AL men muscle in on paddy fields of landless people
December 17, 2011
Landless farmers who cultivated aman paddy on khas lands allocated by the district administration are now passing worrying time as criminals allegedly led by the ruling party men have engaged in looting the ripe crop from the fields.
Brick field near health complex, school
December 17, 2011
Believe it or not, a brick field, set up about 150 yards from the upazila health complex and a high school, has continued its operation for nine years.
Tk 100cr needed, only Tk 2cr allocated, half of it refunded
December 12, 2011
Renovation work of 86 km long roads from Lebukhali to Amragachhia through Dumki, Baufal, Dashmina and Galachipa upazilas has stopped at the initial stage due to fund constraints.
Woes of Gaibandha potato growers and traders
October 25, 2011
Potato growers and traders in Gaibandha district are facing huge losses due to low price of the vegetable coupled with its untimely germination and rotting in the cold storages.
Rats devour huge Aman paddy in N-districts
October 24, 2011
About 2 lakh metric tonnes of Aman paddy in 8 northern districts under Rangpur division goes to the stomach of rats every year, sources said.
Economy at risk from high inflation: Muhith
October 24, 2011
Finance minister AMA Muhith, on Sunday, said that if the World Bank refuses to provide funding for the much-hyped Padma bridge project, the government would make alternative arrangements.
Eviction notices on poor people sparing the rich ‘grabbers’
October 24, 2011
The local administration has served notices on 18 ultra-poor people to quit the land on the premises of the historic ‘kachharibari’ (office building) of Raja Sitaram Roy at Mohammadpur upazila headquarters in the district, allegedly sparing the rich and influential people also living there.
Price nosedive worries Pabna jute growers
September 26, 2011
Jute price sees unexpected fall in the local markets, much to the worry of over 50 thousand growers in the district, despite good production of the cash crop this season.
Patuakhali registrar’s office turns risky
September 25, 2011
Over 200 staff of Patuakhali district registrar’s office pass their office hours amid panic as the 43-year-old office building has turned risky due to lack of repair.
Heavily loaded vehicles threaten Teesta Barrage
September 24, 2011
Movement of heavily loaded vehicles makes the country’s largest irrigation project Teesta Barrage across the Teesta River at Dowani in Hatibandha upazila vulnerable as the weighbridge beside the barrage toll room has remained inoperative for the last eight months.