Farmers in the district have started jute cultivation with the production target 3,42,899 bales jute this year. According to Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) office sources said farmers already sowed jute seed on about 11,120 hectares of land till on Tuesday (7 May). According to DAE office sources Jute cultivation target was fixed on 29,120 hectares of land in the district this year. The office said farmers will cultivate four varieties of jute this year. The varieties are local, Tosha, Mesta and Kenaf.

The district administration has taken up a three day-long programme to celebrate the 163rd birth anniversary of Bishwakabi Rabindranath Tagore on Wednesday (7 May) in a befitting manner. The legendary poet reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism. The programmes were finalized at a meeting at the deputy commissioner` conference hall on April 22 with Khulna deputy

A total of 418 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to maintain law and order situation ahead of the first phase of Upazila Parishad Election tomorrow in 150 upazilas across the country. According to a BGB media release, signed by its Public Relations Officer Md Shariful Islam, the members of the paramilitary force will remain deployed till May 10. Under “In Aid to the Civil Power’’, the BGB personnel will perform duty

A large quantity of fake Akiz bidis with a CNG vehicle have been seized in a raid in Tolatlipara village in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia. Kushtia Customs, Excise and VAT Bheramara raided circle-2 around3.30 am on Monday (6 May). According to sources of Customs, Excise and VAT Department, an unscrupulous gang has been illegally producing beedis by putting fake bandrolls in different places of Kushtia district for a long time by evading huge amount of government revenue.