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  • ...ys in favour of man and when land tax was fixed and collected on the basis of land actually cultivated. The term jirat appeared in Mughal records as 'cul ...h their own share of crops after harvesting was over. Usually the frontier districts were cultivated mainly by jirati raiyats. ...
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  • ...e susceptible to this disease. Kala-azar is transmitted to man by the bite of the infected female Phlebotomus sandfly. The incubation period is generally ...d early 19th centuries. Due to Kala-azar, Burdwan and some other districts of West Bengal were losing population. Many people deserted the Kala-azar affl ...
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  • ...n a state of alert and excitement. On 18 November 1857 the Native Infantry of Chittagong rose in open rebellion and released all prisoners from the jail. ...ted and put up for summary trial by a hurriedly constituted Court Martial. Of the accused sepoys 11 were sentenced to death and the rest were sentenced t ...
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  • ...ll District Councils. A large diversity of tree, bamboo, and shrub species of ecological significance is found in these forests. The existing growing sto ...saw logs are raised on 12, 18 and 40 years rotation respectively. A number of mills, particularly rayon, pulp, paper, plywood, cabinet and furniture maki ...
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  • ...west. Most of the areas of the district are composed of the alluvial soil of the [[Padma River|padma]]. | colspan="9" | Others Information of District ...
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  • ...Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Comilla, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon, Rangpur and Rajshahi districts. ...the Brahmaputra and the Jamuna extending a length of about 96 km and width of about 8 to 24 km running from north to south. This belt is known as 'Modhup ...
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  • ...could not be properly known. Rajbangshis are now a declining community in Bangladesh area. In 1991, their total population was a little higher than five thousan ...They pray to the god of the homestead (Bahasto or Bahusto) for the welfare of their family and to the Balibhadra Thakur before sowing crop seeds. They pe ...
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  • ...praisal of nutrient status of the soils of Bangladesh. A brief description of the seven tracts follows: (1) Madhupur Tract or Red Soil Tract, (2) Barind ...]'. The soils of this tract have clayey texture and contain large quantity of iron and aluminium, which are highly aggregated. The pH value ranges from 5 ...
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  • ...of the thyroid gland. The swollen thyroid shows up conspicuously in front of the throat. Although most goitrous glands are usually confined to the neck, ...s rapidly, while in the adenomatous type, a goiter is caused by the growth of an encapsulated adenoma. ...
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  • ...rliament. It is a national institution and is administered by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. [[Image:BangladeshShilpakalaAcademy.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] ...
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  • ...and southeastern Sylhet and in the east of Brahmanbaria, Comilla and Feni districts. ...eposited at the foot of the hills. Soils are permeable and due to presence of low clay content at the topsoil they have low water-holding capacity. Nutri ...
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  • ...utta, 1833), M Martin's ''Eastern India'' (1833) and Taylor's ''Topography of Dacca'' (1840). ...lication of gazetteers of almost all Bengal districts in the first quarter of the 20th century. ...
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  • ...stem grows underground up to about 15 cm and is clothed by sheathing bases of large alternate leaves forming a false stem above ground. ...ing purpose of foodstuffs, beverages and in preparation of ginger malt. In Bangladesh ginger is cultivated as a rain-fed annual crop in uplands and hill slopes. ...
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  • ...es goes back to 29 March 1787 which relates to the removal and appointment of the district collectors in the Bengal Presidency, published in the ''[[Calc ...med national government. Thus, ''The Dacca Gazette'' was replaced by ''The Bangladesh Gazette''. ...
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  • ...floats around in the air and ultimately settles on the ground. The colour of the timber varies from reddish to deep red. ...Now it is grown as a timber yielding plant in almost all the districts of Bangladesh. [Abul Khair] ...
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  • ...d about 20% protein. There is no recognized variety and the total estimate of cultivation is not available. ...Comilla, Brahmanbaria, Magura, Jamalpur and Gopalganj districts. The yield of seed per hectare is about 1200 kg. The oil is obtained by pressing the seed ...
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  • ...and silicon for phosphorus. It is the principal ore of the rare earths and of thorium. Its cleavage is distinct {100}; parting on {001}; hardness is 5-5. ...uakata as 0.01% and the average is 0.31%. The total reserve of monazite in Bangladesh is 17,352 thousand ton. [Sifatul Quader Chowdhury] ...
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  • ...f Bangladesh claim Rajmahal Hills of southern Bihar (India) as their place of origin. In the past, Paharias were notorious bandits engaged in robbing peo ...through theft, plundering and looting. The British government used a corps of light infantry to keep such mountaineers in order. ...
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  • ...full-time and seven part-time members. The chairman is the chief executive of the Board. ...sericulture; and (iii) to devise means for improved methods of cultivation of [[mulberry]], [[castor]], and other related plants. ...
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  • ...an erect and glossy green stem attaining a height of 3-5 m and a diameter of 2.0 cm. The stems are leafy and dichotomously branched. ..., Feni and Chittagong. Traditional artisans make strips from outer portion of the stem including the epidermal part. These split strips are processed and ...
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