Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has taken up programme to cultivate Irri-Boro paddy in three upazilas of the district during the current season.
Day: December 28, 2013
Farmers urged to promote modern technology for boosting yield
Speakers at a training programme here have urged farmers to promote modern technologies especially raised bed system for boosting crop yield to ensure food security of the country\’s gradually increasing population.
Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry link resumes after ten hours
Ferry services on the Mawa-Kawrakandi route resumed at 8am on Saturday morning after remaining suspended for around ten hours due to thick fog.
6 girls return after languishing in Indian jail
Six Bangladeshi girls returned home through Benapole check post of Jessore district on Friday night after languishing for three years in a Indian jail.
3 killed in 2 road accidents in Jessore
Three people were killed in two road accidents in Jessore Sadar upazila and the district town on Friday.
Road mishap kills 1 in Rajshahi
A man was killed on the spot when a when a covered van dashed him at Sultangonj on Rajshahi-Chapainawabgonj highway under Godagari Upazila of the district last (Friday) early night.
Paturia-Daulatdia ferry link restored after 11 hrs
Ferry operation on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed on Saturday morning after a suspension for 11 hours due to poor visibility caused by dense fog.
14 oppn men arrested in Joypurhat
Joint force in a drive arrested 14 activists of the main opposition BNP and its political allies Jamaat-Shibir from five upazilas of the district early Saturday for their involvement in vandalism and subversive activities.
Khaleda’s video message: Join Dhaka March come what may
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Friday urged the county’s people to make the ‘March for Democracy’ programme a success by their spontaneous participation in it braving all obstacles and barriers.”I call upon the country’s people to converge in…
Bomb attack on CEC’s ancestral home
Miscreants have hurled a petrol bomb at the ancestral home of Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad in Chuadanga’s Andulbarhia.
Barisal buses, ferries halted
Bus and launch services from Barisal to Dhaka have come to a halt amid tension ahead of BNP-led 18-party alliance’s march to Dhaka on Dec 29 and its rally in the capital. Buses from various other districts in the Khulna…
Asia Cup runs into multiple troubles
Vijay Tagore Asia Cup has run into trouble. And that is not only because of the internal strife in Bangladesh and Pakistan’s reported refusal play in that country. There are more issues that are plaguing the biannual continental tournament. The…
BSF kills Bangladeshi along Chuadanga border
Chuadanga – A Bangladeshi national was beaten to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Baradi border in Damurhuda upzila on Friday.
Fog hampers ferry service
Severe traffic congestion has developed on both sides of the Padma river at Mawa-Kewrakandi and Paturia-Doulatdia points, as ferry services remained suspended for several hours because of dense fog.
Obama signs bipartisan budget deal
President Barack Obama has signed a bipartisan budget dea Obama has signed a bipartisan budget deal l easing spending cuts and a defense bill cracking down on sexual assault in the military, marking a modest end to a challenging year…