Environment
Snakebite Kills Child in Mirsarai
A three-year-old girl died after a snake bit her in her sleep in Mirsarai, Chattogram, on Wednesday night.
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Crops
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Aus Seed Rice Grown on 300 Acres of BADC Farm
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Environment
Child Dies After Snakebite While Asleep
An 11-year-old Class Five pupil in Gangni, Meherpur, died after a snake bit him as he slept at home on Wednesday night.
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SAU to Give Free Seedlings to Flood-Hit Farmers
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Sonali Bag Will Help Restore Jute's Golden Age
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Environment
Snake Venom Worth Tk 23.5 Crore Seized Being Smuggled to India
Border guards seized 3.6 kg of snake venom valued at about Tk 23.5 crore that smugglers abandoned near the Dinajpur border.
Vegetables
How to Cook Hilsa Do Peyaza
Hilsa season is here, and hilsa do peyaza offers a new taste of the familiar fish with just a few spices.
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Arabian Dates Hang in Bunches in Joypurhat
A Joypurhat farmer who learned from YouTube now has about 10 varieties of Arabian dates fruiting in his orchard in Akkelpur upazila.
Environment
Woman Dies of Snakebite After Healer's Charms
A 70-year-old woman bitten by a venomous snake in Chuadanga died on the way to hospital after her family first took her to a local healer.
Agribusiness
Fraud in the Name of Chandpur Hilsa: 41 Sellers and Pages Listed
Traders at the Chandpur fish landing centre have listed 41 businesses and Facebook pages selling hilsa so that online buyers are not cheated.
Rooftop farming
Flood Washes Away Fish and Poultry Farms in Feni
Farmers in Feni's Daganbhuiyan upazila say the flood has wiped out their poultry and fish farms, with individual losses of seven to eight lakh taka.
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8-Foot Python Found in Village, Released Into Sundarbans
An 8-foot python caught in a farmer's fencing net in Morrelganj, Bagerhat, was rescued by a village tiger response team and released into the Sundarbans.