T-Aman harvest progressing fast in Sirajganj district

    DOT Desk T-Aman rice harvest is progressing fast in the district as the growers will bring the same land under Rabi crops, reports The Financial Express. Officials at the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) Aman harvest will continue till the middle of December. A good number of farmers said they are expecting a good yield….

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      Baby ‘slapped dead’; 2 held

      UNB An 11-month-old baby girl, who was slapped allegedly by a neighbour at Khalishapur village in Sadar upazila on Friday, died early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Amina Khatun, daughter of Rashed Ali of the village. Victim’s mother Rokeya Khatun said she locked into an altercation with neighbour Jahangir Hossain on Friday afternoon over…

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        Anti-tobacco group alleges ‘Debi’ movie breached law

        DOT Desk The film ‘Debi’, based on the first installation of Humayun Ahmed’s Misir Ali series, has violated the law by showing off smoking habit of the protagonist, an anti-tobacco group alleges. Sushasoner Jonyo Procharabhijan or SUPRO (Campaign for Good Governance) in a statement condemned the release of the film in Bangladesh on Oct 19…

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          Theatre confers Munier, Zakaria awards

          DoT Desk Indian theatre activist-singer Debojit Bandyopadhyay received Munier Chowdhury Memorial Award and actor-director-playright Pantha Shahriar received Mohammad Zakaria Memorial Award, respectively, at an awards programme held at Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, reports The New Age. The programme was organised by Theatre, a leading theatre troupe, marking late playwright Munier Chowdhury’s 93rd…

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            Solar power irrigation gains ground in Rajshahi barind

            BSS Solar power irrigation has started gaining popularity in Barind area as it plays vital role to ensure round the year irrigation facilities to farmers besides lessening mounting pressure on electricity to some extent. Anwar Hossain, 45, a farmer of Biroil village under Godagari upazila, said more than five hundred farmers of his area are…

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              Early winter potato farmers in Bogura expect bumper production

              DOT Desk Due to favourable weather condition and timely supply of necessary agri-inputs, early winter potato farmers in the district are expecting a bumper production of their produce, reports The Financial Express. Potato cultivation has turned the fortune wheel of hundreds of grassroots farmers in all the twelve upazilas of the district. Over 1,300 hectares…

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                No liquidity shortage in banking sector, says BB governor

                DOT Desk Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir has said the banking industry is now on stable footing as there is no liquidity shortage in this sector at this moment, reports The Financial Express. “The banking industry in Bangladesh, at this stage, is on very stable footing; there is no liquidity problem. Rather, it (liquidity)…

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                  Citibank honours Alauddin Ali

                  DOT Desk Citibank, NA, paid homage to eminent lyricist, composer and music director Alauddin Ali, honouring him with Gaan-e Gaan-e Gunijon Shongbordhona for his lifetime contribution to Bangla music,reports the Daily Star. The event, held yesterday at Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel in Dhaka, was organised by Citibank, NA, Bangladesh as an annual programme to…

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                    Fire at Chattogram yarn warehouse

                    UNB Huge nets and nylon were gutted in a fire that broke out at a fishing net warehouse at Chaktai in the port city on Friday afternoon. Jasim Uddin, deputy assistant director of Chattogram Fire Service and Civil Defence, said the fire originated at the godown owned by Samiran Barua near Purabi Cinema Hall around…

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                      Dec net bank borrowing target likely to be Tk 22b

                      DOT Desk The government is set to fix the net bank borrowing target at Tk 22 billion for December to finance budget deficit partly ahead of the general election, officials said, reports The Financial Express. It may take up to Tk 136 billion as gross borrowing from the banking system in December by issuing treasury…

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