Jahangirnagar University Holds Its Annual Bird Fair
As every year, Jahangirnagar University held a day-long bird fair to build public awareness of bird conservation, with the vice-chancellor warning that construction has damaged bird habitats.
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As every year, Jahangirnagar University held a day-long bird fair to build public awareness of bird conservation, with the vice-chancellor warning that construction has damaged bird habitats.
Jasmine Ara's 12-acre nursery beside the Old Brahmaputra in Gauripur holds more than 4 lakh seedlings of 300 species and employs 35 workers.
After his NGO project job ended, Mahabubul Alam Naim built a commercial quail farm in Kalapara that he says now earns him Tk 50,000 a month.
Supermarket chain Shwapno bought 10,000 cauliflowers from Meherpur farmers who could not recover transport and labour costs as prices fell.
As cold and fog intensify, farmers fear cold injury to Boro seedbeds and late blight in potatoes, and agriculture officials set out steps to protect the crops.
Hit by Tk 446 crore in farm losses from August's flood, Feni farmers have sharply expanded mustard cultivation in hope of recovering.
At least 141 farmers in Mymensingh Sadar who grew BINA dhan17 and BINA dhan11 with free BINA seed saw most of their paddy turn to chaff.
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Most people throw away orange peel, but it is packed with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants and can be eaten grated, powdered or as jelly.
A step-by-step guide to raising marigold plants from seed, from sowing in a tray to transplanting seedlings into the garden.
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Farmers are ignoring pesticide rules, making fruit and vegetables the most pesticide-laden foods, a Dhaka University nutrition professor told a Bangladesh Food Safety Authority seminar.
Rice prices have risen by Tk 2-6 a kg despite the Aman harvest and open imports, with traders blaming hoarding and rumours, millers blaming paddy prices and the food secretary blaming propaganda.