Livestock
Writ Filed to Stop Qurbani Cattle Market in Aftabnagar
A writ petition challenges the legality of a lease notice for holding a Qurbani animal market in Dhaka's Aftabnagar ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
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Crops
Chhanowar Quits Teaching and Finds Success Growing Fruit
A Tangail man who left teaching to farm has built a commercial fruit and coffee farm in Madhupur and won a national agriculture award.
Crops
KHANI Bangladesh Calls for Minimum Crop Prices and a Price Commission
Food security network KHANI Bangladesh demanded a minimum support price for farmers' crops and a price commission, presenting findings on the suicide of a Meherpur onion farmer.
Crops
Kamruzzaman Succeeds in Growing 85 Varieties of Grape
A young man in Chandpur has succeeded in growing grapes commercially on 20 decimals of land, with 85 varieties from 18 countries in his collection.
Crops
From Hunger to National Best Farmer: Sureshwar Mallik's Safe Vegetable Farming
Sureshwar Mallik of Dumuria, Khulna, who once ate soaked rice for lack of money, now grows safe vegetables year-round using modern techniques and has won national honours.
Crops
A Grower's Dream in the Kingdom of Mangoes
Chapainawabganj's mango growers, heirs to a centuries-old tradition, keep faith with the crop despite unseasonal storms and disease.
Fruits
Ayesha's Rooftop Garden Success Sends Saplings to Districts Across the Country
A Faridpur woman who started a rooftop garden with five fruit trees in 2019 now sells grafted saplings online to growers across the country.
Crops
From Housewife to National Best Farmer: Sahida Begum's Onion Seed Success
Faridpur farmer Sahida Begum, a former housewife, grows onion seed on up to 100 acres, sold at least Tk 4 crore worth this year and pioneered hand pollination of onion seed.
Bangladesh
Three Civet Cubs Rescued in Moulvibazar
Three civet cubs held by a household in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, have been rescued and taken to a wildlife rescue centre in Lawachhara National Park.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Rise Within a Week in Barishal
Vegetable prices in Barishal have risen by Tk 5 to Tk 10 in a week, while fish and meat prices have been stable for two weeks.
Crops
Sunamganj's 10 Lakh Farmers Fear Losing Their Crop
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors fear losing a bumper boro crop to flash floods after a forecast of a week of heavy rain.
Crops
New Prospects for Pineapple Farming in the Garo Hills
Pineapple farming is spreading on fallow hill land along Sherpur's border, with growers saying government support and protection from wild elephants could transform the area.
Crops
Farmers in Trouble Over Potato Storage
Potato farmers in Cumilla's Burichang are storing their bumper crop under tarpaulins in the open, with cold stores full and prices below production cost.