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Bird flu affected poultry culled

Unb, Rajbari
At least 1,000 bird flu affected hens were culled and 1,500 eggs destroyed at a poultry in Sadar upazila on Monday night. Officials of livestock department said they culled the hens and destroyed eggs following detection of the disease. Earlier on Sunday night, a good number of hens of the farm, owned by Kader Mia at Koidanga village, suddenly died, which prompted the local officials to take action.