Pointed gourd

Padma surge floods 309 hectares of crops in three Rajshahi upazilas, char vegetables rot

Water from upstream submerged 309.59 hectares in Paba, Bagha and Godagari, including 45 ha of vegetables, 85 ha of black gram and 102 ha of turmeric; farmers at Kasba and Alimganj lost pointed gourd, cucumber, bitter gourd and early cauliflower, while the DAE says raised bunds and drainage saved abo