The farmers successfully completed plantation of the off season and short duration indigenous parija paddy seedlings today in Rangpur division as an additional Aus crop, officials and experts said.
Category: Environment
Highest production of litchi worth Tk500 crore in Pabna
Despite hostile weather and some other difficulties, production of litchi in the district has been more than the target this year as farmers used various technologies.
Restriction on small water transports for bad weather
Barisal Port authorities restricted plying of ML (motor launch) types of water transports less than 65-feet in length in 29 river routes from Barisal River Port until further order from 9:00 am Wednesday.
Environmental stress influence 30pc of migration
Although internal migration is a common phenomena in Bangladesh, about 30 percent decisions on migration are influenced by environmental stresses triggered by global climate change, according to a study. The study also reveals that about 42 percent of people do…
Water, sanitation must for good governance: EU
European Union (EU) Ambassador to Dhaka William Hanna on Wednesday said it is essential to ensure of pure drinking water and sanitation management in establishing good governance in the country.
Increasing numbers of people displaced by disasters
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Adibasis in C’nawabganj get safe drinking water
Adibasis and hard to reach people of four unions of Nachole upazila under Chapainawabganj district have been getting pure drinking water and sanitation facilities.
8 dredgers seized for illegal sand mining
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Boro procurement drive begins in N’ Districts
Food Department began Boro paddy and rice procurement drives in Sadar Upazila of the district on Sunday amid much enthusiasm to the farmers and the millers. A simple function organized by Department of Food and upazila administration was held on…
Mangoes start appearing in Rajshahi markets
Mango, the juicy and delicious fruit of the summer season, has started appearing in the markets of Rajshahi and Chapainawabgonj districts, famous for the juicy summer fruit, for the last couple of days. Two major varieties- Gopalbhog and Khirsapat- along…
No flood shelter in 5 Kurigram unions
About one lakh people in the char (landmass emerged from riverbed) areas of five unions under Rajibpur and Roumari upazila of the district are exposed to risk of natural disaster in absence of flood shelter. No flood shelter has been…
Boro procurement campaign begins in Sherpur
Government has started procuring boro paddy and rice in Sherpur district recently. In Sherpur Sadar, LSD godown was formally inaugurated by Food Ministry’s Parliamentary Committee Member Md Atiur Rahman (M.P) on 25 May 25, 2013. District food controller HM Golam…
Tengragiri eco-park: Food crisis haunts animals
Severe food crisis has kept the lives of more than 50 animals of different species in danger at Tengragiri eco-park in Taltoli of Barguna district.
Brick kilns playing havoc to paddy fields
Brick kilns set up on agricultural lands at two villages in sadar upazila of the district are causing extensive damage to paddy.
Subhuman life in 70 slums of Comilla
A total of 1.35 lakh dwellers of 70 slums in the city are leading subhuman life for various reasons, including squalid housing and lack of access to education.
Anti-social elements rule Ramgati met office
The newly set up weather office in Ramgati upazila is yet to start functioning though five years have already gone by since after completion of the building. Because of the delay in its opening, the people of the district are…
Tk 8.82 crore Aus incentives for farmers
Distribution of Taka 8.82 crore special incentives among 68,430 farmers has already been completed for encouraging Aus cultivation in the northern region during the current season, official sources said. “Sowing of Aus seeds already completed and tender plants are growing…
Bring charland people under mainstream uplift
Speakers in a function here on Tuesday stressed the need for bringing the underprivileged char dwellers under existing facilities of the state to change their socio-economic condition.
Registration for safe rural-urban migration
Registration centers would be opened in Barisal district from next month for preserving facts to ensure children’s rural to urban safe migration and prevent trafficking and abuse of children.
Greens urge action against water pollution
Green activists at a human chain here on Wednesday urged the government for immediate action to check water pollution with a view to protecting the country’s biodiversity.
Grass farming turns 5,000 char families self-reliant
Commercial cultivation of sweet jumbo grass have turned over 5,000 extremely poor families living in remote char areas on the river basins in greater Rangpur economically self-reliant in recent years. Farming of the hybrid variety and quick growing grass under…
Downpour paralyses Barisal city life
Heavy monsoon downpour since Tuesday noon paralysed normal life in Barisal city and restricted small water transpotrations from Barisal Port. Barisal Met office sources said, torrential rainfall started in Barisal city with thunderbolts and gusty wind from about 12:30 noon…
Advocacy meet on drug prevention held
An advocacy meeting on countrywide campaign for the prevention of drug addiction and mental disorders was held at local civil Surgeon office Sunday. With the assistance of Poriprckkhit Health-Edcation Department of Health and Civil Surgeon office jointly organised the advocacy…
Farmers frustrated over low price of paddy in Dupchanchia
Md. Emdadul Haque, Dupchanchia The boro paddy growers are frustrated though they are getting bumper yield of it’s. They could not afford to get profit under Dupchanchia upazila in Bogra district due to its low market price this year. Most…
Deep convection over North Bay
Deep convection is taking place over North Bay and adjoining area of Bangladesh.
India’s Northeast for int’l commission on water
Kolkata: The Northeast Dialogue Forum, a conclave of human rights and indigenous people’s organisations based in India’s north-east, has sought intervention of India, China and Bangladesh to prevent adverse impact of development projects on the region’s water sources.
Water-logging, power disruption follow heavy rain
Sylhet city suffered from water logging and lack of power and water supply for more than 12 hours on Sunday due to hit of havy rainfull. The storm started hitting the city areas from early morning and continued till 9:00…
Huge quantity of current nets seized in Faridpur
A huge quantity of banned current net was seized from Gopalpur ghat area located on the bank of Padma River under Char Bhadrasan upazilla in the district here yesterday.
Bumper harvest makes litchi growers happy
The litchi growers are happy now following a bumper production with lucrative prices of the delicious, juicy and fleshy seasonal fruit that has already appeared everywhere in the northern region.
Tk 1 crore revenue loss from forests
The government is being deprived of revenue worth about Tk1 crore every year due to corrupt practices by some dishonest officials and employees in the Sunamganj forest department.