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Vast areas of Joypurhat come under Aus farming

JOYPURHAT, June 23: More than 550 grassroots farmers in the district are growing Aus rice this season.The farming generally starts in the Bangla month of Boishakh and Jaishtha and crop harvest begins in Shraban and Bhadra. According to the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), vast areas of the district have...

BITAC regional office to be set up in Sunamganj

SYLHET, June 23: The regional office of Bangladesh Industrial Technical Assistance Centre (BITAC) in Sylhet division would be established in Sunamganj district at a cost of Tk 2.0 billion.Sources said, the five-acre land site for the government institution has already been selected on the Sylhet-Sunamganj Regional Highway at a place...

Zinc-enriched paddy to be grown in Magura

MAGURA, June 23: An initiative has taken to boost zinc-enriched, heat-tolerant and highly-productive paddy cultivation in the district.In this connection, the Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Magura, arranged a training programme on cultivation of BINA - 16, 17 and 20 and BINA Aus-19. A total of 135 farmers took...

Steps to upgrade Saidpur into international airport

NILPHAMARI, June 23: As directed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, initiative has been taken to upgrade Saidpur regional airport into an international one.The requisite work has already been started in this connection.Saidpur UNO SM Golam Kibria said selection of real owners for acquisition of land is going on. He said...

DSR farming process reduces production cost, say experts

RAJSHAHI, June 23 (BSS): Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) farming process has reduced production cost to 45 per cent to 50 per cent than the conventional system in Barind area thanks to the blessings of farm mechanisation."We have found the optimistic result in demonstration plots of some grain crops including Aus...

Speakers for better coordination to make village courts effective

GAIBANDHA, June 23 (BSS): Speakers at a function in the district recently laid emphasis on the need for better coordination among all concerned to make village courts more effective.The village courts are becoming popular among people as they are getting justice after submitting their cases to the courts, they told...

Minor girl dies from snake bite in Chuadanga

CHUADANGA, June 23 (BSS); A minor girl died after being bitten by a venomous snake at Ibrahimpur village under Damurhuda upazila of the district on Monday morning.The deceased was identified as Masuma Khatun, daughter of Abdul Malek and a class two student of Ibrahimpur Government Primary School.Local people said a...

Artistes performing

Artistes performing at a programme on Saturday arranged by the Sylhet Zila Shilpakala Academy to observe the birth anniversaries of poets Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam — FE Photo

Artisans making

TANGAIL: Artisans making the traditional huge bamboo baskets for storing paddy in Nagorpur upazila — Focus Bangla Photo