HealthSundarganj dog and jackal bites: 300 hurt, five dead as dog vaccination stops
Rabies has been found in dog and jackal samples in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, where stray-dog vaccination has lapsed; an IEDCR team has arrived.
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VegetablesOne family's bean patch now feeds 20 households in a Sundarganj village
Bean growing in Jarmandi village, Sundarganj, began about 16 years ago with Puti seed brought from Natore and now covers about 35 bighas farmed by at least 20 families; beans fetch Tk 50 a kg wholesale, but rising input costs are cutting profits.
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Sundarganj farmers say fertiliser comes only with Tk 200-300 extra a bag
Farmers in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, accuse a BCIC dealer at Shobhaganj bazar of citing a shortage to sell fertiliser above the government price and of discrepancies in his stock register. The dealer denies it; the upazila agriculture officer says he will investigate.
Homestead farmingTwelve crops on 10 decimals: a Sundarganj farmer stacks ginger in sacks under gourds
Lutfur Rahman of Sundarganj in Gaibandha grows ginger in about 1,200 sacks with bottle gourd on a trellis above and greens, carrot, aubergine and papaya around it, a mix he planned on the agriculture office's advice.
LivestockAnthrax hits 53 people in Rangpur division in a month, Sundarganj the hotspot
At least 53 people in Rangpur, Dinajpur and Gaibandha, 37 of them in Sundarganj, have been treated for anthrax symptoms in a month after sick cattle were slaughtered and their meat shared.