Agribusiness
Elephant Kills Mahout While Collecting Money at Market
A mahout named Nazrul Islam was killed when the elephant he was using to collect money threw him down and trampled him in Kotalipara, Gopalganj.
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Crops
Demand for Water Chestnut Grows in Satkhira Markets
Early water chestnut has reached Satkhira's markets, and growers in Debhata expect profits as demand for the fruit rises.
Environment
Snake Menace Rises in Mirsarai, Over 400 Bitten in 9 Months
Snakebites have risen in Mirsarai, Chattogram, after the devastating flood, with about 400 people bitten this year and one schoolboy killed.
Agribusiness
Let the King of Fish Come to the Homes of Poor Subjects
A columnist argues that despite big catches, hoarding syndicates keep hilsa out of reach of ordinary people and calls for cheap government sales.
Fisheries
Army Seizes 1,050kg of Hilsa Being Smuggled to India
Army members seized more than a tonne of hilsa being smuggled to India through Kasba in Brahmanbaria on 23 September and detained one man.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Is Being Exported to India, Not Sent as a Gift: Rizwana Hasan
Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said hilsa is going to India as an export that will earn the government money, not as a gift, while visiting the broken Musapur regulator in Noakhali.
Environment
Young Man Dies of Snakebite in Kishoreganj
A 22-year-old man died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj on the night of 22 September.
Environment
45 Kalkeute Hatchlings Rescued in Satkhira
Forty-five kalkeute snake hatchlings were rescued from a house in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, on 22 September.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Diplomacy and 'O Amar Desher Mati'
A columnist asks why 3,000 tonnes of hilsa are going to India for Durga Puja against the fisheries adviser's wishes, and reflects on the bonds between the two Bengals.
Crops
Commercial Grape Farming Begins in Chandpur for the First Time
Chandpur entrepreneur Kamruzzaman Pradhania has succeeded in growing grapes, a foreign fruit, and has begun commercial cultivation on 20 decimals of land.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Export Decided at the Highest Level, No Use Being Emotional: Salehuddin
Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said hilsa is being exported to India by a decision at the highest level, and emotional talk serves no purpose.
Crops
What to Eat and What to Avoid When You Have Diarrhoea
With many people falling ill with diarrhoea in the sudden heat, here is what to do quickly if you get it.
Agribusiness
'Nothing for Us but Pangas and Tilapia', Laments Kuddus Boyati
Folk singer Kuddus Boyati has criticised the decision to export hilsa to India in a social media post saying ordinary people get nothing but pangas and tilapia.