Floods damage crops worth Tk902cr in Rangpur
To recoup the losses the DAE has already distributing late variety Aman seedling among the affected farmers The recent floods have damaged standing crops on 1.02 lakh hectares of land in Rangpur worth
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BARI set to release three BT Brinjal varieties this yr
The Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) is set to release three varieties of Bt Brinjal this year and two other varieties by next year despite controversies regarding its production and harmful
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8 killed, 9,000 houses damaged as storms lash four districts
At least eight people were killed and over 9,000 houses damaged as storms lashed Dinajpur, Joypurhat, Rangpur and Nilphamari districts on Saturday night. Our Dinajpur correspondent reported that a storm
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16 brick kilns fined for burning firewood in Rangpur, Jhenidah
Mobile courts in Rangpur and Jhenidah districts fined 16 brick kilns for illegal activities on Tuesday and the day before. In Rangpur, five brick kilns were fined Tk 1.88 lakh by a mobile court in Pirganj
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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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BARI: 100 farmers to produce Bt brinjal this year
The BARI chief acknowledged the issue and told the Dhaka Tribune that October-November would be the appropriate season for brinjal cultivation Despite an apparent failure in the pilot project last year,
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Ribbon retting of jute causing pollution of water bodies in Rangpur
<p>Rotting of jute plant is going on in full swing in all the river and water bodies in the district, causing serious pollution of water as most of the farmers of the region are not acquainted with the
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Legal action against brick kilns from July
The Department of Environment (DoE) is set to take legal actions against brick kilns in 16 north-western districts, which had previously been identified as environmentally hazardous. Md Abdul Mazid,
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Climate change to affect agricultural yield
Study predicted farmers of Bagerhat, Dinajpur, Maulvibazar, Panchagarh, Rangpur, Sirajganj and Thakurgaon would face a 30% loss in the production of Aman by 2030 Photo- Dhaka Tribune Infographic
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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