Fisheries
Salted hilsa being prepared at the end of the season
Traders in Chandpur are salting hilsa and boxing its roe at the end of the season, though a poor supply has cut the amount being stored.
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Fisheries
Kolkata flooded with Gujarat hilsa, looks to Bangladesh before the Puja
With no hilsa from Bangladesh so far this year, West Bengal's markets are relying on a record catch from Gujarat ahead of Durga Puja.
Fruits
US expatriate buys pair of hilsa for Tk 16,000
Two large hilsa caught in the Padma at Goalanda were sold on to an expatriate living in the United States for Tk 15,950.
Agribusiness
One hilsa sells for Tk 6,000
A hilsa weighing 2.1 kg caught in the Bay of Bengal sold for Tk 6,090 in Kalapara, Patuakhali.
Crops
Salinity threatens the survival of coastal farming
Rising salinity is making farmland in coastal Satkhira unusable, pushing farmers out of agriculture while experts urge salt-tolerant varieties and better water management.
Crops
Silver sticks of the golden fibre bring prosperity to households
Women in Ishwardi's Muladuli union strip jute fibre in return for the jute sticks, which they sell or keep as fuel for the year.
Environment
Lalbagh Thana Chhatra Dal Plants Trees to Mark BNP's Founding Anniversary
Lalbagh thana Chhatra Dal held a tree-planting programme to mark the founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Crops
Manikganj Jute Farmers Busy Stripping and Drying the Golden Fibre
Farmers in Manikganj are busy lifting retted jute from rivers, canals and ditches to strip and sun-dry the golden fibre.
Fisheries
Huge pangas caught in hilsa net, sells for Tk 18,000
A 15 kg pangas caught in a hilsa net in the Bay of Bengal off Kuakata was auctioned for Tk 18,000.
Environment
The snakes that can bite even after they die
Three cases from Assam show that a snake can still bite hours after it has died, and researchers explain why its venom apparatus stays active.
Crops
Malaysia returnee Sarwar Selim scores big with chilli farming
A Malaysia returnee in Biral, Dinajpur, has sold Tk 3.5 lakh worth of monsoon chilli grown with mulching and pheromone yellow traps.
Environment
61 Illegal Structures Removed from Bhawal National Park
An eviction drive in Bhawal National Park in Gazipur demolished 61 illegal structures and recovered about one acre of reserved forest land worth nearly Tk 3 crore.
Crops
Why Trees Are Needed to Keep the Environment in Balance
A student writer argues that trees are indispensable to the environment and urges schools, colleges and universities to lead tree-planting drives.