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Bangabandhu paddy harvested for the first time in Bandarban

This is the first time that a woman farmer from Bandarban district has succeeded in cultivating Bangabandhu paddy (BRRI Dhan-100). This is the first time that BRRI-100 has been harvested in Bandarban district. Later she planted saplings in one hectare of land. She expressed hope that the production ...

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Ethnic community members welcome new Jhum crops

Jhum farmers spend a lot of time in paddy cutting, threshing, drying of paddy and making rice from the paddy. When the harvest of long 6-7 months of hardships is at home, the farmers do not celebrate the festival alone, they organises a joyous festival along with their neighbors and relatives.This h...

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Jhum farmers switching to coffee cultivation

Coffee has become quite a popular beverage in urban life. Drinking a cup of coffee increases mental strength and reduces the risk of diseases. In fact, the smell of coffee makes you feel better and help to get rid of any mental stress.For various reasons, there came diversity in the occupations of t...

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Dilapidated road a headache for over 2,000 people

From Bandarban’s Kuhalong Headman Para, Ongme Pru Marma crossing the Sangu River twice by boats came to Kuhalong Union Parishad recently to collect the birth certificate of his child. If Ongme Pru did not want to cross the river, he would have had to take a longer 15-kilometre route with thric...

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Jhum farmers now rely on combined farming

Paddy cultivation along with growing other crops on hilly land using the Jhum farming method is being popular now in Bandarban. Jhum farmers, locally known as Jumias, of the hill district are now spending busy hours harvesting paddy.While visiting Jamini Para in Chimbuk area of Bandarban it was seen...