Teenager killed in Lakshmipur road accident
LAKSHMIPUR: A teenager was killed and another injured as a CNG-run auto rickshaw hit a roadside tree at Udmara village under Raipur upazila of the district this morning. The deceased was M Sohel, 14, son of M Kokhon, a resident of the same village. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Raipur Police Station M Lokman Hossain said the accident occurred when the auto rickshaw hit a roadside tree in the area in dense fog, leaving its passenger Sohel dead on the spot. Auto rickshaw driver Kauser suffered critical injuries in the accident. He was sent to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital, reports BSS.
Bumper winter vegetables likely in Manikganj
MANIKGANJ: Farmers and officials of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables in seven upazilas of the district during the current season. DAE sources said a total of 7,000 hectares of land were brought under vegetables cultivation programmes with a production target of 1,80,000 tonnes. The cultivated vegetables include brinjal, potato, radish, ladies finger, tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, bean, carrot, cucumber, lalshak, palongshak, gourd and arum. For achieving substantial profits, the farmers of the district have shown their keen interest in cultivating vegetables in the current season, the sources said. Meanwhile, the early harvest of the winter vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, radish, arum, bean, tomato and potato has made the farmers happy as they are getting better prices of their produces, reports BSS.
215 houses brought under power network in Panchagarh
PANCHAGARH: A total of 215 houses of four villages under Debiganj upazila of the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Thakurgaon Palli Bidyut Samity (TPBS) on Wednesday night. Local lawmaker Advocate Nurul Islam Sujon formally inaugurated the electrification programme at a simple function held on the premises of Samitirdanga Primary School as chief guest. The four villages are: Mollikadaho, Prodhanpara, Majapara and Samitirdanga. Sonaher union Awami League President M Delower Hossein presided over the function. Debiganj Upazila Parishad Chairman M Hasnat Zaman Chowdhury, additional general manager of Boda Polli Bidyut Office Abdur Rashid, upazila Awami League President A.S.M. Nuruzzaman and vice-chairman of the upazila parishad Lutfun Naher Laki addressed the function, among others, reports BSS.
AWD method saves 30 pc water in Boro cultivation
Rangpur: Adoption of Alternate Drying and Wetting (AWD) irrigation method in Boro rice farming can save 30 per cent underground water to enhance rice output at reduced costs and improve environment. According to agriculture experts and environmentalists, it has already become imperative to conserve water resources as future of agriculture depends on availability of irrigation water amid changing climate that poses a real threat to food security. Expressing concern over indiscriminate lifting of underground water, noted rice scientist Dr MA Mazid said that the agriculture sector was facing a threat from climate change to keep food production increasing for the growing population. Dr Mazid, also former Chief Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, said that the farmers could reap huge benefits and cope with scarcity of irrigation water adopting the easiest AWD technology for irrigation during Boro rice cultivation. “Adoption of AWD method reduces at least five number of irrigation saving minimum thirty percent underground water, thirty litres diesel and huge electricity for irrigation in addition to producing 500 kg more Boro rice per hectare of land,” he said. “If the method was adopted for farming Boro rice in 48 lakh hectares of land in the country, 24 lakh tonnes additional paddy worth Taka 6,000 crore would be produced this season saving Taka 700 crore for less use of diesel and electricity,” he said.
Rangpur Regional Agriculture Farm Broadcasting Officer Agriculturist Abu Sayem said, “The farmers generally consume 3,000 to 5,000 litres irrigated water to produce one kg Boro rice whereas it needs 1,500 to 2,000 litres using AWD method.”
He also narrated the simplest irrigation technology of AWD that determines optimum irrigation times in Boro rice field and it requires only a 7 to 10 cm diametre and 25 cm long PVC pipe or hollow bamboo pieces or even waste bottles of cold drinks.
Agriculture and Environment Coordinator of RDRS Bangladesh Mamunur Rashid said the farmers would be befitted using AWD technology to reduce irrigation frequencies, improve water use efficiency reducing use of diesel and electricity to increase rice output.
Regional Additional Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Shah Alam suggested for cultivating lees irrigation water consuming crops in the northern zone to cope with scarcity of irrigation water for maintaining ecological balance.
“We have taken steps to popularise the AWD irrigation technology among the farmers in Rangpur agriculture region to reduce lifting of the underground water for irrigation in farming Boro rice at reduced costs to increase rice yield this season,” he added.
LAKSHMIPUR: A teenager was killed and another injured as a CNG-run auto rickshaw hit a roadside tree at Udmara village under Raipur upazila of the district this morning. The deceased was M Sohel, 14, son of M Kokhon, a resident of the same village. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Raipur Police Station M Lokman Hossain said the accident occurred when the auto rickshaw hit a roadside tree in the area in dense fog, leaving its passenger Sohel dead on the spot. Auto rickshaw driver Kauser suffered critical injuries in the accident. He was sent to Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital, reports BSS.
Bumper winter vegetables likely in Manikganj
MANIKGANJ: Farmers and officials of Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) are expecting a bumper production of winter vegetables in seven upazilas of the district during the current season. DAE sources said a total of 7,000 hectares of land were brought under vegetables cultivation programmes with a production target of 1,80,000 tonnes. The cultivated vegetables include brinjal, potato, radish, ladies finger, tomato, cauliflower, cabbage, bean, carrot, cucumber, lalshak, palongshak, gourd and arum. For achieving substantial profits, the farmers of the district have shown their keen interest in cultivating vegetables in the current season, the sources said. Meanwhile, the early harvest of the winter vegetables like cauliflower, cabbage, radish, arum, bean, tomato and potato has made the farmers happy as they are getting better prices of their produces, reports BSS.
215 houses brought under power network in Panchagarh
PANCHAGARH: A total of 215 houses of four villages under Debiganj upazila of the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Thakurgaon Palli Bidyut Samity (TPBS) on Wednesday night. Local lawmaker Advocate Nurul Islam Sujon formally inaugurated the electrification programme at a simple function held on the premises of Samitirdanga Primary School as chief guest. The four villages are: Mollikadaho, Prodhanpara, Majapara and Samitirdanga. Sonaher union Awami League President M Delower Hossein presided over the function. Debiganj Upazila Parishad Chairman M Hasnat Zaman Chowdhury, additional general manager of Boda Polli Bidyut Office Abdur Rashid, upazila Awami League President A.S.M. Nuruzzaman and vice-chairman of the upazila parishad Lutfun Naher Laki addressed the function, among others, reports BSS.
AWD method saves 30 pc water in Boro cultivation
Rangpur: Adoption of Alternate Drying and Wetting (AWD) irrigation method in Boro rice farming can save 30 per cent underground water to enhance rice output at reduced costs and improve environment. According to agriculture experts and environmentalists, it has already become imperative to conserve water resources as future of agriculture depends on availability of irrigation water amid changing climate that poses a real threat to food security. Expressing concern over indiscriminate lifting of underground water, noted rice scientist Dr MA Mazid said that the agriculture sector was facing a threat from climate change to keep food production increasing for the growing population. Dr Mazid, also former Chief Scientific Officer of Bangladesh Rice Research Institute, said that the farmers could reap huge benefits and cope with scarcity of irrigation water adopting the easiest AWD technology for irrigation during Boro rice cultivation. “Adoption of AWD method reduces at least five number of irrigation saving minimum thirty percent underground water, thirty litres diesel and huge electricity for irrigation in addition to producing 500 kg more Boro rice per hectare of land,” he said. “If the method was adopted for farming Boro rice in 48 lakh hectares of land in the country, 24 lakh tonnes additional paddy worth Taka 6,000 crore would be produced this season saving Taka 700 crore for less use of diesel and electricity,” he said.
Rangpur Regional Agriculture Farm Broadcasting Officer Agriculturist Abu Sayem said, “The farmers generally consume 3,000 to 5,000 litres irrigated water to produce one kg Boro rice whereas it needs 1,500 to 2,000 litres using AWD method.”
He also narrated the simplest irrigation technology of AWD that determines optimum irrigation times in Boro rice field and it requires only a 7 to 10 cm diametre and 25 cm long PVC pipe or hollow bamboo pieces or even waste bottles of cold drinks.
Agriculture and Environment Coordinator of RDRS Bangladesh Mamunur Rashid said the farmers would be befitted using AWD technology to reduce irrigation frequencies, improve water use efficiency reducing use of diesel and electricity to increase rice output.
Regional Additional Director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Shah Alam suggested for cultivating lees irrigation water consuming crops in the northern zone to cope with scarcity of irrigation water for maintaining ecological balance.
“We have taken steps to popularise the AWD irrigation technology among the farmers in Rangpur agriculture region to reduce lifting of the underground water for irrigation in farming Boro rice at reduced costs to increase rice yield this season,” he added.
