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Betel nut growers deprived of fair price despite bumper production

Farmers of Sarankhola and its adjacent areas in Bagerhat has achieved bumper production of nut known as ‘Supari’. But they are unhappy as they are not getting fare price. The traders informed that local traders and farmers are incurring loss as the product is being imported from Myanmar....

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Bumper Aman yield, good price delight Sarankhola farmers

Farmers of Sarankhola Upazila are happy like those from other parts of the country, due to bumper yield of Aman Paddy. Most of the villages of the Upazila has taken a yellowish look with the ripe Aman paddy. Farmers are delighted for the better price.Agriculture Department provided their full suppor...

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75 homeless families to get houses in Sarankhola

75 more landless and homeless families are getting houses with land in the fourth phase in Sarankhola of Bagerhat. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially hand over the houses in Sarankhola like the rest of the country. The houses have been prepared by completing all the activitie...

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Sundarbans Tiger spotted in locality, officials advise caution

In the Sundarbans, a Royal Bengal Tiger has entered the locality of Sharankhola Upazila, causing panic among the villagers. On Thursday morning, the villagers saw tiger footprints in various places of Sonatala village of the upazila. Miking is being done by the forest department to make the public a...

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2 fishermen still missing after four days

Two fishermen missing in the trawler sinking incident in the Bay of Bengal have not been found in the last 4 days. The families of the missing fishermen are mourning.The Coast Guard continues to search for the missing fishermen.The two fishermen went missing after the trawler anchored in the sea nea...

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Record yield of BRRI-7 paddy in Bagerhat

In this first hundred bigha land in Sharankhola of Bagerhat, there has been a bumper yield of BRRI-7 hybrid rice which are more productive than other varieties of the current planting season. The amount of paddy produced per bigha of land is 25 maunds. which is more than the target. Besides, other f...

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Fishermen taking refuge in Sundarbans during storm allege extortion

The forest guards of Supati station forcibly collected extortion from the fishermen who took shelter in the Sundarbans due to the storm in the Bay of Bengal. They collect that subscription money by developing 5 thousand per trawl. The fishermen complained that the helpless fishermen grabbed the legs...

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Lack of rain badly affects paddy farming in Sharankhola

Due to non-rainfall in Sharankhola of Bagerhat, aman cultivation is severely disrupted due to lack of water even at the end of the season. Due to the lack of water in different areas of the upazila, the farmers irrigated the seed beds with the help of machines, but most of the seed beds are drying u...

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Cattle market on road in Sarankhola, locals demand relocation

Pedestrians and vehicles, including hundreds of students, have been severely facing hassle while commuting as cattle markets have been set up two days a week on the road at Amragachhia Bazar in Sharankhola Upazila of Bagerhat for many years. Many times pedestrians are injured in the attack of cows a...

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Locals protest closure of long-distance transportation from Sarankhola

A meeting of concerned citizens has been held by the Bagerhat Bus Owners Association to protest the closure of long distance transport from Sarankhola. The protest meeting was held at Sarankhola Press Club auditorium at 7 pm on Monday. In the meeting, it was discussed that if long-distance transport...

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22 shops gutted in Bagerhat

A fire broke out at Rajapur Bazar in Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat and burnt down 22 shops. The fire damaged property worth around Tk 1.5 crore, locals claimed. Two teams of fire service from Sharankhola and Morelganj tried for about two hours and brought the fire under control. Pulin Vaidya, a who...

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Lack of safety measures for fishermen in rough sea

Bangladesh is the top country to produce hilsa fish. Due to the abundance of hilsha, this fish is recognised as the national fish of this country. But behind this success, the question of health and safety of thousands of fishermen has been covered up. Each year, many fishermen are returning home as...

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Four tigers died in 2.5 years at Dublarchar

The post-mortem examination of the body of a  Royal Bengal Tiger, which was rescued from Rupargang at Dublar Char in Sharankhola of East Sundarbans, was completed at the Sharankhola Range Office of the Forest Department on Saturday morning. The bodies of four Royal Bengal Tigers were found...

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Sarankhola sub-registry office shabby, accident may occur anytime

The building of Sarankhola Upazila Sub-Registry Office in Bagerhat has become dilapidated and has become extremely dangerous. Officials and locals fear that accidents can happen at any time. A few days ago, during office hours, a huge part of the roof collapsed in front of the service recipients. Of...

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Sarankhola admin locks sluice gates to protect Boro paddy

The upazila administration of Sarankhola has locked the 6 sluice gates adjacent to Bhola river to protect Boro paddy cultivation from saline water at Sarankhola in Bagerhat district.Deputy Assistant Plant Protection Officer Md Mostafa Mashiul Alam said that the upazila administration has locked 6 sl...