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OpinionMarking World Migratory Bird Day, columnist Shafiqul Islam Khokon writes that about 45 percent of migratory species are declining, according to BirdLife, and calls for Bangladesh to protect its haors and beels, stop hunting and count birds regularly.
EnvironmentA Water Development Board embankment at Botbunia collapsed on Sunday, flooding the area; residents say three decades of erosion have taken homes and about 300 bighas of farmland.
VegetablesAgainst a target of 1,290 hectares, about 480 hectares fewer have gone under beans in Ishwardi this season, as farmers cite costs, poor prices, fertiliser shortages and absent extension officers.
HealthIn a Jagannath University Press Club survey of 600 students, only 7 went to bed before midnight and only 16 per cent ate three meals a day; a university doctor warns of long-term health risks.
Daily lifeKeep the fridge at 2-4 degrees Celsius and away from the wall, open it less, check the inverter battery water, unplug chargers once full and switch to LED bulbs.
CropsIn Dewanganj, Jamalpur, farmers are growing water chestnut cheaply on land that stays under water for much of the year and can carry no other crop; the upazila agriculture office says the crop has good potential.
AgribusinessGovernment sources estimate that turning half of the roughly 3 million tonnes of jute sticks produced each year into charcoal would yield 250,000 tonnes and large export earnings; producers in the industry, begun in 2012, want a dedicated policy.
Lalmohan's poultry farmers say feed and medicine costs have risen, egg prices are unfair and no livestock officer has advised them in 15 years; the upazila livestock officer admits staff shortages.
CookingBeef, mutton or buffalo meat thickened with rice flour and finished with fried onion, garlic and cumin, pithali is the dish of weddings, aqiqah and community gatherings in Jamalpur, also known as milli, milani, myanda or menda.
HealthBlood stem cell transplants can save lives in leukaemia, lymphoma and aplastic anaemia, and gene-edited Casgevy is approved for sickle cell disease and thalassaemia, but not every stem cell use is established treatment.
HealthSandor's 10-year PPP contract with the health directorate, which provides cheap dialysis on 59 machines at the national kidney institute and 31 at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, ends on 29 November with no decision yet on renewal or an alternative.
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.
