 8,681 km concrete roads

RAJSHAHI, Dec 19 (BSS): The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) constructed more than 8,681.04 km concrete roads in rural areas of all the eight districts under Rajshahi division in the last 10 years.More than 1,565.39 km rural roads were brought under routine maintenance side by side with construction of 8.09...

Crop cultivation increases on riverbeds in Rangpur

RANGPUR, Dec 19 (BSS): Cultivation of winter crops on the dried up riverbeds and sandy char lands is expanding every year, improving livelihoods of many river eroded, poor and landless people in Rangpur region.Officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said char people started cultivation of various crops since...

Bagging method gets popular among brinjal farmers

Roving CorrespondentNAOGAON, Dec 19: The golden bagging method has brought smile on the faces of brinjal farmers in the district this season.Sources said the modern method is gaining popularity across the area as peasants can grow insecticide-free fresh brinjals. Officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) said over 40...