In the wake of growing incidents of militant attacks, the police have decided to launch a weeklong special drive to track down militants and terrorists across the country on Friday.
The decision of the drive was taken at a meeting at the Bangladesh Police headquarters on Thursday with the Inspector General of Police (IGP), AKM Shahidul Hoque, in the chair.
Jute price fall worries farmers in Lalmonirhat and Jessore despite bumper production of the cash crop. The growers in Lalmonirhat are becoming frustrated due to sharp fall in jute price, reports our correspondent. They are counting losses as jute is now being sold between Tk 1600 and Tk 1700 per maund, while its price was Tk 1900-2000 a week ago in the local markets, said the farmers.
Some 50 decimals of forestland worth about Tk 5 crore have been grabbed by influential quarters in Bhaluka forest area of the district. The quarters also plundered a number of trees like gajari and akashmoni planted by the forest department, said locals.
If ever an example was needed that sincerity doesn't pay, one could visit the farm fields of Thakurgaon and Panchagarh. There, female farm labourers who are renowned for their dedication to the task at hand are consistently paid less than male colleagues. “We have to work for a smaller wage,” says Rosoda Bala, 35, a farm labourer from Bokanthapur village in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila.