Nipah virus emerges as a 'real threat' in Manikganj

OUR CORRESPONDENTMANIKGANJ, Jan 12: The Nipah virus risk in Manikganj, a district located near Dhaka,is no longer just a concern but has now turned into a 'real threat', following outbreak of the disease in 35 out of Bangladesh's total 64 districts.The surge in spread of the deadly virus has been...

Sylhet farmers unhappy with price as Aman harvest ends

OUR CORRESPONDENTSYLHET, Jan 12: Farmers in Sylhet said most of them are not happy with the price they have been getting for their transplanted Aman (T-Aman), or commonly called Aman, paddy as they recently completed harvesting with good yields.Sylhet trader Abdul Bari on Sunday said the trade of Aman paddy...