Thakurgaon
‘Mentally ill’ Thakurgaon man in shackles for 20 years
Muktarul Islam, said to be a mentally-retarded man, has been chained with a tree for the past 20 years by his family at Sallapara in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon district.
2 girls ‘gang raped’ in Thakurgaon: 2 held
Two young girls have reportedly been gang raped by some youths in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon district.
UNO among 26 infected with coronavirus in Thakurgaon
Twenty six more people including Baliadangi upazila nirbahi officer have been infected with coronavirus in the district.
1 killed over land dispute in Thakurgaon, 16 injured
A man was killed and 16 others injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over land dispute in Thakurgaon’s Ranishankoil upazila on Thursday.
Another dies from coronavirus in Thakurgaon
Another coronavirus patient died in Thakurgaon on Monday, taking the death toll in the district to seven.
The 42-year-old man, a resident of Hajipara area of the district town, died on July 31 while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital with coronavirus symptoms.
Later, his result came out positive on August 3, said Civil Surgeon Mahfuzar Rahman.
Besides, 14 more patients tested positive, raising the total cases to 427 in the district.
Among them, 249 patients have recovered.
Meanwhile, 39 more sample have been sent to Dinajpur Medical for test, the local health officials said.
The death tally from coronavirus in Bangladesh rose to 3,184 on Monday as 30 more patients died of the virus. On the day, the health authorities announced detection of 1,356 new cases.
Currently, Bangladesh’s officially confirmed coronavirus cases stands at 2,42,102.
Bangladeshi national killed ‘by BSF’ along Thakurgaon border
A Bangladeshi national was reportedly beaten to death by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) from a river near Ratnai border in Baliadangi upazila on Monday
Thakurgaon mango growers feeling the heat as rains play havoc
Despite its bumper production, the mango growers in Thakurgaon are deeply worried as several hundred hectares of mango orchards got submerged due to heavy rains for the last several days.
According to farmers, some 500 hectare of mango orchards in the district went under rainwaters due to torrential rain, making it difficult for them to harvest mangoes.
Besides, the natural colour of mangoes have turned fade with black spots being visible on them, forcing the farmers to sell their produce at lower prices.
3 BGB men among 10 diagnosed with Covid-19
Ten people, including three members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and a nurse, have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Thakurgaon district in the last 24 hours till Tuesday night.
Thakurgaon sweet pumpkin farmers counting losses amid record production
Despite bumper yield of sweet pumpkins, farmers in Thakurgaon are counting losses as high transport costs are preventing them from sending their wares all over the country, forcing some of them to sell at low prices in the local market.
According to the farmers of the district, sweet pumpkin cultivation has been extensive in Thakurgaon district this time. Production has also been bumper.
But due to rising transport costs, thousands of sweet pumpkins are piled up on the side of the fields and even on the side of the road and farmers and traders are waiting in the hope that affordable trucks will be available to transport their sweet pumpkins, said the farmers with frustration.
Deputy Director of Thakurgaon District Agriculture Extension Department (DAE), Aftab Hossain said sweet pumpkins have been cultivated in 1,200 hectares in the district this time.
Besides, production has been recorded at 24,000 tons which is the highest in the country, said the official.
He said transportation costs have doubled, so now the pumpkins are being sold at Tk 3/4 per kgin the district itself. Selling at this price will not benefit the farmer.
However, he said that sweet pumpkins do not rot easily, can be stored. So if special trains could be arranged for transporting pumpkins, the transportation problem would be solved and they could be sold in the more lucrative markets of the capital and elsewhere.
In order to aid farmers, the district administration has added one sweet pumpkin to each relief package during the corona situation.
3 more Thakurgaon BGB men infected with Covid-19
Three more members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been infected with coronavirus in Thakurgaon.