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FisheriesSpeakers at a BMU meeting said hilsa output fell from 571,000 tonnes in 2022-23 to 500,000 in 2024-25; focal persons, landing-site awareness drives and joint research were agreed.
CropsEarly aman covers 33,000 hectares in five Rangpur-region districts; yields are unchanged but fertiliser, diesel, pesticide and labour costs are up, and farmers are preparing land for early winter vegetables.
CropsKhulna, Bagerhat, Satkhira and Narail planted aman on 290,010 hectares against a target of 289,859; the region aims for 856,974 tonnes of rice.
A shed of polythene, iron and bamboo shields seedlings from heavy rain, harsh sun, cold and pests and controls heat and humidity; in Tangail, Ariful Islam grows early winter vegetable seedlings in coconut-fibre cocopeat instead of soil.
At least 350,000 children in Bangladesh have cerebral palsy, yet the national neuroscience institute's outpatient department treated only 3,300 last year; a pilot in Korail slum is serving about 300 children.
Citing the hadith that the best prayer after the obligatory ones is the night prayer, RTV Online explains that tahajjud needs no special formula of intention or set surah and is prayed in pairs of rakats, as many as one wishes.
FisheriesThe fish from fisher Sohel Khan's stake net near Banglar Ghat went for Tk 1.45 lakh a maund; a fisheries scientist at Patuakhali Science and Technology University explains why big hilsa are becoming scarce.
EnvironmentResearchers at Germany's Bernhard Nocht Institute, drawing on two decades of observations by local people on Mount Elgon, say the elephants use at least 25 plant species, but deliberate "medication" of calves is not yet proven.
HealthAt a DAB seminar in Dhaka, state minister Dr MA Muhit said there are probably three candidate vaccines worldwide and every dengue variant is found in Bangladesh; for now the focus is on destroying larvae, early diagnosis and treatment.
FruitsThe Thai year-round Katimon fruits three times a year and its small trees can be planted densely; off-season prices are good, but heavy rain and cold can destroy the blossom.
Kamal Uddin Jubed, Abul Khair Kayed and expatriate Dilwar Uddin have planted malta and orange on once-fallow hillocks; the upazila agriculture officer says the area's soil and climate suit citrus.
Fisher Niranjan Halder's net brought up a 17 kg and an 8 kg pangas at the Padma confluence near Mojlishpur, Goalanda; the Daulatdia trader who bought them is bargaining to sell the big one to a Dhaka buyer at Tk 2,300 a kilo.
EnvironmentThe Forest Department says 10 to 11-year-old keora, gewa and baen trees were pulled up in its 75-hectare South Char Biswas mangrove plantation and embankments dug across about 200 acres; it has filed a general diary.
HealthCases rose from 2,025 at the end of June to 12,676 by 5 October and 21 people have died this year; an IEDCR team found mosquitoes breeding at the base of betel nut and coconut trees and in orchard drains in Pirojpur.
GalleryRows of white kash flowers sway in the soft autumn sun and breeze at Aftabnagar, and city dwellers come with family, friends and loved ones to see them.
OpinionWriting in Prothom Alo, Dr Md Shariful Islam of the SAARC Agriculture Centre says protecting what is left of the Karatoya pool at Sherpur and restoring its river links must come first, with surveys before any fingerlings are released.
GalleryFrom Prothom Alo photographers' pictures of 6 October, the scenes of fields, rivers and nature across Bangladesh, including a bamboo rat trap in a paddy field and banned China duari nets in a canal.
IslamIn hadith 8 of Sahih Muslim the angel Jibril, in human form, asks the Prophet four questions; Ibn Rajab called it the "mother of the Sunnah", writes Gazipur teacher Mahmud Hasan Fahim.
The empty 11,000 sq ft roof of the Dhaka district administration building on Johnson Road now holds 418 plants of 58 species, water basins and bamboo thickets for birds, built for about Tk 10 lakh.
EnvironmentWildlife specialist ANM Aminur Rahman of Gazipur Agricultural University photographed Cyrestis thyodamas at Porikunda on 28 November 2025 and describes its looks, habitat and life cycle.
Gas returned on 20 September but at 27-28 MMCF the pressure was too low; with enough pressure the plant restarted late on Monday night and expects 1,200 to 1,400 tonnes of urea a day.
EnvironmentAfter two earlier orders, the Department of Environment in Khulna has served written final notices on 18 resorts; ten must remove all structures within 30 days and eight within 15.
FruitsThe Hatirdia banana market in Monohardi, about half a century old, meets on Sundays and Wednesdays from 8 to 10 in the morning; a bunch sells for Tk 300 to Tk 1,200.
Rooftop farmingA rooftop garden lasts only if the roof's load, the beams and columns, the size of each container, the potting mix and the drainage are planned first, Agricare24 says in a step-by-step guide.
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VideoIn the latest AgriView episode, agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo asks whether the enlarged BRICS bloc is opening real markets for South African produce, or mostly producing talk.
VideoAt Bindhara in Panchbibi, Joypurhat, small dark-skinned Black Baby watermelons hang from bamboo trellises. The 60-day crop needs 50 grams of seed a bigha, yields 1,200 to 1,500 fruits or 4 to 4.5 tonnes, and at Tk 30 a kilo earns far more than other field crops.
VideoShykh Seraj examines the government's first 180 days in agriculture, from farm loan waivers and farmer cards to crop insurance and canal excavation.
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GalleryAutumn kash flowers draw Dhaka crowds to Aftabnagar1 photosGalleryGlimpse of 6 October: dew on paddy, river fishing, jute stripping and buffaloes1 photos
GalleryGlimpse: Aus harvest in Bogura, early date palm sap in Rangpur, haritaki in Rangamati1 photos
GalleryIn pictures: Gumai Beel's green carpet of Aman rice below the Rangunia hills1 photos
GalleryIn pictures: Chalan Beel's fresh koi, shing, boal and puti at a Bogura morning market1 photos
GalleryWood apples by the sackload: a busy dawn market by a Bogura rail crossing1 photos
GalleryPassion flowers, a pair of hornbills and straw by boat: rural Bangladesh on 4 OctoberSection
EnvironmentField surveys on Satsaida Bet, a tidal island in Gujarat, found repeated jackal tracks and sightings, suggesting a grassland carnivore is regularly using mangroves and possibly fishing waste, researchers write in Down To Earth.
HealthA Wellcome survey of 1,000 health professionals in India, Australia, Brazil, the UK and Zimbabwe found 73% of maternal-care staff have seen heat-related cases in pregnant women rise over five years.
India's central government has formed an inter-ministerial team to assess crop losses, water and fodder in Maharashtra, where 265 of 358 talukas have been declared drought-hit after a rainfall deficit.
CropsAgbiz expects no major cut in South Africa's 4.6 million hectares of summer crops despite a strong El Nino and higher fertiliser and fuel costs, after a record maize harvest.
