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White Hanuman spotted in Tarash

A Black-faced, white-haired Hanuman (a species of Monkey) is seen frolicking various houses, trees, shops and streets of Tarash Municipality area for the last two days. The Hanuman is often posing friendly with the inquisitive young boys, girls and adults by sitting beside them. Being attacked ...

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Execution of killers of Tushi, her parents demanded

Tushi's classmates Arpita Sutradhar, Kakan Ghosh, Jayita Ghosh, Mahi were crying, teacher Anisur Rahman, head teacher Ali Hasan cried. Basically, all demanded execution of Rajiv Bhowmik, the killer of Parmita Sarkar Tushi, a brilliant student of class 10 of Tarash Government Girls’ High Sc...

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Indigenous communities celebrate Karam

Members of indigenous communities all over Bangladesh celebrate the annual Karam festival to pray for the welfare of their families in accordance with ancient tradition. Members of the Mahato community have been celebrating this annual festival in Tarash of Sirajganj since Monday last. Karam is...

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Neck blast disease spreading quickly in Sirajganj

An attack of Neck blast virus disease has occurred in Sirajganj's Tarash Upazila. The farmers in the area are in distressed due to the sudden attack of this disease.  Although the disease has already spread in hundreds of bighas of land, the statement of the local agriculture department is ...

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Shortage of workers hinders Boro paddy harvesting in Sirajganj

Boro paddy harvesting has started in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj district. Currently, farmers are busy harvesting and threshing paddy. Boro farmers are also happy with the bumper paddy yield. However, the local farmers are faced with the shortage of rice harvesting workers at the beginning of paddy ...

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Tarash Upazila Health Complex suffers for lack of manpower

The population of Tarash upazila of Sirajganj is about 3 lakhs. And the only hope of health care for these people is in the 50-bed Tarash Upazila Health Complex. But for a long time, there is a dire manpower crisis in the health complex. That's why the only institution of health services for the...

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Tarash people demanding bridge over Gumani River for 50 years

No matter how many MPs came and went, a bridge was not built in our area. How much we have to suffer for this bridge, no one knows. If I could have seen the bridge before I died, I would have found peace in my death. Elder Abdul Baki of Saguna Union of Tarash Upazila of Sirajganj was speaking with s...

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Rain melts raw bricks in Sirajganj, kiln owners frustrated

During the last three days of heavy to moderate rains, about Tk 1 crore worth of raw bricks at seven brick kilns were destroyed by melting. On top of that, after the decrease in the incidence of rains, the damage to the brick kiln owners is increasing due to the huge amount of labor cost in removing...

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Women farm workers contributing much to economy

Women workers of small ethnic group are making important contribution to agriculture in Tarash Upazila of Sirajganj, known as the granary of the district. Pushing away all obstacles and hindrances, these women workers of the village are moving forward silently in the fields working on an equal footi...

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Old battery factories damage biodiversity in Sirajganj

The environment and biodiversity are under threat due to the construction of illegal old battery factory in Sirajganj.During visit, it can be seen that the old battery factory has been built on the cropland along the Kundashan-Ranirhat regional road of Talam Union of the upazila. The toxic acid wate...

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Chalan Beel boro farming hit as water channels remain dry

The ‘Katagang’, a man-made water channel which flows through the 24-km-long Chalan Beel, which was re-excavated only two to two-and-a-half years ago, is running dry now. Moreover, even though the channel have been re-excavated at a cost of around 20 crores, trees have been planted on bot...

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Hundreds of wives, mothers-in-law throng at Bou Mela

A day long traditional Bou Mela (Bou Fair) was held on the bancks of Kortoa river at Naogaon village under Tarash upazila in Sirajganj on Saturday. This rural traditional fair has been going on for ages at Shah Sharif Zindani (Rah) Mazar in Naogaon upazila, which is also associated with the mem...

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Pond digging in arable land rampant in Sirajganj, authorities yet to take step

In defiance of the government ban, digging of ponds is going on freely in the agricultural land of Sirajganj. Even though the destruction of agricultural land is going on with the connivance of some dishonest officials of the government office, the role of the administration is mysterious.However, T...

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Livestock exhibition held in Tarash

The fair of Livestock exhibition was held under the initiative of Livestock and Dairy Development Project (LDDP) Directorate of Animal Resources, Ministry of Fisheries and Animal Resources organized by Upazila Livestock Department and Veterinary Hospital in Tarashe, Sirajganj.There are 30 stalls of ...

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Cucumber cultivation in Tarash yields high return

The seasonal market of cucumbers has accumulated in the rush of Sirajganj. Cucumbers from this region are in demand all over the country. Meanwhile, the farmers are seeing profit as the price of cucumber is good. As a result, the farmers now have a smile on their face.According to Tarash Upazila Agr...

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Anthophiles on buying spree, irked by high price

Tuesday was celebrated simultaneously as Pahela Phalgun and World Valentine's Day. Keeping these two days ahead, the shopkeepers have arranged flower stalls in the rush of Sirajganj. While the shop is mainly in demand for roses, it also sells marigolds, rosin, gypsies, headbands, cherries and gl...

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Bumper output of mustard in Sirajganj, farmers busy harvesting

The mustard field in Chalan Beel of Tarash Upazila of Sirajganj is full of ripe mustard after the yellow flowers have faded. And because of the bumper yield of mustard this year, the farmers are smiling.According to the Upazila Agriculture Office, more lakhs have been harvested this year than last y...

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Traditional curd festival starts in Tarash

A day-long traditional curd fair is being held on Thursday on the occasion of the Swaraswati Puja festival in Sirajganj's Tarasha with a 250-year-old tradition. From Wednesday afternoon, various types of colorful yogurt started arriving at the fair.On Thursday morning, in front of Tarash Zaminda...

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Centenarian deprived of old-age allowance in Sirajganj

The centenarian Abed Ali (116) of Hemnagar Uttar Para village of Saguna Union of Tarash Upazila of Sirajganj gave his national identity card to Anwar Hossain, a member of Ward No. 6 of Saguna Union Parishad, for old age allowance over three years ago. After that the old man Abed Ali got no old age a...

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Tray method applied to boost paddy cultivation in Sirajganj

For the development of agriculture in Sirajganj district, the local agriculture department is producing seedlings for the first time in the tray system. The local farmers of Dighi Saguna village of the Tarash Upazila have started the production of seedlings using the tray system. In this method, see...