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Lack of pry school buildgs hampers study

The study of children of nine Primary Schools at Saronkhola is being hampered badly due to want of school buildings. Upazila Engneering Department has sent letters to the school authorities not to use the present dilapidated and risky school building and class rooms five-year ago. The school authori...

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Bumper production of BRRI-71 and 75 in Saronkhola

There has been a bumper production of the advanced varieties of BRRI-71 and BRRI-75 paddy due to favourable weather in Saronkhola under the Bagerhat district. Farmers informed, they are also getting a satisfactory price for the paddy.The farmers have already started to reap the paddy. These varietie...

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Fishing trawlers in coastal areas rush towards safe shelter

Thousands of fishing trawlers in the middle of the sea to catch hilsa are returning to safe shelters as the Bay of Bengal is getting rough. Trawlers owners count colossal losses as the trawlers return to the shore for the fourth time in a row this month.According to information received from th...

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Poaching poses extinction threat to Sundarbans deer

Illegal deer poaching in the Sunderbans are on the rise in the Sundarbans despite government’s continuous drive there, bringing a new threat to this vegetarian animal.A vested quarter at Bangladeshi part of the Sundarbans is active in hunting deer and selling its flesh. Conscious persons ...

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Fishing, deer poaching on the rise despite ban

Deer poaching and illegal fishing in the Sunderbans are on the rise in Sundarbans amid government’s three month prohibition on fishing and tourism activities there, bringing a new threat to this vegetarian animal.The Forest Department has enforced a three-month prohibition on fishing and touri...

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Two bridges in Sarankhola now dilapidated

Hundreds of students and small vehicles and pedestrians are risking their lives through two dilapidated bridges adjacent to Amragachia Bazar and Rajapur Bazar of Sharankhola Upazila of Bagerhat. Major accidents can happen at any time.According to reliable sources, the cast iron bridge on the canal a...

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Baleshwar erosion jeopardises Sharankhola embankment

Severe erosion has started in the Baleshwar River in Sharankhola, Bagerhat. This erosion occurred at 10 points in an area of about 25 km from Sharankhola Bagi to Morelganj before the arrival of the monsoon season. Due to erosion, this embankment built by World Bank's coastal embankment developme...

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Sunflower yield high in Bagerhat, farmers eye good profit

The bumper output of sunflowers in Bagerhat district’s Sharankhola Upazila has put a smile on the faces of the farmers. Sunflower cultivation has been done on four times more land than last year. This has resulted in a bumper crop of sunflowers this year. Farmers in the area are filled with jo...

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Deer poachers active in Sundarbans

The activity of deer poachers has increased in East Sundarbans. In the last two weeks, forest guards of Sarankhola range have recovered 46 kg of deer meat, four hides, deer traps and bullets from poachers in 6 separate raids. At this time, the forest guards arrested 10 poachers. Monitoring of forest...

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RAB plans to make Sundarbans bandit-free

RAB's long range patrol team is now conducting an operation in the Sundarbans of Sharankhola to eradicate the bandits. The special expeditionary team reached the locality adjacent to Sharankhola range on Sunday morning with the "Elite Tigers" trawler. The forest bandit Masum Faraji (45...

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Bumper paddy production in Bagerhat, farmers eye high return

Fields of Bagerhat district’s Sarankhola Upazila are full of ripe Aman paddy. All around the field is becoming full of aroma of new paddy. The bumper production and good prices have put smiles on the faces of farmers. Farmers are busy threshing and threshing paddy. Besides, Nabanna festival is...