Farmers of Rangpur agricultural region have been putting hectic effort for Boro paddy cultivation, aiming at recouping the losses they sustained in potato cultivation, while Gopalganj's farmers have also began Boro farming in full swing. Our correspondent from Rangpur writes, with the hope of achi

Extremely chilly weather marked by dense fog is taking a heavy toll on seedbeds of different crops, especially of Boro paddy, in Pabna and Sylhet causing an extremely worrying situation for the farmers in the districts. Our Pabna correspondent says: Under the impact of the persisting cold wave ass

A prolonged cold spell, with dense fog, winds, and low temperatures have been disrupting normal life and severely affecting thousands of low-wage earners in Rajshahi, Rangpur and Chandpur districts. Our correspondent from Rajshahi reports, according to Rajshahi Meteorological Office, the city reco

Although winter has arrived, the prices of vegetables are high in Magura and Gopalganj, while a fall in the vegetable prices in Chandpur brought relief to low-income consumers. Our correspondent from Magura reports, as much as 3,820 hectares were brought under winter vegetable cultivation in Magur

Slow progress of two government bridge construction projects left hundreds of thousands of people in serious inconvenience for years in Cox's Bazar and Sylhet. Our correspondent from Cox's Bazar reports, hundreds of thousands of people have been facing much hardship as the works for constructing a

Unseasonal early-November rainfall has pushed up winter vegetable prices across Rajshahi, and Sylhet districts piling pressure on consumers already battling against the rising living costs. Our Rajshahi correspondent reports: Untimely downpour in early-November caused extensive damage to winter ve

Farmers of five districts of the Rangpur agriculture region and Gopalganj district are optimistic about achieving a good yield of Aman paddy this season, as cultivation of the crop has increased remarkably in the last ten years. Our correspondent from Rangpur reports that, currently, the Aman padd

One key road in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district and a few others in Manikganj municipality have fallen into disrepair with innumerable potholes developing making them impassible for the regular commuters. Travelling has become difficult, with asphalt, bricks, stones and gravels coming off the r