Flood situation in Sylhet, Kurigram worsens
DHAKA : The flood situation in Sylhet and Kurigram districts has worsened due to incessant rain and onrush of water from the upstream, reports UNB. In Sylhet, seven unions in Gowainghat upazila have been
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Flood causes 2.78 lakh tonnes crop losses in N-dists
RANGPUR : The farmers have incurred huge production losses of over 2.78 lakh tonnes of crops worth over Taka 587 crore following recent floods in eight northern districts along the Brahmaputra basin, official
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Flood situation worsens in Jamalpur, Kurigram
Jamalpur Deputy Commissioner Md Shahabuddin said new aid and relief would be provided within two days The overall flood situations in Jamalpur and Kurigram worsened because of the continuous heavy rainfall
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Erosion renders 300 families homeless in Kurigram
Erosion by the River Brahmaputra took a serious turn in the last one week, rendering at least 300 families in different villages homeless in Sadar and Rajibpur upazilas of Kurigram district. The affected
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River erosion destroying arable land
The river erosion will also render as many as 35 thousand people landless At least 3,666 hectares of fertile land and 485 hectares of settlement on both sides of the bank of Jamuna, Ganges, Padma and
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Human chain formed in Kurigram to prevent river erosion
A human chain was formed on Saturday at Nayarchor area under Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram to prevent river erosion. Hundreds of people from all walks of life attended the human chain. As the water level
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Poverty Cut Scheme for Rangpur Okayed, ECNEC approves four dev projects involving Tk 435cr
The government aims at alleviating poverty further in five districts of Rangpur division by creating employment opportunities under the new phase of a poverty alleviation scheme. Completion of the second
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ECNEC approved 4 projects worth Tk 434.91 crore
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday approved the ‘Ensuring employment for the poor in Northern Region Programme’ (2nd phase) at a cost of Tk 94.88 crore to further
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Rainwater harvesting project fails in Kurigram
The rainwater harvesting project across nine upazilas in the district has failed to attract people to the use of rainwater instead of that from tubewells. Around 10 water tanks built by the Department
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Solar power brings bliss in remote villages
RDRS Bangladesh has set up 1,300 solar power units in char areas and other backwards villages inhabited by the ethnic minority communities so far in the region Use of solar power has changed lifestyle