Setara Musa, wife of late eminent journalist ABM Musa handing over life-time crest to senior journalist Kamal Lohani at a function organised by the Setara-Musa Foundation marking the 87th birth anniversary of ABM Musa at Jatiya Press Club yesterday.

Banana farming gains ground in Rajshahi

BSS, Rajshahi :With grassroots farers reaping a sound profit, commercial farming of banana has been gaining ground in the region including its vast Barind tract.Currently, the banana is being adjudged as one of the cash crops here. Though the farmers were dissatisfied over market price of the crop last year they are very happy this year with the sale proceeds.Mijanur Rahman, a farmer of Duary village under Paba upazila, said farmers are deriving a higher benefit from banana farming than...

25 Mar 2019, 12:00 am