Food relief items provided through district and upazila administration, started to reach to the cyclone Mahasen affected people along the south-east coastal areas of Barisal Division.
Category: Environment
Bumper watermelon harvest in Thakurgaon
Watermelon growers of Thakurgaon district have achieved a bumper production and are getting fair price of the fruit this year. Favourable weather and absence of virus attack helped the growers achieve the feat this season.
Drilling of 9th Bakhrabad gas well begin
The state-owned Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd (BGFCL) has started drilling at the ninth well of Bakhrabad Gas Field in Muradngar upazila of the district on Sunday noon.
Jhalakathi farmers beam at good sesame yield
Farmers in the district are taking delight in the highest production of sesame seeds they have got this season. This year, sesame was cultivated on 800 hectares of land in the district against the targeted 1,049 hectares. Sources said being…
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Boro paddy harvest on in Khulna Division
BSS, Jessore Harvest of Irri-Boro paddy is progressing fast in ten districts of Khulna division during the current season with much enthusiasm to the farmers. Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said, farmers of the 10 south-western districts cultivated Irri-Boro…
Bumper onion production in Faridpur
Onion production in Faridpur district has exceeded the target bringing smile on the face of the farmers in the just concluded season. Onion, an important ingredients in the list of spices, was cultivated on 29 thousand 500 hectare of land…
Farmers switching to okra farming in Narsingdi
Cultivation of okra (ladies finger) is becoming popular among the farmers in six upazila of Narsingdi district. They are going for extensive farming of the green vegetable to recoup the losses form boro paddy. Farmers in the district failed to…
Slum households to get solar street light
BSS, Rajshahi More than 10,000 slum dwellers, who haven’t electricity facilities, are going to avail the privileges of solar street light in the city for elevating their living and livelihood condition. Officials concerned revealed this while installing a solar street…
Wheat procurement drive yet to start
Wheat farmers in the district are being deprived of getting fair price as district food department has not yet started wheat procurement drive though one and half month is going to expire after government’s direction to start wheat procurement drive…
Mount Everest’s ice is melting
Earth’s global thaw has reached Mount Everest, the world’s tallest peak, researchers said today (May 14) at the Meeting of the Americas in Cancun, Mexico.
40 hurt as Sirajganj residents clash
At least 40 people were injured in a clash between residents of two areas in the town on Monday.
Hefazat, Jamaat leaders held in Manikganj, Joypurhat
Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a local leader of Hefajatfrom the local bus stand area on Monday.
9 girls return after 18 months in Indian jail
Nine Bangladeshi girls on Monday returned home from India after languishing in a jail in the country for one and a half years.
7 killed as cyclone Mahasen hits Sri Lanka
At least seven people have died and nearly 3,000 left homeless as the cyclonic storm Mahasen caused heavy rains in the north and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
Mozena for combined efforts to tackle disaster
The US Ambassador in Dhaka Dan Mozena has pitched for concerted efforts before and after disasters.
Lightning, storm kill 6 damage property in districts
Thunderbolt killed freedom fighter in Borolekha upazila of the district on Saturday at around 10am. Officer-in-Charge of Borolekha police station, Salim Newaz, said, freedom fighter Subud Chandra Malaker (65) of Kudali village in Daserbazar Union was struck by lightning during…
Bangladeshi org DORP wins UN award
A Bangladeshi NGO has won the ‘Water for Life’ award from the UN World Water Assessment Programme Unit.
Drought-tolerant paddy seed sought in Barind areas
Farmers in the vast Barind tract needed more drought-tolerant and short-duration varieties of paddy seed to bring diversity in the farming system, speakers at a daylong seminar said.
Aromatic rice Cultivation getting popular in Narsingdi
After achieving self-sufficiency in food grains, farmers of Narsingdi district are now inspire to cultivate more aromatic rice Banglamoti due to economic prospect of the crop Banglamoti rice is famous for special flavor and fineness. It is mostly use in…
Cyclonic storm “Mahasen” moves northwestwards
The cyclonic storm “Mahasen” (with estimated central pressure of 998 hPa) over the Southeast Bay and adjoining area moved northwestwards over the same area.
Improved brick kiln tech promises climate benefits
Kathmandu, Nepal – Two days of discussion here among experts from 11 countries have concluded that significant progress is possible against the health, agriculture and climate damage caused by much of the brick production in the world.
Loss, degradation of habitats threaten migratory birds
Nairobi – The annual migration of an estimated 50 billion birds— around 19 per cent of the world’s 10,000 bird species—is one of the world’s great natural wonders, yet the critical staging areas migratory birds need to complete these journeys…
Farmers advised to use balanced fertilizers
Agri experts in a function here yesterday urged the farmers to use balanced fertilizers in crop fields to boost production of crops to achieve country’s food security.
4,500 kg tainted mangoes destroyed in Jessore
A mobile court in sadar upazila of the district on Saturday destroyed 4,500 kilograms of mango tainted with carbide and fined its owner Tk20,000.
Okra farming becoming popular in Khulna
Cultivation of okra (ladies finger) is becoming popular among the farmers in 28 villages under Batiaghata upazila of Khulna district.
How invasive pigs are helping preserve biodiversity
Ordinarily, invasive and exotic species are a grave threat to native wildlife: outcompeting local species, introducing parasites and disease, and disturbing local ecological regimes. A unique case in the Brazilian Pantanal, however, has turned the tables; here, an introduced mammal…
Nor’wester kills 10 in Khulna, Satkhira, Barguna
News desk: At least 10 people were killed and over 100 others injured as nor’wester lashed different areas of Khulna, Bagerhat and Barguna districts on Wednesday night.
Textile factory fined for releasing untreated effluent
A mobile court of Department of Environment (DoE) on Monday fined a textile factory named Ring Shine Textile Limited Tk 38 lakh and 40 thousand for polluting environment by releasing toxic bilge water into nearby water land in Jirabo of…