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As the water falls and the current strengthens, at least 350 homes and hundreds of bighas of cropland at Namojagannathpur and Badshahpara have gone into the Padma; the water board says work on a Tk 748 crore project will start once the water drops.
FlowersRed and white shapla lilies are in flower on Gazna beel, Dikshi beel, Chalan beel and ponds across Pabna, but locals say filled-in wetlands, unplanned fish farming and pesticides are squeezing them out.
VegetablesFarmers in Pirganj, Rangpur, are preparing land and planting murikata onions for the winter market; some fear a fertiliser shortage later, but the upazila agriculture officer says there is none.
FisheriesNahid Hossain, a disabled entrepreneur in Raninagar, raises black soldier fly larvae on household and market waste to feed his fish; a kilo costs about Tk 65 to produce and sells for Tk 250 to 270.
Daily lifeThe LPG traders' cooperative says sales will stop indefinitely if demands are not met after the two days; only six or seven companies are active and several lakh cylinders lie unused, it says.
IslamGold, silver and foreign currency left in the donation boxes of Kishoreganj's historic Pagla Mosque over six years were counted at the deputy commissioner's office; the metals will be auctioned and the currency cashed.
CropsFood Minister Afroza Khanam said in Chattogram that a pilot in three districts will buy paddy straight from farmers to keep middlemen out, possibly paying through mobile banking such as bKash.
About 400,000 children and adolescents aged 0 to 19 develop cancer worldwide each year, the WHO estimates; recognising the signs early and starting treatment fast is what improves survival.
EnvironmentResorts and cottages built by cutting hills and forest in Moulvibazar now number about 200, most with no clear approval on record; in August and September pythons, cobras, fishing cats and other animals left Lawachara for nearby villages.
AgribusinessMore than 47,000 people applied for about 5,000 fertiliser dealerships; people involved say about 80 percent of those named in the agriculture ministry's partial list for 55 districts are inexperienced holders of new trade licences.
EnvironmentConcrete blocks now carry 15 percent VAT on the sale price and makers want 3 percent; the government wants blocks to replace fired clay bricks, which strip farmland fertility and pollute the air.
IslamAround 605 CE, five years before prophethood, the Quraysh rebuilt a Kaaba damaged by fire and flood; when the clans nearly came to blows over the Black Stone, Muhammad (peace be upon him), then 35, settled it with his cloak.
EnvironmentThe smallest of Asia's shrikes is a rare resident bird in Bangladesh; ornithologist A N M Aminur Rahman describes finding its nest and chick at Babudaing, Chapainawabganj.
HealthAge, long-term illness and some medicines weaken immunity, so adults may need flu, pneumonia, hepatitis B, HPV and tetanus vaccines, Dr Shahnur Sharmin writes.
Rooftop farmingAbu Hanif, 62, learned from YouTube and planted dragon fruit on his 1,400 sq ft roof and 6.5 decimals of yard in Matlab Dakshin, Chandpur, in 2024; he now clears more than Tk 1 lakh a year and has leased 60 more decimals.
Daily lifeIn a Manitoba Co-operator column, Joan Mudryk recalls how her mother and mother-in-law fed harvest crews in the field, and why the meal at the end gate matters more than the food.
CropsWith Agriculture Canada pulling out of late-stage variety work, farm groups are weighing Australia's levy-and-match system, the US mix of universities and companies, and Brazil's public Embrapa model.
LivestockUS pork exports were 222,243 tonnes in August, worth $606.3 million, as Mexico produced more of its own; Central America, Colombia and the Caribbean are on track for record years.
AgrotechUniversity of Arkansas researchers comparing free and commercial satellite imagery, drones and handheld sensors found they often show the same crop patterns; a second study looks at drone spray speed and coverage.
FruitsFive districts of Rangpur division produced 134,916 tonnes of bananas on 4,077 hectares in 2024-25, but with no cold stores, processing plants or good transport, growers sell cheaply to middlemen.
FruitsDentist Abul Hasan Faruk planted four passion fruit seedlings at home in Ichhapura, Daudkandi, in 2024; the trellised garden has given two harvests that sell at Tk 600 to 800 a kilo.
CropsOnly 5 of 16 approved workers are on duty at the horticulture centre at Panchgachhia, Feni, and rain floods its low beds, spoiling soil and seedlings.
AgribusinessThe State of the FPO Sector 2026 report finds 91% of producer companies thinly capitalised, women-led groups short of credit, and calls for restoring a lapsed tax exemption and building federations.
FisheriesAt a consultation in Kochi on India's National Plan of Action for Small-Scale Fisheries, fishers called for disaster preparedness, income support on days lost to bad weather and recognition of women as fishers.
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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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GalleryA fig tree grows upside down in the Roman ruins of Baia, near Naples1 photos
GalleryFrom the magpie robin to a fish eagle: seven familiar birds through a student's lens1 photos
GalleryDawn to 9am: a banana market on the banks of the Karatoya in Bogura1 photos
GalleryGlimpse: a tomato plot, betel vines, hill papayas and Padma erosion1 photos
GalleryIn pictures, 9 October: mended nets, a scarecrow, kenaf in bloom1 photos
GalleryGlimpse, 8 October: jute on a bridge rail, bitter gourd trellises, winter seedlings1 photos
GalleryIn pictures: dawn at Barishal's Port Road fish landing centreSection
EnvironmentA PNAS study by the Potsdam Institute and Kiel University finds that less diverse meadows and pastures would take up less carbon and yield less forage, with drops of up to 50% in places such as India and Paraguay.
FruitsNashik received only 34.3% of its normal monsoon rain. Vineyards may survive to the December-January harvest on stored water, growers say, but could die in 2027, while some onion farmers may plant more.
EnvironmentA month of underwater recordings in the tidal Rupnarayan river found dolphin clicks peaked at 4-6 am and 6-8 pm and at water levels of 1.5-2 metres, findings that could change how surveys are timed.
VegetablesWith a hot, dry El Niño summer forecast, spinach farmers in the Eastern Cape and Limpopo describe wilting and powdery mildew, and the field changes that help; a researcher says irrigation is the long-term answer.
Rain, wind and storms during the kharif harvest have flattened standing paddy and drenched grain stored in the open in north India; IMD forecasts more rain and strong winds on 12-13 October.
