A reserved woman ward councilor has allegedly violated social distancing while distributing relief among poor in Rajshahi city amid the coronavirus outbreak.However, when journalists asked her about defying the government rules in distributing relief, she ignored it saying write whatever
Railway authorities has suspended one of its engineers for his alleged involvement in thieving oil from a storage tank at Rajshahi Railway Station on Thursday noon. Besides this, members of Railway Nirapatta Bahini (RNB) also arrested three employees of local
RAJSHAHI, Mar 27: The harvest of paddy has been good. The supply of rice is adequate. But the prices are going up in the district.Prices of all varieties of the staple-rice have soared up in different bazaars. Sources concerned said
RAJSHAHI, Mar 20: Rural health in Barind region is at risk for excessive use of pesticide in cropland. Paddy is cultivated three times annually in the region. Besides farming paddy, the growers are now cultivating different vegetables like potato, brinjal,
RAJSHAHI, Feb 28: Farmers of Bagha Upazila in the district have got bumper yield of onion this season.Now, growers are busy harvesting the crop. Per kilogram of new onion is selling at Tk 120.Grower Enat Hossen of Palashi Fateh Char
RAJSHAHI, Feb 22: Groundnut cultivation has been popular among the local farmers due to low cultivation cost and fair price of the produce in the market.A large quantity of char lands in Bagha Upazila of the district has been brought
RAJSHAHI, Feb 10: Farmers in Bagmara Upazila of the district are making good profit from the sale of immature onions and their leaves.After a few days, the Taherpuri Laila variety of onion, grown in Taherpur Union of the upazila, will
RAJSHAHI, Feb 8: The city protection dyke is likely to be eroded if steps are not taken to save it before the next monsoon season. During the last year's rainy season, sand bags were dumped on emergency basis at some
RAJSHAHI, Feb 5: Most of the pulse millers of the district are trapped in the net of default loans.Jamal Uddin had a pulse mill named Rupali Dal Mill at Baneswar Bazaar. After running for about 25 years, he had to
RAJSHAHI, Jan 29: The price of rice has suddenly increased in local markets. Daily consumers are venting concern over the situation. Retailers said they are buying rice at higher rates from wholesalers, and so they had to sell these at