Harvesting of tuberose produced successfully for the first time here has started in Sadullapur upazila in the district very recently.According to sources, Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) adopted Second Crop Diversification Project in 52 upazilas, including Sadullapur upazila, across the country in 2010.In 2014, under this project, a pragmatic plan was also taken to farm tuberose in farmers’ level of the upazila for the first time to meet its growing demand in the market and help the growers to earn...
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Speakers at a function yesterday stressed the need for improving the standard of education to make the students worthy citizens of the country and to build an enlightened nation.“In this context, the teachers and the members of school managing committee including the officials concerned in their cordial and coordinated efforts can play vital roles to attain the cherished goal”, they said.They made the comments while addressing a discussion meeting on education fair, students’ reunion and meritorious students’ reception organised by...
Deputy Speaker of Bangladesh Parliament Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah on Saturday said all the villages including char areas of the country would be brought under rural electrification network by 2021.“To this end, the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken up an initiative to supply electricity to the chars to change the living standard of the char dwellers at the arrangement of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board”, he said.Deputy Speaker and local lawmaker Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah said this...
A total of 9,11,403 babies aged between 9 months and 15 years will be administered Measles and Rubella (MR) vaccines in seven upazilas of the district from January 25 to February 13.The MR vaccines will be pushed through one-time syringe into the body of 5,71,262 babies in the institutions and 3,40,141 in community level of the district during the period.This was disclosed at a press conference organized by health department at the conference room of civil surgeon (CS) office on...
Ferry plying on the Mawa-Kewrakandi route resumed on Wednesday morning after a disruption for nine hours due to dense fog.The ferry service on the country’s largest route had remained suspended since 12:00am for poor visibility caused by thick fog. Six ferries loaded with 110 vehicles with about 500 passengers who got stuck in the midstream of the Padma River started for destinations around 9:00am as visibility improved with disappearing of fog.Besides, 500 vehicles got stranded on both sides of the...
With the rise of water level in two major rivers, erosion has taken serious turn at different places along the riverbanks of four upazilas in the district recently creating untold sufferings and anxieties for the river basin people.According to sources, due to onrush of hilly waters from the upstream and continuous rainfall, the water level of the Teesta and the Brahmaputra rivers rose alarmingly in past 15 days.As a result, the erosion by the rivers has taken serious turn at...
A total of 98,287 candidates, including 47,638 female students, will appear at the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations under Dinajpur Education Board (DEB) tomorrow.Like other boards of the country, the students of 543 colleges will sit for the HSC exams at 178 centers under eight northern districts including Gaibandha of Rangpur division. Assistant controller of examinations of the DEB M Rakibul Islam told BSS this morning.Of the total, as many as 21,262 students will take part in the exams from...
A taskforce in separate drives on Wednesday seized around 3,000 pieces of yaba tablets, three bottles phensidyl syrup and 500 gram of ganja worth about Taka 15 lakh from two places of the district.The taskforce also held five drug traders from the spots on charge of selling drugs.Acting on a tip off, the taskforce comprising Narcotics Control Department (NCD) officials, RAB and the police, led by executive magistrate Rahat Mannan, conducted the raid at the house of one Harun Miah...
Agri experts in a function here on Monday urged farmers to farm boro seedlings in dry seedbed with covered polythene sheets to get more yield adapting to changed climatic condition.“Due to cold wave boro seedlings get damaged in the seedbed causing the farmers can not get desired production against the crop through transplanting seedlings affected with cold injuries”, they said.They made the observations while addressing a briefing meeting with the farmers organized by Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) in Uzirdharanibari...
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