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EnvironmentForest officials recovered a decomposed calf from the Kubai river in West Midnapore; on Sunday three elephants were killed by an illegal power connection to a shallow pump.
HealthA mobile court in Rangpur's Pirgachha seized 50 to 60 cartons of fake soybean oil, empty bottles and fake labels, and fined the trader Tk 20,000 as well.
About 50 students, teachers and staff at a secondary school in Kalapara, Patuakhali, fell ill with convulsions and breathlessness; the hospital doctor described it as hysteria, a psychological condition.
At a pre-COP31 webinar by the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust, the environment ministry and a UNESCO Chair, speakers urged turning climate priorities into investable projects.
FisheriesA WorldFish workshop in Dhaka looked at how integrated Artemia, fish and vegetable farming on Cox's Bazar salt pans and three decades of GIFT tilapia could be applied in Kenya and Ghana.
Approved after the devastating 2024 floods, the project will control floods and waterlogging and help farming and fisheries, the water resources minister said.
IslamTwo hadiths in Sahih al-Bukhari say that Allah tests those He wishes good for, and that a Muslim's fatigue, illness and pain are a means of forgiveness of sins.
IslamAccording to a hadith in Sahih Muslim, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) will be the first to come to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Judgement, and it will be opened for him first.
Dr Sharadindu Shekhar Roy writes that chest pressure, breathlessness or fatigue on less exertion than before should be checked, not put down to age.
Daily lifeEnergy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud said there is no shortfall in LPG supply and warned of action against anyone creating a shortage or selling above the BERC price.
At a meeting by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and ISSUP Bangladesh, psychiatrist Professor Dr M A Mohit Kamal said lasting recovery needs family support, aftercare and jobs as well as treatment.
The bus fare from Madinah airport to the city has been cut to 3.45 Saudi riyals, and new routes and stops have opened.
CropsA parliamentary committee heard that the Ashuganj plant has also been shut for 19 months, and urged more fertiliser production at home and self-sufficiency in seed.
EnvironmentDNA analysis by researchers from UC Berkeley and Chile has identified the gentoo penguins of the Kerguelen Islands as a separate species, Pygoscelis kerguelensis.
A 50 kg bag of the state-owned sugar company's Sonar Dana organic fertiliser costs Tk 900, while farmers are paying Tk 2,500 to 3,000 for a bag of chemical fertiliser.
Daily lifeFourteen production wells supply 10,332 cubic metres a day to 9,482 customers; with the water table falling and old tube wells dead, new wells, tanks and pipelines have been proposed.
The crack appeared before dawn on Wednesday at the Sureshwar fish landing in Shariatpur; the UNO and Water Development Board officials have inspected the site.
HealthLaunched by the college's gynaecological oncology unit, the drive came with a reminder from specialists that the vaccine is the main protection against cervical cancer but does not replace regular screening.
Upholding President Javier Milei's move, the ruling lets foreign people, companies or states buy rural land without a cap; foreigners were previously limited to 15 percent of the country's land.
CropsAman was planted on 46,774 hectares against a target of 46,772; high-yielding varieties fell 246 hectares short while local varieties exceeded their target by 248.
A TIB-backed Active Citizens Group meeting heard that waste dumped in drains and canals causes waterlogging and a temporary riverside dump is polluting water, soil and air.
CookingBrought from Central Asia in the 14th century, the royal mutton feast now runs to about 20 dishes, though the wooden mallets and slow wood fires have not changed.
VegetablesA two-year field study in Georgia found that poultry-based soil amendments and extreme weather affect how long E. coli persists in soils used to grow sweet onions.
EnvironmentWith three-quarters of the state's tehsils declared drought-hit, the government will fund village employment on water conservation, irrigation and farm infrastructure, and weighs water supply cuts.
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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.
VideoAfter leaving a garment job, H M Forwardi Palash planted an acre of year-round guava in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, and is working towards GAP certification to supply supershops.
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GalleryA day in Bangladesh: fishing on Kaptai Lake, cauliflower fields and lotus1 photos
GalleryIn pictures: Bogura's bananas, from Shibganj orchards to markets nationwide1 photos
GalleryIn pictures: a white-throated kingfisher on the hunt in Pabna1 photos
EnvironmentAn undersea 'Kelvin wave' of warm water heads for California, raising flood fears1 photos
GalleryThe roadside barbers of the Buriganga bank: a haircut and shave for Tk 60 to 10018 photos
GalleryBangladesh's traditional native fish, in pictures5 photos
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At least 40 wild Siamese crocodiles live in the Cardamom Mountains wetland; Fauna and Flora, running a breeding centre since 2011, has released 246 crocodiles into rivers.
EnvironmentResearchers from Wageningen, IRRI and Cornell argue in Nature Water that groundwater science must move from recording depletion to finding workable pathways that balance food production, nature and long-term supply.
EnvironmentXuelong and Xuelong 2 took part in China's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition, which focused on climate and environmental observation; two more ships are due back in mid-October.
EnvironmentAt a Department of Environment project event in Natore, speakers called for proper handling of chemical, farm and electronic waste as well as plastic.
CropsFarmers in Pampore's Patalbagh say rodents drawn by a nearby dump eat saffron corms; residents estimate 120 hectares affected, and the pollution regulator calls the landfill illegal.
