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Cartwheel makers of Sirajganj struggle to survive

The condition of the artisans making cartwheels for cattle and buffalo carts in the Chalanbil area is deteriorating day by day. With the development of civilization, muddy rural roads have become obsolete and the usage of bullock carts and buffalo carts has become obsolete. Hundreds of cartwheel mak...

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Bees dying as pesticides being sprayed on mustard field

Farmers in Sirajganj are spraying excessive amount of pesticides as a result a good number of bees and other useful insects are dying.Many honey farmers fear huge loss due to the unwanted situation. Every year honey farmers visit Tarash, Rayganj, Ullapara and Shahjadpur upazila to collect honey. Thi...

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Enchanting beauty of Chalanbeel holds huge tourism potential

Imbed with innumerous canals and rivulets, the vast water bodies of Chalanbeel might turn to a busy tourist spot during the monsoon. Situated under nine upazilas of Sirajganj, Pabna and Natore districts, the Chalanbeel looks like a wide sea as water of the the rivers Atrai, Gur, Baranoi, Boral,...

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Indigenous people picking ‘Shaluk’ for lack of work

People of various small ethnic groups including Orao, Mahato, Santal, Murari, Rabidas, Konkadas, Singh, Teli, Turi, Baraik etc live in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj. However, their number is gradually decreasing due to various adversities. About 80 to 90 percent of members of the small ethnic gro...