Bumper crop output makes Rangpur char people happy

Harvesting of various crops cultivated on charlands and dried up riverbeds has already completed with bumper production making hundreds of char people happy in Rangpur agriculture region this season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said crops were cultivated on around one-lakh hectares of charlands in the region during

24,833 more doses Covid-19 jabs administered in Rangpur

24,833 doses of Covid-19 jabs were administered on Wednesday raising the number of inoculated vaccines to two crore 78 lakh 36 thousand and 370 doses in Rangpur division. Health officials said, among the 24,833 doses of the jabs inoculated on Wednesday, 710 were administered as the first doses, 6,156 as the

Three held with 3.50-kg ganja in Rangpur

The Detective Branch (DB) of Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP) in two separate raids seized 3.50 kilograms of ganja and arrested three persons from different areas in the metropolis on Tuesday evening. "On secret information, two separate teams of DB police conducted the raids and seized the ganja and arrested the three

Bumper Boro rice production likely in Rangpur

A bumper production of Boro rice is likely in Rangpur agriculture region where harvest of the major cereal crop continues in full swing with excellent yield rate making farmers happy this season. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said farmers have already harvested Boro rice on 12.24 percent of

Struggling Bharoti Rani changes fortune of villagers

Bharoti Rani Sen, a struggling woman, has become an icon of women empowerment through changing fortune of local women and villagers overcoming many hurdles in her life. Born in a poor Sanaton family in remote Gangadas Baraipara village of Haridebpur union under Rangpur Sadar upazila in 1977, she suffered a lot

Over 2.37cr doses Covid-19 jabs administered in Rangpur

A total of two crore 37 lakh 94 thousand and 754 doses of Covid-19 jabs were administered till Tuesday in Rangpur division where the pandemic situation continues improving in recent times. Health officials said the Covid-19 vaccination campaign continues smoothly through inoculation of eligible citizens with the first, second and third

62,731 Covid-19 patients recover with 57 afresh in Rangpur

The number of recovered Covid-19 patients reached 62,731 with the healing of 57 more people during the last 24 hours ending at 8 am today in Rangpur division. Health officials said the number of healed patients and recovery rate are increasing while positive cases are declining to improve the pandemic situation

10 years’ celebration of MFS held in Rangpur with festivity

The MFS Fair was held in Rangpur to celebrate 10 years’ of country’s mobile financial services (MFS) sector, which has transformed the country’s financial inclusion. At the city’s Public Library Field, colorful balloons were released to kick off the event, said a press release. At the fair, awareness puppet show, Gambhira

95.96pc Covid-19 patients recover in Rangpur division

The average recovery rate of Covid-19 patients has reached 95.96 percent in Rangpur division where the pandemic situation is improving in recent weeks. Health officials said the number of positive cases decreases amid declining positivity rate and rising recovery rate of infected patients as the spread of the deadly virus is