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Tk7.50b Boro paddy spoilt by rains, flash flood in Sylhet

Tk7.50b Boro paddy spoilt by rains, flash flood in Sylhet

SYLHET, May 11: While the farmers in greater Sylhet are still continuing their high labour-intensive venture to harvest Boro paddy, about 40 per cent of the job is yet to be completed for the extensive inundation of their fields caused by incessant rainfalls and runoff. However, officials of the D


Mango harvesting in Natore to begin on May 15

Mango harvesting in Natore to begin on May 15

Mango harvesting in Natore will officially begin on May 15 with the collection of Guti variety as the local administration announced the mango calendar on Monday. The schedule was unveiled at a meeting held with Deputy Commissioner Asma Shaheen in the chair at the conference room of her office. A

Rajshahi sets mango harvest schedule starting on May 15

Rajshahi sets mango harvest schedule starting on May 15

RAJSHAHI, May 10: The Rajshahi district administration has announced the "Mango Calendar" for the current season, setting a structured timeline for harvesting and marketing of mangoes across the region. According to the schedule, mango harvesting will begin on May 15 with the entry of Guti variety

Rangpur farmers dispirited as storm razes maize fields

Rangpur farmers dispirited as storm razes maize fields

RANGPUR, May 10: Peasants in different areas of the Rangpur agriculture region have become disheartened as a nor'wester accompanied by hailstorms has wreaked havoc on a large number of maize fields across the region during the past a couple of weeks. In addition, prolonged heavy rainfall over th

Thousands suffer as Chandpur health centre in sorry state

Thousands suffer as Chandpur health centre in sorry state

CHANDPUR, May 09: Over 25,000 people of seven villages in Gupti Paschim Union of Chandpur's Faridgonj Upazila have been deprived of convenient medical care as the Union Health and Family Welfare Centre lies abandoned with essential furniture and appliances stolen and functioning as a shelter for dr

Eco-friendly farming methods evolving as viable alternatives

Eco-friendly farming methods evolving as viable alternatives

MANIKGANJ, May 09: As the agriculture sector has also started taking a hit from the ongoing instability in the Middle East along with other sectors including energy, a surge in international prices of chemical fertiliser raw materials has pushed up production costs for farmers in Bangladesh. In a

Bangladeshi man found dead near Feni border with India

Bangladeshi man found dead near Feni border with India

Police recovered the body of a Bangladeshi man from the “no man’s land” area along the Fulgazi border in Feni on Thursday noon. The deceased was identified as Biswajit Sarkar, 61, son of late Gopal Sarkar of Rupsa village under Faridganj upazila in Chandpur district, UNB reports.

Lack of jetties causing hardship for traders, labourers

Lack of jetties causing hardship for traders, labourers

Loading and unloading goods along the Meghna and Dakatia rivers in Chandpur's Puranbazar have become immensely challenging for traders and labourers over the absence of adequate number of pontoons, or jetties. Nazmul Islam and Mainul Islam Kishore are among the trading association leaders who said

Six resource-rich areas in Sylhet to be declared ECAs

Six resource-rich areas in Sylhet to be declared ECAs

The government has taken initiatives to declare six "natural resource-enriched sites" of Sylhet, including Sada Pathor, a tourist spot in Bholaganj, 35 kilometres away from the city, and Shah Arefin Tila, a historically significant hillock in Companiganj upazila, as Environmentally Critical Areas (

Tobacco cultivation rising worryingly in Manikganj

Tobacco cultivation rising worryingly in Manikganj

MANIKGANJ, May 05: Tobacco cultivation is expanding rapidly in Manikganj, particularly within Sadar, Ghior, Saturia and Daulatpur upazilas, as farmers are shifting towards the crop despite being aware of the severe environmental and health consequences. In the four above-mentioned upazilas, severa