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People of three Bogura upazilas worried over  possible collapse of flood control dam

People of three Bogura upazilas worried over possible collapse of flood control dam

Our Correspondent 2019-07-20 21:17:58

BOGURA, July 20: More than 50,000 people in Dhunot, Sariakandi and Sonatola upazilas in the district are worried over the possible collapse of village protection embankment due to onrush of water of t...

Black Queen watermelon cultivation lucrative

Black Queen watermelon cultivation lucrative

Roving Correspondent 2019-07-17 22:44:11

NAOGAON, July 17: Farmers in the district have achieved a good yield of Black Queen watermelon from an experimental cultivation. Moreover, the fruit cultivation has brought smile on the faces of the...

Jute farming marks a rise in Rajshahi

Jute farming marks a rise in Rajshahi

Our Correspondent 2019-07-17 22:42:55

RAJSHAHI, July 17: Jute cultivation has marked a rise in the district in recent years. In 2019, jute cultivation surpassed to 271 hectares of land than the target fixed by the Department of Agricultu...

Pleasure trips by boats in Padma becomes risky

Pleasure trips by boats in Padma becomes risky

Our Correspondent 2019-07-17 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 16: Pleasure trips by boats in the Padma river surrounding the city protection embankment is turning risky and dangerous as neither the boatmen nor the riders are conscious about the ri...

Fish farming expanding in Cumilla,  many youths become self-reliant

Fish farming expanding in Cumilla, many youths become self-reliant

Our Correspondent 2019-07-16 00:00:00

CUMILLA, July 15: Fish cultivation is gaining ground in the district. Sources said around 0.21 million tonnes of fish are produced in the district annually. A good number of people have attained fina...

Rajshahi nursery owners  busy preparing seedbeds  for winter vegetables

Rajshahi nursery owners busy preparing seedbeds for winter vegetables

Our Correspondent 2019-07-16 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 15: Owners of vegetables nurseries in the district are passing busy time preparing seedbeds of various winter vegetables. Sources said aiming cultivation of advanced winter vegetables,...

Bogura farmers reaping benefits of green chilli cultivation

Bogura farmers reaping benefits of green chilli cultivation

Our Correspondent 2019-07-15 00:10:43

BOGURA, July 14: High-yielding chilli cultivators in the district are delighted over the bumper production and high market price. A good number of growers said they are making a handsome profit from...

Worker dies in Chattogram hotel fire

Worker dies in Chattogram hotel fire

-- 2019-07-13 15:00:22

A worker died after a fire broke out at Four Season Sonali hotel in Foy's Lake area at Khulshi in Chattogram on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Khokon Dutta, 53, of Anwara Upazila....

Heavy rain cripples life in Khulna

Heavy rain cripples life in Khulna

-- 2019-07-12 20:09:11

Incessant torrential rains began this afternoon took nearly two-third of Khulna city with severe water logging and paralyzing city life causing immense suffering to the citizens. Met office source sa...

Two killed in Gopalganj road crash

Two killed in Gopalganj road crash

-- 2019-07-12 17:51:52

Two motorcyclists were killed in a road accident on the Dhaka-Khulna Highway at Chaptai of Kashiani upazila in Gopalganj on Friday. The deceased were identified as Saddam, 30, son of Tara Ali of Loha...

Police find body from rail track in Pabna

Police find body from rail track in Pabna

-- 2019-07-12 14:29:48

Police recovered the body of a man from a rail track at Pakshi in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Sirajul Islam Babu, 42, headmaster of Baghoil Child Care...

Padma in spate near Rajshahi making char people worried

Padma in spate near Rajshahi making char people worried

Our Correspondent 2019-07-11 21:20:33

RAJSHAHI, July 11: Due to incessant rainfall at the upper riparian region and onrush of water from across the border, the water level of the Padma river near the district is rising alarmingly over the...

Gopalganj, Bogura arum farmers happy over healthy production, fair price

Gopalganj, Bogura arum farmers happy over healthy production, fair price

Our Correspondent 2019-07-11 21:18:55

GOPALGANJ, July 11: Farmers of Jalalabad union under Gopalganj Sadar are becoming financially solvent by growing arum. A good number of farmers said arum farming is profitable than other vegetables....

Heavy rains hit Bandarban, low-lying areas go under water

Heavy rains hit Bandarban, low-lying areas go under water

-- 2019-07-11 20:21:46

The low-lying areas of Bandarban have gone under water as rivers continue to swell following torrential rains over the past five days, trapping thousands of people. About 8,000 houses and shops in th...

Rampant brood fish netting on in Ichhamoti river

Rampant brood fish netting on in Ichhamoti river

Our Correspondent 2019-07-10 21:01:01

BOGURA, July 10: Illegal catching of brood fish is going on unhindered in the Ichhamoti river in the municipality area under Dhunot upazila of the district. Sources said some dishonest fishermen use...

Plummeting chilli price  frustrates Paba farmers

Plummeting chilli price frustrates Paba farmers

Our Correspondent 2019-07-10 20:59:44

RAJSHAHI, July 10: Vegetable farmers in Paba upazila have got frustrated over the unusual fall in the price of green chilli in the local markets of the district, even during the current rainy season....

Jute harvest begins in Panchagarh

Jute harvest begins in Panchagarh

-- 2019-07-10 20:14:31

Farmers in Panchagarh are passing busy time with harvesting jute as well as its rotting processing. According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), farmers of the district have achieved bump...

Mob beats ‘mentally retarded’ killer to death in Cumilla

Mob beats ‘mentally retarded’ killer to death in Cumilla

-- 2019-07-10 13:26:34

Three people, including a woman and her 12-year-old boy, were stabbed to death allegedly by a 'mentally retarded' man who was subsequently beaten to death by local people at Radhanagar in Debidwar upa...

Farmers busy cultivating T-Aman Paddy in Sylhet

Farmers busy cultivating T-Aman Paddy in Sylhet

Our Correspondent 2019-07-10 00:00:00

SYLHET, July 09: Farmers in Sylhet division have been engaged in the cultivation of T-Aman paddy in a bid to achieve highest yield, officials and a number of farmers said. Seedbeds have already been...

Physician found dead in Sylhet

Physician found dead in Sylhet

-- 2019-07-09 13:25:46

A physician was found dead at his residence in Baghbari area of Sylhet on Monday night. The deceased was identified as Dr Habib Ullah Khan, an assistant professor of Paediatric Surgery department of...

Bagerhat road accident leaves two dead

Bagerhat road accident leaves two dead

-- 2019-07-08 18:00:08

An easy-bike driver and a cyclist were killed after being hit by a truck on Khulna-Mawa highway at Bishwa Road intersection in Fakirhat upazila in Bagerhat on Monday. The deceased were identified as...

Youth dies in Narayanganj road crash

Youth dies in Narayanganj road crash

-- 2019-07-08 11:11:08

A youth was killed as a bus hit a motorbike at Signboard on Dhaka-Narayanganj road in Narayanganj on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Noor Mohammad Russel, 20, son of Gias Uddin of Siddhi...

Brinjal, the winter vegetable -- can now be grown in rainy season thru new method

Brinjal, the winter vegetable -- can now be grown in rainy season thru new method

Our Correspondent 2019-07-08 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, July 07: Farmers in Godagari upazila of the district are growing brinjal by covering the soil with polythene sheets with a view to saving the plants from being damaged by rain water. Brinja...

Jamuna erosion renders more than 500 families homeless in Sariakandi

Jamuna erosion renders more than 500 families homeless in Sariakandi

Our Correspondent 2019-07-07 21:24:45

BOGURA, July 07: More than 500 families of Manik Dair and Pakiria area under Sariakandi upazila of the district have been rendered homeless by the erosion of the river Jamuna within a week. Another 3...

Families in Ctg hill being evacuated fearing landslides

Families in Ctg hill being evacuated fearing landslides

-- 2019-07-07 17:55:37

Over 50 families have been evacuated from Jalalbad hill in Chattogram on Sunday fearing landslides due to rain for the last couple of days. The local administration started asking people through loud...

Bumper jute output in Magura, Rangpur region likely

Bumper jute output in Magura, Rangpur region likely

-- 2019-07-06 20:56:05

Our CorrespondentsMAGURA, July 06: Recent rainfall has come as a boon for the jute growers in the district.A good number of jute growers said a drought-like situation was prevailing in the district fo...

Mango prices go up as season of the fruit  nearing an end

Mango prices go up as season of the fruit nearing an end

-- 2019-07-06 20:55:02

Our CorrespondentRAJSHAHI, July 06: At the end of Bangla month 'Ashar', there is an abundant supply of mango in the markets of the district. The supply of quality mangoes including Fazli, Langra and A...

Two accused in Barguna murder case remanded

Two accused in Barguna murder case remanded

-- 2019-07-06 20:32:11

A Barguna court on Saturday placed two accused in the Rifat Sharif killing case on a five-day remand for interrogation over the gruesome murder. Those remanded are Tiktak Hridoy and Rafiul Islam Rabb...

Two killed in Sirajganj road accident

Two killed in Sirajganj road accident

-- 2019-07-06 16:36:22

Two people were killed and three other injured as a mini truck hit another one in Kashemmor area in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj district on Saturday morning. The identities of the deceased couldn...

College teacher killed in Satkhira road crash

College teacher killed in Satkhira road crash

-- 2019-07-06 16:32:10

A college teacher was killed after being run over by a truck in Patkelghata on Satkhira-Khulna Highway on Saturday morning. The deceased was identified as Jahanara Khatun, 38, wife of Shahadat Hossai...