Speakers in a discussion unequivocally called for declaring the issues of water and sanitation as human rights to the hard-to-reach people in Barind tract as their living and livelihood condition is becoming vulnerable gradually.Particularly, in the dried Barind part, they observed right to safe drinking water and sanitation of the public in general particularly the poor and distressed is being violated due to the present adverse impact of climate change. Time has come to declare the issue of water and...
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A three-day T-20 Blind Cricket Tournament began at the AHM Quamaruzzaman Divisional Stadium in the city on Thursday. Protyasha Polymer Industries Limited organized the tournament where six blind cricket clubs of the country are participating.With AM Harun-Or-Rashid, Chairman of Bangladesh Blind Cricket Council, in the chair, Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police Sarder Tamij Uddin, SP Nisharul Arif, Chairman of Protyasha Polymer Rejaul Islam and its Managing Director Babu Ranjan Kumar Das, Director Narayan Chandra Das and General Secretary of...
Speakers at a participatory discussion said there is no alternative to promote modern and commercial method in goat farming to improve the management system, growth, production parameter and prolificacy of goat for eradicating the existing protein deficiency.They mentioned that goat rearing is an integral part of farming animal and proper management can provide maximum production of goat. So, utmost emphasis should be given on bringing the local service providers especially the vaccinators and others concerned under need-based training.They were addressing...
After overcoming the consecutive loss in long 10 years, Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank (RAKUB) has made operating profit worth Taka 32 crore during the just concluded 2014-15 fiscal, RAKUB sources said. RAKUB had formulated a work plan early in the previous fiscal and sent its direction to the field level in order to transform the bank into a profit-earning institution along with self-reliant. Under the work plan, the bank had set the target of disbursing loan worth Taka 1500 crore,...
Dragon, a delicious but non-conventional fruit in Bangladesh, has started gaining popularity among both farmers and consumers level for its high commercial and nutritional values in Rajshahi region.The number of commercial growers is gradually increasing as they are getting lucrative price of their produce in both local and outside markets. In Rajshahi markets, the high valued fruit is being sold at Taka 500 to 600 per kilogram while in posh markets of capital Dhaka it is being sold at Taka...
Nerica, a short duration and drought tolerant rice variety brought from Africa in 2009, has been found as tolerable for the drought-prone Barind area creating high hope among the farmers and others concerned.Before being revealed the prospect, a feasibility study has been conducted on trial basis in some demonstration plots during the current transplanted Aman season. Abul Kalam Azad, Deputy Director of Department of Agriculture Extension, revealed the success story quoting outputs of some crop-cutting and field evaluation ceremonies.Basically, we...
Tomato farming is going on successfully everywhere in the region including the vast Barind tract as the farmers are very enthusiastic and optimistic towards the farming due to its high market price, quality seeds and suitable climatic condition.Tomato cultivation has also created job opportunities for hundreds of educated youths of the region and it could change the socio-economic condition of the poor if marketing and cost-effective environment – friendly technologies are ensured.Locals said tomato cultivation target has been surpassed in...
Summer hybrid tomato is being cultivated in different areas of Godagari upazila of the district commercially as it is being considered as a profitable crop.In last year, more than ten farmers have gained success through farming experimentally.So, its acreage has been enhanced this year.Farmers of Dewpara and Char Asariadaha unions have completed seed sowing activities of summer hybrid tomato (variety BARI-4) on five bighas of land. As the seedlings are growing well the farmers have arranged sheds with bamboo and...
Speakers at a discussion said the youths both boys and girls need training on financial management relating to the activities of local government institutions for grooming up their latent knowledge on the issues. They viewed designed and specific planning is very important for any strong financial management which is essential for successful implementation of the planning. To this end, the youths should come forward towards ensuring the optimization of the system of local government with people participation. The observation came...
Speakers said at a daylong advocacy discussion all the community people and others concerned especially police, lawyers and judges should work together for ensuring legal aids to the grassroots poor, distressed and other needy litigants.They said that entire people are equal to the eye of law so emphasis should be given on bringing all the victimised people under the legal aid coverage whatever and whenever they need.Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) organised the issue raising meeting styled “Access...
Government, non-government and voluntary organizations observed the International Literacy Day-2014 here yesterday with a fresh vow to make the nation free from the curse of illiteracy.Marking the day, the district administration organized a colourful rally, discussion meeting, film show and essay competition for the students.A large number of people, including different government, non- government and development organizations, attended the rally which was brought out from the Moni Bazar crossing and ended at Shilpakala Academy auditorium after parading some of the...
The number of slum population has been increasing in Rajshahi metropolis, a recent survey conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and Centre for Urban Studies disclosed it.It is learnt, there being no industrial infrastructure, Rajshahi has remained a city consisting of mainly students, teachers and professionals. The number of daily wage earners is very scanty in the city because of absence of any industrial hubs.Even without any industrial infrastructure facilities in Rajshahi, the cause of increasing floating population in the...
