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Courtyard meeting committed to preventing child marriage

Participants in a courtyard meeting, at a Jhenaidah village had expressed their opinion to prevent child marriage and incident of suicide. They also made suggestion not to offer smart phones to their minor children. They had also committed to observing the activities of their growing children so tha...

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School teachers urged to discharge duties sincerely

A farewell reception was given to an outgoing assistant teacher Abdul Maleq serving at Berbari high school in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila on Wednesday. Presided over by the headmaster of the school AKM Akteruzzaman in the chair, founder of the institute and chairman of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila parishad A...

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Tabs provided to 96 Jhenaidah students as PM’s gift

Lawmaker of Jhenaidah 2 seat Tahjib Alam Siddiquee Somi distributed computer tabs, the gift from the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina among 96 learners on Saturday. The tabs were distributed at a simple ceremony at Jhenaidah Sadar upazila parishad auditorium jointly organized by Jhenaidah Sadar upazila ...

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First consignment of Gobindabhog mango sent to Britain

First consignment of one tone of Himsagar verity of mango was sent to Britain from a Kaliganj village of Jhenaidah. The consignment was sent from the orchards of two farmers Habibur Rahman and Tabibur Rahman of Kashthabhanga of the upazila. Lawmaker of Jhenaidah-4 seat Anwarul Azim Anar had inaugura...

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Jhenaidah nurses form human chain

The nurses in Jhenaidah formed a human chain in the town on Saturday to press home their six-point demand. The human chain was organized under the banner of Nurses and nurses students’ association at Hamdah turning. Hundreds of nurses with banner, festoon and placard joined the human chai...

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Jackfruit farming gets popular in Jhenaidah Farming area expanded by 666 hectares

The farmers and the orchard owners of jackfruit in Jhenaidah were very happy when they have been receiving at least double price of their national fruit in the current season. Further, the area of jackfruit farming was expanded to 666 hectares as against 636 hectares in the last season.They were ver...

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Workshop at Jhenaidah on challenges to build Smart Bangladesh

A daylong workshop on challenges and responsibility in building Smart Bangladesh was held in Jhenaidah on Thursday. Jhenaidah district administration organized the workshop at the conference room of the DC office.Deputy Commissioner (DC) SM Rafiqul Islam, additional deputy commissioner Razibul ...

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Bangabandhu creative merit search competition ends in Jhenaidah

Speakers at a discussion and prize giving ceremony on Bangabandhu creative merit searching competition in Jhenaidah called upon the guardians to make their children good citizens so that they could contribute in the society building activities in near future. The event was held in Jhenaidah dis...

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BGB seizes huge Phensedyl consignment

The border guards Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in Moheshpur had seized huge contra banned Indian Phensedyl syrup on Saturday morning. 3,191 bottles of the consignment contra banned brought from neighboring India were seized from Belemath area under the bordering upazila without any owner, said the BGB...

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Workshop for Hajj pilgrims held in Jhenaidah

Daylong training workshop for the Hajj pilgrims of Jhenaidah was held at Jhenaidah district Shilpakala Academy auditorium on Saturday. Jhenaidah district administration organized the workshop for both government and private initiatives pilgrims.Presided over by deputy director of Islamic Foundation ...

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Four killed in Kotchandpur road crash

Four persons including two children were killed and another seven injured in a fatal road accident between three vehicles at Kotchandpur of Jhenaidah on Thursday morning. The accident occurred near Poura model college at Kashipur on Kotchandpur - Jhenaidah road.  The deceased were identified as...

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Moheshpur BGB seizes 20 gold bars, nabs 2

The border guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel at 58 BGB battalion at bordering Moheshpur had arrested two gold smugglers and seized 20 gold bars worth Taka 1.85 crore on Thursday night. The arrested smugglers were Nabisuddin Mandal, 58, son of Choyen Uddin and Asanur Rahman, 48, son of Sadir Ali ...

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Local NGO donates pickup vans to Jhenaidah police

Zahedi Foundation, a voluntary organization in Jhenaidah had set an example of humanity by donating two pick up vans to Jhenaidah police on Wednesday evening. The vans were donated aiming provide better services of the police personnel during their service delivery including maintain law and or...

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Jhenaidah BRTA organises training for drivers

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in Jhenaidah had organised a daylong refreshers training for the professional drivers aiming at maintain speed limit and prevent road accidents. The training course was held at BRTA training centre on Sunday.BRTA office sources said about a hundred professi...

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Jhenaidah farmers receive training on tuber crops

Thirty farmers of Jhenaidah sadar upazila were provided daylong training on tuber crops production and management on Sunday. Upazila agriculture office organized the training at its training centre.The training was organized under the tuber crops development project of the department of agriculture ...

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Boro growers eye profit as harvest starts in Jhenaidah

Boro paddy farmers in Jhenaidah have started harvesting the Boro paddy fearing storms and rain during the harvesting season.  About 35 percent of the ripen paddy was so far harvested in the district, said authorities of department of agriculture extension (DAER) in Jhenaidah. Farmer Abdul Majid...

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Severe drought impedes litchi farming in Jhenaidah

Severe drought has created a huge obstacle for litchi farmers in Jhenaidah as the immature litchis are getting cracked this season. The farmers have been spraying water on the trees and storing water around the plants to save the bearings. But the fruits are getting cracked and fading in immature st...

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Jhenaidah farmers destroying ‘Lal Shak’ as demand falls

The farmers in Jhenaidah have been destroying the vegetable plots, especially amaranth ( Lal Shak) plots as there was no demand of this vegetable in the market. Many of the farmers have been using the amaranth as fodder for their cattle or distributing among the neighbors. Least demand of the amaran...

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Awareness training on nitrate poison held in Jhenaidah

A daylong awareness training for the dairy farm owners on adverse reaction of nitrate poison, prevention and treatment was held in Kaliganj of Jhenaidah on Tuesday. Upazila livestock office in Kaliganj organized the training course at its office with 60 dairy farm owners.Upazila livestock officer Re...

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Jhenaidah DC inaugurates TCB goods sale prog

Selling of trading corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) goods for the second phase was inaugurated in Jhenaidah marking the Ramadan on Wednesday. Deputy Commissioner (DC) SM Rafiqul Islam inaugurated the event at the subsidized prices at Jhenaidah Shishu Academy premises with Upazila Nirbahi officer (UNO...