A vast area of crop land and embankment covering Sadar and Charbhadrasan upazillas of the istrict have come under the threat of erosion of river Padma since June 2 with the advent of monsoon. According to Water Development Board (WDB)…
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Farmers expect bumper Boro yield in Netrakona
Boro cultivators and crops specialists are expecting bumper production of Boro paddy during this season as harvesting of the paddy is nearing to completion with excellent yield rates in the district. District Agriculture Extension Department (DAED) Netrakona office sources here…
Flash flood damage crops in Jhalakathi
Flash flood triggered by tidal surge under the influence of full moon and incessant rainfall for the last seven days caused colossal damage to crops in Jhalakathi district. Various types of crops, especially vegetables, on 6,772 hectares of land in…
Jamuna erosion threatens upazila parishad complex
Onslaught of erosion by the Jamuna River in Sirajganj is threatening the existence of Chauhali upazila parishad complex. Devastation by the mighty river turned bad to worse with wreaking havoc on huge public properties on Wednesday and Thursday last. A…
Good vegetables output expected in Netrakona
Farmers and crops specialists of the district Agricultural Extension Department (AED) are expecting over 40,000 tonnes of summer vegetables to be produced in the district during the current season where the target of the vegetables cultivation has already been exceeded…
Division round of National Earth Olympiad in Barisal
The divisional round of National Earth Olympiad 2013 (NEO 13) on environmental and earth science held in Barisal Friday to spread knowledge on geology, meteorology, terrestrial astronomy and environmental sciences. The programme held at Udyan School auditorium of the city…
Farmers to pay a heavy price: Experts
The growers will have to pay a heavy price for the government move to heavily trim the allocation in the new budget for the agriculture sector against the backdrop of a downtrend in food prices in the international market.
Farmers urged to grow Parija paddy for food security
Agriculture experts at a function here on Thursday urged the farmers to cultivate Parija Paddy, an indigenous variety, on high and medium high land to get additional crop during the off season to achieve country’s food security. “Generally, after the…
Groundwater over-extraction may cause subsidence
Environment and experts at a seminar on Thursday stressed reducing dependency on groundwater use in producing water for Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).
Tk 11,351cr for power and energy sector
An allocation of Tk 11,351.20 crore has been proposed for the power and energy sector in the proposed national budget for fiscal year 2013-14.
Tk.1.76 core fine collected from polluting transports
Barisal divisional office of the Department of Environment realised Tk. 1, 76, 52, 275 as fine in one year from polluting transports as against Tk. 2.81 core in previous four years. Sukumar Biswas, divisional director of environment in Barisal, acknowledged…
World Environment Day observed at Agri Varsity
The World Environment Day was observed at Bangladesh Agricultural University(BAU) campus on Wednesday. The World Environment Day was organized by Department of Environmental Science of BAU. A seminar on Environment Day held at the conference hall of BAU while Vice-Chancellor…
Record highest boro yield in Jhalakathi
Farmers in Jhalakathi are in a upbeat mood as they could achieve bumper production of boro paddy this year, exceeding all previous records. They could yield highest ever amount of boro despite onslaughts of the tropical storm Mahasen that buffeted…
Call to enact new law to save forests
Speakers at a discussion at Rajshahi University yesterday urged the government to enact a new forest law to preserve the forest . With the theme of the day “Think. Eat. Save” Institute of Environmental Science (IES) of the university organised…
BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj
agriculture BRRI paddy Field Day observed in Gopalganj Field Day of BRRI paddy was observed at Boiltali under Gopalganj Sadar Upazila in Gopalganj on Monday. ACI Crop Care and Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Gopalganj jointly arranged the programme. According…
Pumpkin cultivation change fortunes of char people
Pumpkin cultivation has brought fortune to over 15,000 extremely poor families, mostly erosion victims, living in remote sandy-barren charlands in greater Rangpur in recent years, official and NGO sources said.
Low paddy price worries Dinajpur farmers
The farmers of the district were in an upbeat mood with the bountiful production of Boro paddy this time, but its low price, caused by the delay in launching the government’s procurement drive, has robbed of their delight.
3 macaws among 15 birds seized in Jessore
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 15 birds, including three blue gold macaws, at Malanchi on the Benapole-Jessore road on Monday.
People suffer for lack of a bridge in Roumari
More than one lakh people have been suffering badly in absence of a bridge at Jhagrarchar point in Roumari-Dantvanga Road at Roumari upazila in Kurigram district.
World Environment Day today
The World Environment Day-2013 will be observed in the country on Wednesday as elsewhere across the globe with a focus on reducing food waste.
Anti-tobacco rally held at Nandail
An anti-tobacco rally was held at Nandail Junction on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day on Saturday. Jointly organised by the Nandail Swajon Somabesh, Seba Foundation, NATAB and Nandail Homepathy Association the discussion meeting was presided over by Dr.…
Kid drowns falling from bamboo bridge
A six years old kid drowned falling from the bamboo-made bridge over the Bangshi river at Taylkup village under Kaligonj upazila in Jhenidah on Sunday.
Huge Boro rice procurement from N’region
The government has started procuring 5,30,646 tonnes of Boro rice and 51,375 tonnes of paddy from the country’s northern region during this Boro season.
National Environ Olympiad on at DU
A six-day ‘National Environment Olympiad 2013’ has been started at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban in Dhaka University (DU) from May 31 with the theme “Think. Eat. Save (Reduce Your Food print).”
Seminar on sustainability held
The Institute of Disaster Management and Vulnerability Studies (IDMVS) of the University of Dhaka organised a national seminar on Food Security, Climate Change, Disaster Management and Sustainability at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban on the occasion of World Environment…
Diarrhea breakout, 600 sick in Adamdighi
At least 600 children and adult suffered from diarrhea disease due to rotten food of different hotel and unhygienic living condition in Adamdighi upazila of Bogra district in 25 days until Saturday.
Test cultivation by using organic fertiliser, pesticide
An initiative has been taken in Jhalakathi to use organic fertiliser and pesticide to produce poison-free boro paddy this year instead of chemical pesticides.
Comilla slum dwellers exposed to TB
Sordid environment in the 70 slums of Comilla City Corporation (CCC) area has kept their 1.5 lakh dwellers at risk of being attacked with tuberculosis. CCC sources said these slum dwellers live in damp and dirty places, which creates exposure…
Experts stress decentralisation to ‘save’ Dhaka
Amid the mounting pressure of population on the sprawling Dhaka city, experts have said it is not mega structures but decentralisation can help solve the city’s growing problems.
Cyclone wreaks havoc to crops shrimp farms
Incessant rainfall for the last three days has caused colossal damage to agriculture inundating vast tracts of low lying areas in Koyra and Paikgachha upazilas of the district.