Environment
Fishermen Head for Dublar Char
Fishermen from coastal districts are setting out for Dublar Char in the Sundarbans for the five-month dried fish season starting on 1 November.
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Bangla Tribune
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Environment
"What Will We Eat Now?" Untimely Teesta Flood Destroys Crops in Lalmonirhat
A sudden out-of-season flood on the Teesta has destroyed crops on thousands of hectares in Lalmonirhat, and farming families fear they will run short of food.
Environment
"Sreemangal Tea" Being Made With Sawdust and Toxic Chemicals
Low-grade tea mixed with sawdust and toxic chemicals is being sold as Sreemangal's famous tea, cheating tourists and hurting genuine traders, and BGB has seized a large quantity.
Daily life
Barley Tea to Fight Wrinkles
Regularly drinking barley tea, a beauty drink from Korea, can help reduce wrinkles and acne.
Crops
Geneticist Abed Chowdhury's New Aman Rice Ripens Early in Kulaura
Australia-based geneticist Dr Abed Chowdhury has developed Kanihati Aman rice varieties that his grower in Kulaura harvested about a month and a half early.
Agribusiness
Onion Imports From India Resume at Hili, Prices Fall
Onion prices at Hili land port fell by Tk 12 a kg after imports from India resumed following the six-day Durga Puja closure.
Crops
Yellow Tea Arrives, Fetching Tk 8,300 a Kg
The Brindaban tea garden in Habiganj has produced yellow tea, and its first 6 kg sold at Tk 8,300 a kg at the Chattogram auction.