Checking excessive pesticide use urgent

Excessive use of pesticides in crops, mainly vegetables and fruits, is a matter of grave concern that requires the authorities' urgent
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Patients suffer as CT scan machine lies inoperative

The only CT scan machine at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) has remained inoperative for about eight months, much to
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Litchis not that safe in Bangladesh

The extent and frequency of applying pesticide on litchis in two Dinajpur upazilas have increased this year in the absence of government monitoring.
12 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Direct Fresh to train Manikganj farmers in bio-fertiliser, pesticides

Direct Fresh Ltd, a food supplier company, will train 2,000 farmers of Manikganj on the application of bio-fertiliser and bio-pesticides.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Unregistered Rohingya among 150 repatriated Bangladeshis

Detectives have identified an unregistered Rohingya among the 150 Bangladeshis, who were repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal.
10 June 2015, 07:03 AM

Mobiles can keep farmers updated about market

Farmers should be kept updated about agriculture and agricultural marketing news through information communicated over mobile
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills 5 in Pabna, Kushtia

Five people were killed by lightning in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna and in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Tuesday.
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

A step closer...

Fakhruzzaha Begum prepares for Shab-e-Barat from early morning. An octogenarian, she still actively supervises the cooking associated with the observance of the auspicious night, with items ranging from the ubiquitous halwa to savoury and meat dishes.
1 June 2015, 10:14 AM

Cyclone-ravaged Kuakata Eco Park not repaired in years

Bereft of its former beauty, Kuakata Eco Park no longer attracts visitors.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Fruits boom in the hills

They were barren hills of the Chittagong Hill Tracts a few years back, but now they have become a big source of fruits in the country.
26 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Female farmers produce organic vegetables in Jhenidah of Bangladesh

Pesticide-free vegetables have become a rarity, even in rural areas, nowadays. But some 45 female farmers have created new opportunities for three villages in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Rangpur litchi farmers happy over prices

Litchi growers are now happy with the bumper production and lucrative price of the juicy and fleshy seasonal fruit that has already appeared in local markets of the northern districts.
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh decides to impose 10pc duty on rice import

The government is going to impose 10 percent duty on rice import from Sunday to curb import of the staple food.
10 May 2015, 18:00 PM

JU students block highway for assault on teacher

The students of journalism and media department of Jahangirnagar University blocks the Dhaka-Aricha highway, protesting the assault of a teacher by police last night.
10 May 2015, 08:49 AM

Biman flights to USA may resume this year

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is expecting to resume flights to the USA within this year after upgrading the existing category of Bangladesh's aviation regulator.
5 May 2015, 14:59 PM

Blood money paid for 19 Bangladeshi victims in UAE

Blood money for all the 19 Bangladeshi workers who died in a 2013 road crash in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been paid to their families.
24 April 2015, 13:35 PM

Feud over tree cutting: UP member, 1 other killed

Two including a union parishad member have been killed and five others injured in Sharsha upazila of Jessore centering a feud over cutting trees.
24 April 2015, 07:16 AM

Indigenous youth killed in Rangamati gunfight

An indigenous youth was killed today in a gunfight between security forces and an armed group in Sajek union of Baghaichhari upazila, Rangamati.
23 April 2015, 15:19 PM

100 shrimp enclosures washed away, 500 families marooned

Over 500 families have been marooned and hundreds of acres of paddy field and around 100 shrimp enclosures washed away following the sudden embankment collapse on the Shibsha River in Dakope upazila under the district on Tuesday morning, said local public representatives.
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM

2.1 lakh farmers to get Tk 30.21cr for Aus production

The government will provide Tk 30.21 crore to 2.10 lakh farmers in 48 districts as incentives to boost Aus rice production during the upcoming season that begins in early May.
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM