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Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

Correspondent

Md. Rafiqul Hasan Firoz is the District Correspondent (Rajshahi) of the Daily Observer. He joined the Daily Observer on 1 April, 2014. He has a good track record and experience of about 20 years as a journalist. E-mail contact : rafiqulhasanfiroz66@gmail.com and Cell +8801711-976778. He is a social worker and cultural personality. He has been working actively in both social and cultural forums for a long time.

2,500 illegal irrigation pumps threaten groundwater layer in Barind region

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Dec 26: Due to many unapproved irrigation pumps, multi-faceted crises including downing of groundwater layers are feared in the Barind Region of the district.Along with excessive lifting of water, the groundwater layer is going down in the region. Eight years back Barendra Multi-Development Authority (BMDA) decided to disallow new pumps. That is why BMDA ...

Aman harvesting hampered in Barind region

Over 100 labourers die from snakebites

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

Aman harvesting hampered in Barind region

RAJSHAHI, Nov 27: Aman paddy cutting is seriously hampered in Barind region due to attacks by Russell's vipers. So far, over 100 paddy-harvesting labourers died from viper-biting in the region in recent times. At present, farmers are not going to their fields. They are also not getting alternate option to finish Aman cutting. According to local ...

Rats destroy Aman fields in Rajshahi

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Oct 31: Rats are destroying Aman paddy fields in the district.Farmers are going to local agriculture officials for tackling rats. But agriculture officials can't give them any effective solution. Their dream with Aman paddy is set to go in vain.According to the advice of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), farmers are using poison ...

Rajshahi farmers achieve bumper maize yield

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

Farmers in Rajshahi district has achieved bumper yield of maize this year. Due to the good demand of maize in market, the farmers are also getting good prices and they are turning to maize as it is cheaper to cultivate and more profitable. The agriculture department is looking at the possibility of doubling maize cultivation ...

Rajshahi Sugar Mills count Tk 391cr loss in five years

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Sept 12: In the last five years, Rajshahi Sugar Mills (RSM) suffered a loss of over Tk 391 crore due to abnormal production costs.Compared to the market price, the mills counted four times of production cost. At present, the production cost of sugar stands at Tk 405.68 per kilogram (kg). But per kg sugar ...

Unlicensed auto-rickshaws rise in Rajshahi City

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, August 27: In an unabated manner, unlicensed auto-rickshaws are increasing in the district city. So far Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has approved licences to 17,000 rickshaws and auto-rickshaws. But their number is twice on city streets.According to sources, city's law-enforcing agencies are contemplating to strengthen their efforts in bringing back discipline back to the ...

Water scarcity severe in Rajshahi

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Apr 25: Severe water crisis is making life unbearable in the district amid excessive heat.The drinking water crisis has been alarming in different upazilas of the district including Charghat Upazila mostly. The surface water bodies are drying up because of scarcity of rain in the last two years. The groundwater level has registered a ...

Manpower crisis hampers silk industry in Rajshahi

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Mar 10: Silk industrial units of the district are set to face existence crisis due to various problems including capital crisis in purchasing cocoon and acute manpower shortage. Bangladesh Silk Development Board (BSDB) has been undergoing manpower crisis for a long time. There are 581 approved posts at BSDB. Of these, 152 ones are ...

Illegal brickfields damage Puthia environment

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Feb 24: A total of 15 brickfields have grown up in Puthia Upazila of the district. Most of these are illegal. These brick kilns have been set up here and there. Locals said, bribing different offices, owners are running their brickfields year after year. Very low quality coal is being burnt in these brickfields. ...

Grave-space leasing price on rise in Rajshahi

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Price of grave cementing in Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) area has increased in recent times.The grave cementing is going up in different graveyards under the RCC amid space crisis. That is why old graves are being demolished. Such repairing work was introduced for the first time in the last year. There are nine graveyards ...