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Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Sandwip Island is like a country within a country. Just as vegetables for the residents of Singapore and Brunei come from Malaysia, for the people of Sunvip they come from Jashore and Narsingdi. This is because vegetable cultivation has almost stopped in Sandwip. The amount of vegetables arriving on the island through the Sandwip Channel […]
Dr. Patrick Sorgeloos, Emeritus Professor from Ghent University, Belgium, Dr. Mizanur Rahman, Technical Team Leader of Artemia4Bangladesh Project, and Dr. Binoy Kumar, Interim Country Representative of World Fish Bangladesh, highlighted various aspects of Artemia farming, climate-smart aquaculture technologies and future prospects of Artemia in Bangladesh. In addition, a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Benoy Kumar […]
For Shefali Bibi, 55, of Datinakhali village in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, clean drinking water is a daily concern. The pond near her house was her main source of drinking water. After cyclone Aila in 2009, the tidal water became saline. Now she has to fetch water from a pond about 1.5 km away every day. It […]
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued special heat warning in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Rangpur and Khulna divisions. Yesterday on Friday, the country's highest temperature of 39.6°C was recorded in Chuadanga, while the maximum temperature of 37.3°C was recorded in Dhaka. The heat wave is likely to continue for the next three-four days. Citing observations from […]
Although none of the samples collected from areas near 49 ponds crossed the limit of 2,000 microsiemens, they were found to be double or triple their previous readings of 200–300 microsiemens. Groundwater samples were collected from areas around ponds where salt has been used for a long time, from ponds where salt has been used […]
Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali believes that despite some persistent crises in the economy, Bangladesh has overcome all the issues and resumed its journey towards development. The Finance Minister was speaking to the media after International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) Bangladesh Country Director Arnaud Hameliers paid a courtesy call on him at his […]
Under this sector, officials take reform measures in ministries to prepare skilled manpower and ensure smooth public services. However, the projects are struggling to be implemented due to lack of necessary funds. The agriculture sector was to receive about 11.5 percent of the total ADP, but received only 4.07 percent. Similarly, the health sector, which […]
Biplab Kumar Mohonta, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Kurigram, said that due to the cold weather, planting of boro in the 6,500 hectare seed area has been delayed. He cautioned that temperatures below 13 degrees Celsius could cause seedy leaves to turn yellow. The DAE has already advised farmers to take […]
Noting that BNP always wants to thwart elections, Abdur Razzaq said what the Awami League wants to say is that it is not possible to conduct elections by going beyond the country’s constitution. Elections are not held under an election-time government anywhere in the world, including India, Sri Lanka, Japan, the US and the UK. […]
Under this project, the website ‘Sadai’ and two apps have been created which have been received by the Agriculture Department. Sources said the DPP said the ‘Sadai’ platform and apps will have to be developed and made effective to ensure benefits for farmers and consumers. A total of Tk 25 million was allocated for this […]
Ukraine is one of the world’s largest producers of grains and oilseeds. Until recently, most of its exports were sent to regions outside the EU. However, Russia’s blockade of Black Sea ports means that Ukraine is now cut off from its traditional export routes and forced to rely on other routes such as overland transit […]
Earlier on Tuesday, Parliament passed the Land Crime Prevention and Treatment Bill 2023 unanimously by voice vote. In the press conference, journalists asked questions on the proposed Land Reform Bill 2023. A Land Ministry official said that at one time landlords owned most of the land. In 1950, a law was enacted that prohibited anyone […]
