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20,000 Bhola farmers get agri incentive

A total of 20,000 small and marginal farmers in Charfashion upazila of the district were given seeds and fertilizers as agricultural incentives under the incentive programme free of cost for Aush paddy cultivation in the current Kharif-1 season.To increase the interest of farmers in Aush paddy culti...

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20,000 Bhola farmers get agri incentives

A total of 20,000 small and marginal farmers in Charfashion upazila of  Bhola district were given seeds and fertilizers as agricultural incentives under the incentive programme free of cost for Aush paddy cultivation in the current Kharif-1 season. To increase the interest of farmers in Aush pa...

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18 held for breaching hilsa fishing ban

A mobile court arrested 18 fishermen, seized fishing boat and nets last night from Madanpur of Meghna river sanctuary area under Daulatkhan upazila of the district for defying the government’s ongoing two-month ban on all kinds of fishing including catching of jatka (hilsa fry). Later, the mob...

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Tk 12 lakh distributed among 24 patients in Bhola

Medical assistance cheques worth about Taka 12 lakh were distributed among the 24 patients suffering from various complicated diseases, including cancer, in Lalmohan upazila from the financial assistance of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday.Member of Parliament (MP) Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon ...

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8 fishermen held for for catching jatka in Bhola

Eight fishermen were arrested on Saturday morning from the Meghna River in Daulatkhan upazila of  Bhola district for defying the government's ongoing two-month ban on all kinds of fishing including catching of jatka (hilsa fry). A mobile court has conducted the drive and seized their fishin...

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58 fishermen fined in Bhola

Fisheries Department of Char Fasson upazila during different drives in the River Meghna fined 58 fishermen for catching jhatka with banned nets.District Fisheries Officer Abul kalam Azad led the drives that started on Tuesday morning in the River Meghna and ended in the afternoon.He said five engine...

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Blankets distributed in Bhola, Narail

A total of 500 pieces of blanket were distributed among the helpless and cold-hit people in char areas under Sadar upazila of Bhola on Friday.The warm clothes were received from Dhaka University Friends Alliance Club ((DUFA Club) Relief and Welfare Fund.Deputy Commissioner (DC) Arifuzzaman handed ov...

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BNP-police clash leaves 5 injured in Bhola

At least 5 people were injured as the activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and police locked into a clash in Ukil Para area of Bhola on Friday.BNP's Bhola unit brought out a procession around 3pm on Friday. When the procession reached Ukil Para Masjid area, police charged with batons to...

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AL holds peace rally in Bhola

A large number of leaders and activists of Awami League (AL) Saturday held peace rally at Mangal Sikdar Bazar in Dhauligar Nagar union under Lalmohan upazila of the district today protesting BNP-Jamaat's violence, arson-terrorism and anarchy in the country.Lalmohan and Tajumuddin upazila units o...

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3,850 Bhola farmers to get incentive for Rabi crops farming

A total of 3,850 small and marginal farmers in Daulatkhan upazila of the district will get seeds and fertilizers free of cost as agriculture incentive under the incentive and rehabilitation programme for the cultivation of wheat, maize, mustard, sunflower, groundnut, mung bean and khesari dal in the...

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PM virtually inaugurates road in Bhola

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated 100 improved roads in 50 districts of 8 divisions of Bangladesh.While inaugurating a total of 2,000 kilometers of roads and highways across the country, starting from Ghuingar Hat under Daulatkhan Upazila of Bhola district, going through Charpata and Dali...

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Ferry service on Tentulia river soon

The only means of communication between Bhola and Patuakhali district is small trawlers. The people of these two districts commute through Tentulia River at the risk of their lives. Thousands of people are suffering every day. Initiatives have been taken to launch ferry service on the Tentulia River...

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Passengers risk their lives to cross danger zone of Meghna

Hundreds of passengers are crossing the Danger Zone of Meghna River every day by small trawlers. About 10-12 engine driven boats and trawlers are plying the Hakimuddin Paltun Ghat in Bhola Borhanuddin Upazila across the turbulent Meghna River. Earlier, it was alleged that the rent was increased from...

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Passengers risk their lives to cross danger zone of Meghna

Hundreds of passengers are crossing the Danger Zone of Meghna River every day by small trawlers. About 10-12 engine driven boats and trawlers are plying the Hakimuddin Paltun Ghat in Bhola Borhanuddin Upazila across the turbulent Meghna River. Earlier, it was alleged that the rent was increased from...

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Two sentenced to death in Bhola

A court in Bhola sentenced Mohammad Mamunur Rashid Mamun, 48, and Mohammad Firoz, 40, to death in a 2016 double murder case that took place at the Bapta Union Parishad in Bhola Sadar. Bhola District and Sessions Judge Md Mohsinul Haque pronounced the full verdict in the sensational murder case at on...

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Illegal nets ruin biodiversity in Tarua beach area

Due to the prohibited nets, the number of native and migratory birds is decreasing at Tarua beach of Bhola district. Many birds and small species of fish are dying in those illegal nets. On the one hand, the beauty of the beach is being ruined and on the other hand the biodiversity is under threat. ...

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Russel Viper found in Bhola!

Poisonous snake Russell Viper has been recovered from a house house in Bhola’s Daulatkhan upazila. The snake was recovered from the house of Safiullah of Munshi Bari in Ward 8 of Bhabanipur Union on Saturday morning. Hundreds of people flocked to the house to see the poisonous snake. According...

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Fishermen returning empty-handed from Meghna River

Hilsa is not being found in Meghna River. Fishing trawlers are returning empty-handed with the burden of debt after floating in the rough river day and night with the hope of finding fish. As a result, fishermen are not getting any source of income from alternative sources in times of crisis.Fi...

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Students attending classes in risky buildings

Students are being taught at the risk of their lives inside a dilapidated building in 63 no Ayeshabagh Government Primary School. The school is near the Bardar Haat Bridge in Aslampur union under Bhola’s Char Fashion upazila. The plaster of three buildings of school is falling off while l...

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Caged fish farming gains popularity in Bhola

Many unemployed youths have changed their fortunes by cultivating fish in floating cage in Bhola district. Many people are becoming more and more interested in this type of fish farming as it is more profitable to cultivate fish with less capital. The number of fish farmers in the district is increa...