Pumpkin growers in different upazilas of five northern districts have been deprived of fair price of the vegetable as the price dropped significantly this season.
Kurigram & Lalmonirhat Temperature: The day-to-day life of people in some upazilas of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat has been severely affected by the cold and dense fog
For the first time, carrots are being grown commercially in char areas of Teesta river, where farmers previously grew the vegetable only for personal consumption.
Poet and writer Ishor Dulon Roy, author of Teestar Kanna, told The Daily Star that many of his relatives live on the Teesta shoal. Once they were all rich, all now lost to the river erosion.
Star Report
Star Report
Low temperature coupled with fog has been disrupting people s daily lives and disrupting communications over the last few days.
Met office said moderate to thick fog may continue across the country until noon today.
Yesterday, flight operations were disrupted at Chattogram s Shah Amanat International Airport in the morning due to poor visibility.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight from Dubai landed at Sylhet s MAG Osmani International Airport instead of Chattogram airport after it was diverted due to the fog.
The flight carrying 200 passengers was scheduled to land in Chattogram at 8:30am, said Manager of Shah Amanat International Airport Squadron Leader Sarwar Alam.