Urea stockpiled outdoors for no room in Rangpur warehouse
RANGPUR, Nov 23: For want of sufficient space, around 3,500 tonnes of urea fertiliser allocated for the current Rabi crop season have been kept under the open sky on the premises of the buffer warehouse in Rangpur district. Dealers and farmers are passing days with worry as the huge quantity...
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School for blind children left uncared for in Pabna
PABNA, Nov 23: The school built for the visually impaired children nearly seven years ago in Atgharia of the district has remained uncared for due to lack of manpower.The two-storey school building was constructed adjacent to Atgharia Government High School at a cost of Tk 01 crore in 2017.The sources...
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Cold disrupts life in Kurigram
KURIGRAM, Nov 23 (UNB): Normal life is being disrupted across the northern district of Kurigram due to fog and dropping temperature with the approach of winter.Farmers, labourers and daily wage earners have been hard hit as they need to go out for work amid dense fog and chilly weather.The minimum...
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Man 'beaten to death' in Kushtia
KUSHTIA, Nov 23 (UNB): Police took a 32-year-old man into custody after he allegedly fatally hit his cousin brother with a stick at Sonaikundi Laskar Para in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia district on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Apel Laskar, 50, son of Amzad Laskar of the area.Quoting local people,...
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Bumper Aman yield brings joy to Chapainawabganj farmers
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov, 23 (UNB): Farmers in Chapainawabganj are celebrating a bumper yield of Aman paddy this season, coupled with favourable prices, thanks to supportive weather conditions and effective farming practices.The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) had set a target of producing 0.2 million (2 lakh) metric tonnes of rice this...
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