Abdur Rahim said that due to continuous rain for the last several days, the Khola (paddy drying place) has been filled with water. Although the sun has been shining for the last three-four days, the drying grounds remain wet and muddy. For this reason everyone has chosen the perennial road to save their paddy. According […]
While the conversation was going on, local youth Shaheen Mia, 35, reached the threshing yard with a machine. Ali Akbar and his son got busy with work. When asked about the diesel required to run the machine, Shaheen said that two liters of diesel is required per hour. On Thursday morning, Shaheen had to wait […]
Agriculture extension department sources say at least 106,000 farmers from four upazilas of Kushtia and Chuadanga can cultivate Boro crops with water from the GK Irrigation Project. Farmers say that Boro crop requires the most irrigation. In this, irrigation is required from preparation of land till emergence of seedlings. Sometimes the land has to be […]
Protesting Indian farmers trying to reach the capital New Delhi clashed with security forces for a second day on Wednesday, with drones being used to fire tear gas in televised images. Hundreds of farmers traveling on trucks and trolleys loaded with food, bedding and other supplies started marching towards Delhi on Tuesday morning after no […]
Jameel M Akbar, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of iPharmar; The signing ceremony was attended by Tarek Riaz Khan, Managing Director and CEO, Padma Bank Limited and Dr. Mohammad Imtiaz Uddin, Deputy Managing Director and CBO, Padma Bank Limited. Other top executives from both the entities include Reesat Haider, head of marketing and operations-agri inputs […]
Nurun Nahar, Country Director of Heifer International Bangladesh, delivered the welcome address. Also present at the event were Head of Commercial Banking Mohammad Mahmood Goni, Country Business Manager Ashanur Rahman and Head of Brand and Communications of the bank Shahryar Jameel Khan. Speaking as the chief guest, Maroof said, ‘The Bank intends to significantly increase […]
In such a situation, the government will have to adopt practical methods. We have the list of traders who have stored potatoes in cold storage. It would be better to control prices by talking to potato traders through local administration and public representatives. I don’t see any other better option than this. *The opinion was […]
The government has increased the prices of Urea, DAP, TSP, MOP fertilizers by Rs 5 per kg for dealers and farmers. An order in this regard was issued yesterday, signed by Sheikh Badiul Alam, Deputy Head of Fertilizer Management and Monitoring in the Ministry of Agriculture. After the hike, dealers will now have to pay […]
Speaking to Prothom Alo, Mohd Zubair Hussain, Commander of Balimari Camp BGB, said that it is the responsibility of the forest department to drive away wild elephants. Nevertheless, the BGB visited the area after being informed and assisted the local people to drive away the elephants at night. When asked whether the Indian Border Security […]
