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  • ...s the second largest source of vegetable oil after soybean. It is a native of South America but is now grown extensively in the Indian subcontinent, cent ...e Gangetic delta. Noakhali, Faridpur, Kishoreganj, Patuakhali, and Rangpur districts, however, produce most groundnuts either as a rabi or a kharif crop. [Most ...
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  • ...ps''' (BNCC) a para-military national institution established with the aim of developing moral standards and leadership qualities in young men and women. ...Corps and Junior Cadet Corps were all merged by a government order to form Bangladesh National Cadet Corps. At present, its headquarters is located in Sector 6, ...
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  • ...Club of the Lion's International was organized at Dhaka called Lion's Club of Dhaka, which was chartered as Lion's Club International on 19 February 1958 ...305 E for a consecutive year 1962-63 and 1963-64. He was also the Chairman of Multiple District 305 in 1963-64. ...
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  • ...he northern districts of Bangladesh and 3 km to 21 km in the basin part of Bangladesh. ...is underlain by the coalbearing gondwana sediments.In the northern part of Bangladesh where the basement complex occurs at relativcely shallow depth,mining work ...
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  • ...in the world. The weather, calm and quite environment and panoramic beauty of the countryside with hill and river is really charming. ...prings up to a beautiful waterfall, of all shades, which has a unique tale of its origin.       ...
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  • ...ernment of Bangladesh. After only a few months of the disastrous [[flood]] of 1988, on 29 April 1991 a catastrophic [[cyclone]] and tidal surge occurred. ...base; prepare the duty schedules regarding disaster as a specialist office of the government. ...
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  • ...xecutive Committee, directly elected by members, are the highest authority of the organisation. ..., the government formed an adhoc committee, which supervised the formation of a full-fledged BMA Executive Committee through direct election in 1972. ...
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  • ...76), once the Mahananda was a wide and deep river allowing big cargo boats of 500 maund capacity (1 maund equals to 37.65 kg) to ply. It has neither any ...river 3 km north of the border near Shiliguri in spite of objections from Bangladesh. [Sultana Nasrin Baby] ...
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  • ...e|furniture]]. In the past, the occupation of karatis was under the domain of the Hindu caste system. But at present, karatis come from all cultural and ..., Mymensingh, Barisal, Khulna and Chittagong. The employment opportunities of karatis are largely influenced by seasonal variations. ...
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  • ...traces its origin to the district [[collector]] system of the early phase of British rule. The district supervisor was appointed with limited functions ...s, demanded a more authoritarian pattern of administration. In East Bengal districts, the appellation district magistrate and collector was uniformly used. ...
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  • ...s; also a good bee forage plant; seed is used as masticatory. Another palm of the Sundarbans is Hantal (''Phoenix pelludosa''). ...labellifer'') constitute favourite commercial sugar. The annual production of palm sugar is about 30,000 m tons. ...
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  • ...rector General. In policy matters, BBS is under the administrative control of the Statistics Division. ...gional Statistical Officers, coordinate and supervise the field activities of upazila statistics offices and also undertake various sample surveys. At pr ...
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  • ...ceous plant (0.5-2 m) is much branched with spinaceous leaves and branches of inflorescence. The oil cake is a good fodder for poultry. [Mostafa Kamal Pa ...
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  • ...definitely recorded as a pest of the [[Rice|rice]] plant in 1969, mention of this [[Insect|insect]] was made in 1917 and in 1957. The pest is widely dis ...h conspicuous veins. The adults and nymphs suck plant juices from the base of the rice plants. ...
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  • ...ancient janapada of Pundra or Pundravardhana in the northern districts of Bangladesh, situated in the old Pleistocene land formation, the [[Barind Tract|barind ...n the west, the Karatoya on the east, the Padma on the south and the tract of land between Koochbihar and the Terai on the north. ...
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  • ...as appointed a special officer to lead the venture. For the implementation of the project, a requisite establishment was provided. In accordance with the ...f a statistical nature, and were mostly available in various record series of the district authorities. ...
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  • ...Cultural Academy was founded in 1977. Sis Bibha Sangma was first director of it. ...re and to produce it before the mainstream people. Presently, the director of the Tribal Cultural Academy is Jatindra Chisim. [Sharifun Nahar Kazari] ...
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  • ...arisal, Rajshahi, Jessore, Comilla, Dhaka, Rangpur, Sylhet, and Mymensingh districts. It is the second major oil-producing crop in the country. ...ame yield in Bangladesh is about 957 kg per ha. Currently, about 38,923 ha of land are under sesame cultivation and annual production is about 37,260 m t ...
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  • ...he family Alliaceae. The plant is characterised by an edible bulb composed of food storage leaves. ...g and tubular, and are also eaten. In Bangladesh onion is grown in an area of about 86,429 hectares and total onion production is about 5,89,410 m tons. ...
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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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  • ...and 1999 were most severe. The outbreak occurring in 1985 covered an area of about 7,07,600 ha, causing more than 20% yield loss. ...eggs singly, partly inserted beneath the epidermis of the ventral surface of rice leaves. Moist conditions, along with higher temperatures are conducive ...
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  • ...re light grey, shorter and narrower than forewings, bordered with a fringe of long buff hairs extending from apex around the apical and anal margins. Adu ...used to be imported from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar of India. Fortunately, in Bangladesh PTM is not a problem under field conditions. The pest causes a serious dama ...
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  • ...le oil. It can be used as a substitute of groundnut oil in the preparation of Vanaspati, the vegetable ghee. ...now being cultivated as kharif and rabi crop in some central and northern districts. The yield is about 760 kg per hectare. It takes about 90-110 days for harv ...
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  • ...[[monsoon]] winds bring most of its total [[rainfall]] (more than 80%) to Bangladesh and when the whole country remains water saturated. Most [[floodplain]]s re ...and [[fauna]]. The season coincides with the production of a large number of popular tropical [[fruit]]s, such as [[mango]] (Am), [[jackfruit]] (Kathal) ...
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  • ...victions, extra judicial killings, torture and death in custody, condition of the prisoners and the religious and ethnic minorities. ...national and international level. Its publications are an important means of disseminating information and knowledge. ...
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  • ...species of lepidopterous insect pests that habitually bores into the stem of the host plant and feed on the inner tissues. Most stem borers belong to th ...s from country to country, and depends upon the crop variety and intensity of pest population. ...
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  • ...larly in [[Mymensingh District|mymensingh]] and [[Sylhet District|sylhet]] districts. ...known as murshidi and bichchhedi are also forms of the bhatiyali. Strains of bhatiyali can be found in Bangla folk drama, especially in the form known a ...
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  • ...species worldwide. Bangladesh has three species of otters and one species of badger. ...thout surfacing for air. They can also travel on land. Their food consists of fish, frogs, crabs and other large aquatic invertebrates, which they someti ...
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  • ...ce. The normal range of [[Tide|tide]]s at Madaripur is 0.32m. Total length of the river is 160 km. ...rrigation]] and [[Agriculture|agriculture]] in the region served by it the Bangladesh Water Development Board has taken up the Arial Khan Rejuvenation Project. [ ...
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  • ...ministrative officer, a Quazi and a Kotwal were in charge of a Kasba. Most of the Kasbas lost their former importance during the Mughal period. ...Kasba Manda of greater Rajshahi district and Bara Kasba and Lakheraj Kasba of Gaurnadi upazila. [Ahmed Amin Chowdhury] ...
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