CHATTOGRAM, July 30: The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) has urged Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury to allow shipping agents and main line operators (MLOs) to store empty containers in non-bonded areas, saying the current restriction is worsening congest

RANGPUR, July 29: Commercial grape cultivation has proved to be a boon for Rangpur farmer Tawhid Mia Mesbahuddin (40), whose success in this regard became talk of the town. After planting 240 saplings of different grape varities on 24 decimals of land eight months ago, he had been harvesting the f

LALMONIRHAT, 29: Dilapidated condition, innumerable potholes and narrow structural design have turned the 100 kilometre Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway into a death trap and unfit for vehicular movement. Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway is the only route to reach four other upazilas of the district from

GOPALGANJ: Farmers have begun Transplanted Aman (T-Aman) paddy cultivation in full swing on the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) targeted 12,308 hectares in Gopalganj and this year's production target is 57,232 tonnes, according to sources at the DAE, Gopalganj. Layeb Sikder (52), a T-Ama

CHATTOGRAM: The government extended the ban on fishing in the Kaptai Lake for 10 more days till August 10. Fishing will be permitted from August 11, according to a decision taken in a meeting held at the Rangamati Deputy Commissioner's office on Monday. Commander Md Faiz Al Karim, manager, Bangla

BOGURA, July 28: Weeks of heavy monsoon rain and upstream flows from northern rivers have damaged crops largely across parts of Bogura, leaving thousands of farmers facing steep financial losses while government relief remains limited, according to farmers, agriculture officials and district author

SYLHET: Despite good yield this summer, prices of vegetables have increased in Sylhet -- along with some other items of the kitchen market, locals and farmers said. During a visit to kitchen markets in Sylhet city's Subidbazar, Ambarkhana, Rikabibazar, and other areas, this correspondent found tha

CHANDPUR: Chandpur residents have been suffering due to the dilapidated condition of several roads. The roads include: two kilometre Roghunathpur-Balia GC Road in Chandpur Sadar Upazila, a one kilometre Rampur Sholakhali-Santosepur road in Faridganj Upazila, five-km-long Hajiganj Bishwa-Raghunathp