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Rajshahi green activists urge G-20 leaders to stop funding for fossil fuels

With the ongoing G-20 Summit, a discussion meeting was held in Rajshahi to realise the 'Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan' and a traditional 'Gombhira' song was served demanding to stop funding in fossil fuels and to finance in renewable energy.  Development Organisations Paribartan...

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Barind region turning into desert: 13 demands placed to save the region

With the slogan-'Headway to the heritage towards progress, the safe Barind land for all lives with the promising youths,' the Barind Youth Climate Conference was held with 150 young representatives from various districts of the Barind region at a convention centre in Rajshahi. Barind Re...

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Lobbying heats up

As the days of 12th JatiyaSangsad polls are nearing, a huge lobbying and counter-lobbying have been nearing with concerned party leaders trying to bag nominations from their respective party.Rajshahi-3 constituency is formed with the entire Pabaupazila and Mohanpur upazila. Most of the areas under P...

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Aqua Phoenix method getting popular to produce fresh vegetables, fish

Cultivation of fish and vegetables on rooftops or on the lawns using the Aqua Phoenix technique is getting popular among the people of Rajshahi. Many people are also being benefitted from cultivating chemical-free vegetables and fish using this process. Governmental organisation Palli Karma Sah...

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Repair work of rubber dam on Atrai begins

The rubber dam constructed at a cost of Taka 190 million (19 crores) at the Shuktigachha area on the Atrai River of Naogaon remained inoperative for the last three-year as many spots of the dam developed leaks and were torn down. The dam was constructed to ensure crop production in the area and...

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14-year old Quran learning centre facing closure

'Ekra Quran Academy', an institution to teach students reading and to memorise the holy Quran from heart established 14 years ago at Bashar Road area under Boalia police station under Rajshahi city, is on the verge of closure due to the lack of necessary funds.It is learnt, an Australian imm...

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14-year old Quran learning centre on verge of closure

'Ekra Quran Academy', an institution to teach students reading and to memorise the holy Quran from heart established 14 years ago at Bashar Road area under Boalia police station under Rajshahi city, is on the verge of closure due to the lack of necessary funds.It is learnt, an Australian imm...

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Cowhands in Godagari frontier villages panicky about BSF intrusion

People living in char-villages adjacent to the frontier with India are spending days in a panic because of repeated intrusions by the members of Indian Border Security Forces( BSF) deep inside Bangladeshi territory and villages and retaliating against them.It is alleged, often the members of BSF int...

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Versatile Chia Seed being grown successfully in Naogoan

Chia Seed- a versatile cereal from Latin America, is now being successfully cultivated in Badalgacchi upazila of Naogaon district. Chia Seed looks like the grain of sesame or mustard. It contains huge antioxidants and a major source of carbohydrates. Moreover, Chia seed contains Fatty Acid, Min...

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Unsung language martyrs of Assam

Though the movement for Bangla as one of the state languages in the then Pakistan is recognized as the only language movement in the world, in reality, the vehementmovement demanding Bangla as the State Language of Assam in India was waged in 1960.TenBangalee youths and a young woman had sacrificed ...

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Ganges dolphin on verge of extinction

The Ganges Dolphin or Shushuk (Platanista gangetica ) is one of the critically endangered aquatic animals of Bangladesh and one of the red listed mammals as mentioned by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). It is one of the four fresh-water dolphin species left in the world wit...

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‘Green Broiler’ safe for consumption

A research team of Rajshahi University (RU) has developed antibiotic-free and chemical-laced free 'Green Broiler' chicken which is completely safe for consumption. According to sources, a team of researchers headed by Dr. Shariful Islam and Dr. Hakimul Haque of the Department of Veterinary a...

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Char children engaged in manual labour

Hundreds of children of various charlands of Rajahahi are being engaged as child labourers by leaving schools due to utter poverty and absence of facilities of education. Specially, amid the Coronavirus pandemic and the devastating erosion of the char villages on the river Padma have rendered hundre...

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Rainwater harvesting project proved successful under BMDA

An 18-kilometre long canal re-excavated by Barind Multipurpose Development Authorities (BMDA) in Naogaon is contributing hundreds of farmers of the region by supplying them with irrigation water as well as fishes. The canal is also playing a vital role in the water thirsty ‘Tha Tha (bone-dry) ...

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Prospect of ell fish farming bright in the country

Kuicha or Kuincha, Kunchia fish, Kuchia alias Kuchey Baim or Asian Swamp Eel is a fish belonged to Eel species under Sybrabcgudae family. The scientific name of the fish is Monopterus Kuchia. According to Wildlife (Preservation and Safety) Act, the fish is a preserved species. This long, serpen...

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Uttara Gonobhaban resounds with chirping of birds

While Corona virus pandemic was threatening the existence of human beings throughout the globe, the natural environment of Uttara Gonobhaban has imbued with the serenity and tranquility with the chirping of hundreds of varieties of birds. However, the nature lovers in Natore have expressed thei...

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Dried fish production reduce alarmingly in Chalanbeel areas

Despite there being a huge demand of dried-fish caught and processed from Chalanbeel areas, production of fish has been decreased alarmingly at the Beel now-a days. As a result, more than five hundred dried-fish producing villages and thousands of fishermen dependent on dried-fish processing and pro...

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Steps needed to save Bon-Murgi from being extinct

A group of bird-lovers in Rajshahi had detected an extremely rare bird at the charland beside the river Padma in Rajshahi during the mid-leg of 2018. The bird was thought to be extinct from Bangladesh.The bird once thrived in abundance in Bangladesh but, due to indiscriminate hunting and killing, th...

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Scuttling for a safe shelter!

The village is just across the river Padma, one kiometre of journey on boat from Rajshahi city. Though the entire city of Rajshahi is throbbing with the panic of Coronavirus pandemic, the people of the village are completely free from the infection.When the river is full of water, people of the vill...

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Oxygen supply for corona patients a great challenge at RMCH

During the first phase of the infection, the Corona patients did not require Oxygen for treatment at RMCH but from the starting of March this year, Oxygen has become an essential element for treatment of Indian Delta variant infected patients. The demand of Oxygen at the hospital is also increa...