Satkhira
National footballer Sabina's house attacked in Satkhira
Bangladesh national women's football team captain Sabina Khatun and three others were injured in an attack on her house on Sunday evening at Sabujbagh of Satkhira sadar upazila.
Dealer held in Satkhira for selling rice in black market
A dealer was arrested for selling rice in black market intended to be sold among the poor under the government's fair price programmes from Borodal Bazar in Ashashunu upazila on Wednesday morning.
Satkhira woman died from fever, cold
A woman died from fever and cold-related diseases at Bandokati village in Kaliganj upazila early Wednesday.
‘Criminal’s ‘ bullet-hit body found in Satkhira
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of a suspected criminal from Dhulihar in Sadar upazila early Friday.
The deceased was identified as Ahed Ali, son of Nabat Ali Gazi of Tamaltala in Dhulihar.
Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, said tipped off that two groups of criminals were exchanging gunfire, a team of police went to the spot in the early hours on Friday.
Sensing presence of the law enforcers, the criminals flee the scene.
Later, police recovered the body of Ahed Ali.
One shutter gun, two bullets and a sharp weapon were recovered from the spot.
Ahed Ali was wanted in six criminal cases including that of two murders, said police.
Indian among two ‘forest robbers’ held in Sundarbans
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard on Monday rescued three kidnapped fishermen and arrested two suspected robbers, including an Indian national, along with arms and bullets from a canal under Satkhira range in the Sundarbans.
Doctor arrested for ‘raping’ nurse in Satkhira
A doctor was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a nurse after spiking her drink in Satkhira.
Jujube: the small fruit yielding big profits for Satkhira farmers
Thanks to the favourable weather conditions, bumper production of jujube, the small fruit more popular as ‘Boroi’ in the vernacular, has growers in Satkhira smiling from ear to ear.
According to the District Agriculture Extension (DAE) office, the soil of Satkhira is favorable for jujube cultivation and it has been grown commercially in the district since 2000.
Now the jujube cultivation is getting popular in the district as it is more profitable and allows farmers a quick return on their investment.
The growers have made great strides in jujube cultivation this year compared to last, and combined with the relatively high price to force them to bring more land under jujube cultivation.
This year jujube has been cultivated over a total of 660 hectares, with the authorities setting a production target of 7,000 metric tons of jujube.
Many local varieties including ‘Baukul’, ‘Applekul’, ‘Tawainkul’, ‘Narkeli’ and ‘Dhaka Ninety’ are being cultivated in the district, and the jujube of Satkhira also finds markets in other districts including Khulna, Dhaka and Chattogram after meeting the demand of people.
The farmers spent Tk 20-22,000 per bigha of land on jujube cultivation, and sell per kg of the fruit at Tk 40-50. After expenditure, the jujube growers have counted a profit of Tk 90,000 to 1 lakh.
Trader killed in Satkhira road crash
A betel leaf trader was crushed under the wheels of a bus in front of Kumira Secondary School in Tala upazila on Tuesday.
Satkhira teen tortured for plucking betel leaves
A Class-VIII boy has brutally been tortured at Sakhipur village in Debhata upazila for plucking some betel leaves from a garden.
Man killed by ‘son’ in Satkhira
A man was killed allegedly by his son at Shahpur village in Kaliganj upazila on Saturday morning.