Rooftop farming
DNCC Helps Those Keen to Start Rooftop Gardens
Dhaka North City Corporation is offering advice, a free guidebook and expert support to people who want to start rooftop gardens.
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Fisheries
Mixed Farming of Pabda and Gulsha With Carp
A fisheries officer in Kulaura explains how to farm pabda and gulsha together with carp for higher profits at low cost.
Environment
Eight Lakh Trees to Be Planted in Three Hours in Dinajpur
Dinajpur's district administration plans to plant eight lakh trees in three hours on 19 July.
Fruits
How to Apply Fertiliser to Lychee Trees
Correct and balanced fertiliser use at the right time is key to growth, flowering, fruiting and long-term yields in lychee trees.
Crops
Himsagar Mango Wins GI Recognition, Growers Delighted
Meherpur's Himsagar mango, already exported to Europe and other countries, has been recognised as a GI product, to the delight of orchard owners.
Fruits
Rain or Shine, Pineapple Salad Brings Relief
A quick, colourful pineapple salad with a light sweet, sour and spicy taste suits both the hot sun and the rainy days of Bengal.
Environment
The 'Near-Extinct' Trees on Show at the Tree Fair
Many trees once common in rural Bengal are now called near-extinct, and the Forest Department's tree fair this year gave space to lost, rare and near-extinct species.
Crops
Shahin Makes a Novel "Coffee" From Date Seeds in Jhenaidah
In Jhenaidah, Ahsan Islam Shahin has made a coffee-like drink from the seeds of local dates that usually rot under the trees.
Crops
The Market Where Betel Leaf Worth Crores Is Sold Every Evening
A betel leaf market in Gournadi, Barishal, comes alive after dark five days a week, with trade worth crores of taka each day.
Crops
Hilsa Prices Must Not Rise for Abnormal Reasons, Says Adviser
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter says it must be ensured that hilsa prices do not rise for any abnormal reason and stay within ordinary people's reach.
Crops
Most Farmland Still Outside Sustainable Cultivation: BBS
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics says about 56 per cent of the country's farmland is still outside sustainable cultivation and more effort is needed to bring it in.
Environment
Elderly Man Dies of Snakebite in Bhola
Md Yunus Bepari, 60, died of a snakebite while under treatment at Monpura Upazila Health Complex in Bhola on Sunday night (29 June).
Agrotech
Bariadi's Konda Craft on the Verge of Extinction
Bariadi, a village in Gazipur once renowned for konda boats carved from palm trees, now keeps the craft alive in only a few families.