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Joypurhat farmers troubled with sacrificial cows

Only two weeks are left before Eid-ul-Adha. The most important part of this religious festival of the Muslims is sacrificing cattle. Every year cattle farmers of Joypurhat prepare a large number of sacrificial animals for this festival.However, this year the scenario is totally different from other ...

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Joypurhat farmers expect bumper potato yield

A total of 42,425 hectares of land have been brought under potato cultivation in Joypurhat district this year. Farmers of the district are now smiling as they are expecting bumper yield of the crop and fair price in the market.According to Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Joypurhat o...

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Joypurhat Sugar Mills likely to exceed production target

Joypurhat Sugar Mills, the largest government owned sugar mill factory in the country, has trashed 50,700 metric tonnes of sugarcane and produced a total of 2, 451 metric tonnes of sugar in the last 45 days of the current threshing season. The percentage of sugar accumulation is 5.16 percent. T...

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Illegal sand extraction from Chhoto Jamuna threatens farmland in Joypurhat

Illegal sand extraction of from the riverbeds of Chhoto Jamuna is putting farmland at risk in Bagzana Kuthara area under Panchbibi upazila in Joypurhat. For this reason, livelihoods and properties of many people in the area are in jeopardy Local influential people having political clouts are ca...

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Mustard cultivation increases in Joypurhat, bumper yield expected

Different species of mustard seeds has been cultivated on 11,030 hectares of land in Joypurhat district this year. Local farmers are expecting bumper yield from this mustard huge cultivation, as the weather conditions are favourable. Joypurhat district is known as the granary and food surplus d...

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1,318 tonnes sugar remain unsold at Joypurhat Sugar Mills

Officials and employees at Joypurhat Sugar Mill are living in misery life they have not been receiving salary for four months as 1,318 tonnes of sugar worth Tk 7.9 crore remains unsold at the largest sugar factory of the country. With coronavirus pandemic hitting hard, imported sugar is being s...

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Comprehensive programme taken for potato cultivation in Joypurhat

Joypurhat, the second largest potato producing district in the country, has set a target of cultivating potatoes in 40500 hectares of land during the current season. Local agricultural department has undertaken a comprehensive programme to make potato cultivation a success. Potato planting has ...