26-08-2021

THuRSDAY, AuGuST 26, 2021
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Rangpur District Police Super Biplob Kumar Sarkar took all the responsibilities of Jibon's treatment
recently.
Photo: Azam Parvez
SP Biplob Kumar Sarkar takes
responsibility of Jibon’s treatment
AzAM PARvEz, RANGPUR CORRESPONDENT
Mahmudul Hasan Jibon (10) broke an
arm as he fell off a bicycle. His poor
father, on the advice of the local people,
took him to the fake doctor and Kabiraj.
But the child did not get well. The life
that used to be spent laughing all day,
he is just groaning in pain day by day.
Jibon's father is extremely poor. His
grandfather came forward at this
difficult time. He is the night
watchman of a local school. He
somehow got Jibon admitted to
Rangpur Medical College to reach out
to different people of the society. But
by then it was too late. His hand got
rotten. After some time of treatment
there, he was admitted to a private
clinic. But not being able to pay the
expenses, he left the treatment
unfinished and took it home from the
clinic. Jibon's life becomes uncertain,
as he gradually progresses towards
paralysis.
After hearing Jobon's life story,
Rangpur District Police Super Biplob
Kumar Sarkar BPM (Bar), PPM called
Jibon. After hearing the details from
Jibon and his grandfather, the police
superintendent quickly ordered Jibon
to be sent to Dhaka for better
treatment. During this time he took all
the responsibility of Jibon's treatment.
Seeing this sincerity of the
Superintendent of Police, Jibon and his
grandfathercried with joy. At that time,
everyone in the police super office was
moved by the joy of life and his
grandfather.
Platform meeting on
prevention of
women, children and
child marriage held
at Banaripara
S MIzANUL ISLAM, BANARI-
PARA CORRESPONDENT
A meeting of CSO(Civil
Society Organization)
platform members was held
at 10 am on Monday, August
23 at Natunmukh
Auditorium on the initiative
of NGO Fehds.
The meeting discussed
what can be done to prevent
the increase in violence
against women and child
marriage during the Covid-
19 period. The meeting was
presided over by Platform
Joint Convener Lecturer
Md. Emam Hossain.
Member Secretary of the
Platform S Mizanul Islam,
Member Moazzem Hossain
Manik, Maksuda Akter,
Sandhya Rani Sarkar, Abdul
Awal, Putul Das and others
spoke on the performance of
PO Nasrin Khanam.
Prior to the discussion,
Platform Member Secretary
and Journalist S Mizanul
Islam was congratulated by
the members of Banaripara
GBv(Gender Basie
violence) Platform on
receiving the "Nelson
Mandela Signing
Personality Award-2021"
from the South Asia Social
Education Foundation.
Record 13.02 lakh tonnes maize
produced in Rangpur region
RANGPUR: A record quantity of over 13.02
lakh tonnes of maize was produced during
the Rabi and just-ended Kharif-1 seasons
this year in Rangpur agriculture region,
reports BSS.
According to market sources, farmers are
happy and successfully tackling the Covid-
19 pandemic situation, getting excellent
prices between Taka 850 and Taka 950 per
mound (every 40 kgs) of maize throughout
the year.
Officials of the Department of Agricultural
Extension (DAE) officials said farmers
produced over 10.92 lakh tonnes of maize
during the Rabi season and more than 2.10
tonnes of the crop during this Kharif-1
season this year in the region.
Earlier, the DAE had fixed a target of
producing over 10.51 tonnes of maize from
1,01,845 hectares of land for all five districts
of Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram,
Nilphamari and Lalmonirhat in the region
during the last Rabi season.
"However, farmers finally cultivated
maize on 1,01,335 hectares of land and
produced 10.92 lakh tonnes of the crop
against the fixed production target of 10.51
lakh tonnes," said Agriculturist Bidhu
Bhusan Ray, Additional Director of the
DAE, Rangpur region.
On the other hand, the DAE had fixed a
target of producing 2.27 lakh tonnes of
maize from 26,680 hectares of land for all
five districts of the region during the Kharif-
1 season.
"Farmers finally cultivated maize on
23,297 hectares of land and produced over
2.10 lakh tonnes of the cereal crop during
the Kharif-1 season this year in the region,"
Ray said.
The government provided special
incentives, high yielding varieties of maize
seeds and fertilisers to landless, small,
marginal and flood-hit farmers to enhance
maize cultivation during both the seasons in
the region.
Maize cultivation has been increasing
every year on the mainland as well as char
areas following huge demand, repeated
bumper output and lucrative market price
of the crop.
"Many farmers and char families have
attained self-reliance by cutting poverty
through maize cultivation in Rangpur,
Gaibandha, Kurigram, Nilphamari and
Lalmonirhat districts of the region in the
last 12 years," Ray added.
Senior Coordinator (Agriculture and
Environment) of RDRS Bangladesh
Agriculturist Mamunur Rashid said maize
cultivation has become popular among
farmers.
"Cultivation of maize on the mainland and
char areas is more profitable than many
other crops helping farmers in cutting
poverty and improving their livelihoods and
living standard," he said.
Getting special incentives, assistance and
latest technologies from the DAE and
different NGOs, farmers are expanding
maize cultivation using the latest
agricultural technologies to get better
output and lucrative market price every
year.
"Farmers are reaping better profits
following huge demand for maize in the
poultry feed and animal feed industries as
the poultry, animal husbandry and dairy
sectors are booming across the country,"
Rashid added.
Talking to BSS, farmers Farhad Hossain,
Aminul Islam and Babul Hossain of
Rangpur expressed happiness over market
price of maize round the year.
Platform Member Secretary and Journalist S Mizanul Islam was congratulated by the members of
Banaripara GBV(Gender Based Violence) Platform on receiving the "Nelson Mandela Signing Personality
Award-2021 "from the South Asia Social Education Foundation recently.
Photo: TBT
Financial grants have been distributed among the extremely poor, temporarily unemployed and
marginalized people of the district under the auspices of Sonali Bank Limited Pabna on
Wednesday.
Photo: Abdul Hamid Khan
Sonali Bank distributes
financial grants among
marginalized people
in Pabna
ABDUL HAMID KHAN, PABNA CORRESPONDENT
Financial grants have been
distributed among the extremely
poor, temporarily unemployed
and marginalized people of the
district under the auspices of
Sonali Bank Limited Pabna as part
of special efforts to combat the
ongoing corona virus in the
country.
Pabna Deputy Commissioner
Biswas Russell Hossain was
presnet as the chief guest while
Sonali Bank Limited Pabna
Principal Office DGM
Muhammad Monwarul Islam
presided over the grant
distribution ceremony held at the
DC's Conference Room on
Wednesday.
Among others, Pabna Upazila
Parishad Chairman Alhaj
Mosharraf Hossain, Upazila
Nirbahi Officer Tahmina Akter
Raina, AGM of Sonali Bank Pabna
Principal Office Khandaker
Abidur Rahman, AGM of Sonali
Bank Pabna Branch Md. Shafiqul
Islam were also present at the
occassion.
Mango intercropping benefits
farmers in Rajshahi
RAJSHAHI: Acreage of mango
intercropping is seen rising gradually in
the region, including its vast Barind tract,
as the farmers are getting more profit
from this mixed culture practice, reports
BSS.
Jamal Hossain, a resident of Charghat
Upazila, said many farmers are seen
showing interest towards intercropping
of mango with various cereal crops
especially paddy in the region because
the method gives additional income to
the farmers.
Intercropping not only increases total
crop production but also helps improve
soil health and fertility with no negative
effect on mango yield and quality. It also
creates additional job opportunities
needed for intensive crop production
contributing a lot towards intensifying
the rural economy.
Hossain opined that the farmers face
trouble in terms of only paddy cultivation
in the wake of adverse impact of climate
change for the last couple of years.
To get more income and to recoup the
losses, they are cultivating paddy, onion,
garlic, brinjal, mustard, turmeric and
papaya with mango as intercropping. By
dint of excellent output, the framers
created new mango orchards in the new
method.
"I have an eight-bigha mango orchard
of intercropping with various seasonal
crops. I am getting additional income
from farming," said Jamal Hossain.
Mangoes grow almost everywhere in
the district but Poba, Charghat and
Bagha have a long-lasting tradition of
producing quality fruits.
As the growers reap large sums of
money from mango farming, it
encourages many others towards
farming mangoes.
Many varieties of mangoes such as
Guti, Langra, Fazlee, Khirsapat,
Mohanbog, Ashwini, Gopalbogh,
Haribhanhga, Amropali, Bari 4,
Nakfazlee, Gouromoti, are now cultivated
in the region.
Md Nurzzaman, a farmer of Jamgram
village under Patnitala Upazila, said,
"Nakfazlee mango plants were grown
here 10-15 years ago. This mango is tasty,
and it has less fiber and is less perishable
and has demand in the market. So, the
cultivators are more inclined to cultivate
this variety of mango."
Rangamati Hill District Council holds view exchange
meet with NDC course participants
MD SHAFIqUR RAHMAN, RANGAMATI CORRESPONDENT
A view exchange meeting was held
between Rangamati Hill District Council
Chairman and members with a group of
33 trainees participating in the National
Defense College, Bangladesh (NDC) 2021
course visiting Rangamati.The meeting
was held on Tuesday at Rangamati Hill
District Council meeting room.
Rangamati Hill District Council
Chairman Aungsuipru Chowdhury and
the members provided information to the
participants of National Defense College,
Bangladesh about the activities of Hill
Water Councils and socio-political and
various issues of Hill Water Councils.
Rangamati Hill District Council's
public relations officer Arunendu
Tripura presented the activities of
Rangamati Hill District Council through
projector.
A view exchange meeting was held between Rangamati Hill District Council Chairman and members with
a group of 33 trainees participating in the National Defense College, Bangladesh(NDC) 2021 course visiting
Rangamat on Tuesday.
Photo: Md Shafiqur Rahman