4 killed, 7 injured in Rangpur road accident
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RANGPUR, April 30, 2021 (BSS) – Four persons were killed and seven others injured in a road accident at Mithapukur upazila town in the district on the Rangpur-Dhaka highway in the small hours of today.
The deceased labourers were identified as Rafikul Islam, 45, Shahidul Islam, 50, and Abul Kalam, 45, hailing from different villages of Lalmonirhat and Fazlul Karim, 65, of Sirajganj districts.
“The accident occurred when an onion-laden truck overturned as its driver lost control over the steering while overtaking another truck there around 1 am today,” said Yamin-Ud-Dowla, officer-in-charge (OC) of Barodorga Highway Police Station.
The Rangpur-bound truck from Bagerhat was carrying onions with some 11 labourers, mostly from Lalmonirhat and other northern districts, aboard when the accident took place killing one labourer on the spot and injuring 10 others.
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Bumper mango production likely in Rangpur region
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RANGPUR, April 19, 2021 (BSS) – Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) as well as farmers are expecting a bumper mango production following smooth formation of the tender fruits in Rangpur agriculture region.
The process of tender fruit’s formation on mango trees continues smoothly predicting its bumper production in the region’s all five districts this season.
The DAE officials said the fruit setting stage is progressing fabulously amid favorable climatic conditions giving mango trees eye-catching looks in orchards and homesteads across the region.
Currently, farmers of the region have engaged maximum efforts in nursing and spraying their growing tender mangoes in Rangpur, Gaibandha, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts.