Agricultural extension officials urged the grassroots farmers to bring more lands under BRRI-dhan 63 farming for boosting rice production in the region including its vast Barind tract. They mentioned that production of BRRI-dhan 63, a fine quality high-yielding rice variety newly developed by Bangladesh…

A court yesterday sentenced three people to death for killing an auto-rickshaw driver in a bid to snatch away the vehicle in 2011. The convicts are Ziaul Hasan, 25, son of Abdul Halim of ujanpara village in Trishal upazila, Ismail Hossain, 24, son of Afaz uddin of Bhaluka upazila and Suruj Mia, 25,…

Expatriate hacked to death UNB, Habiganj An expatriate was hacked to death allegedly by his neighbours following an altercation between two children of the families at Sadekpur village in Sunarughat upazila on Saturday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Lal Shah, 35, a Maldives expatriate and…