Fisheries
A Single Hilsa From the Meghna Sells for Tk 8,700
A hilsa weighing about 3 kg caught in the Meghna off Hatiya in Noakhali sold at auction for Tk 8,700.
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Environment
Indore Sets World Record by Planting Nearly 11 Lakh Saplings in a Day
The Indian city of Indore has set a Guinness World Record by planting more than 11 lakh saplings in a single day in a drive organised by the Madhya Pradesh government.
Environment
Elderly Woman Killed in Wild Elephant Attack in Rangamati
A woman in her sixties was killed and her house wrecked when a herd of wild elephants attacked at Rangipara in Rangamati's Longadu upazila.
Environment
Will the Srabon Rains Come Now That Ashar Is Over?
As the month of Ashar ends without the rain people hoped for, an essay asks whether Srabon, the last month of the monsoon, will bring relief from the heat.
Crops
Golden Dreams of the Golden Fibre in Farmers' Eyes
Jute cultivation has increased in Sharsha upazila of Jashore, where farmers expect good yields and profits thanks to suitable soil, low costs and government support.
Environment
UNO 'Censured' for Planting Trees Cleared of Allegation
Former Hathazari UNO Mohammad Ruhul Amin, who was censured instead of rewarded after planting 30,000 trees, has been cleared of the misconduct allegation.
Crops
Paddy Prices Are Higher, but Fertiliser and Pesticide Costs Hit Farmers
Boro paddy is selling for more than last season in Dinajpur, but rising fertiliser, pesticide and irrigation costs have pushed farmers on leased land into losses.
Environment
Native Tree Orchard Planned to Protect Island in the Karnaphuli
Environmental activists in Chattogram have begun planting native trees on the 105-acre Baklia char in the Karnaphuli, aiming to create a natural forest on the island.
Crops
Hill Lotkon Growers Dream of Earning Lakhs
Once a neglected wild fruit, lotkon is now in demand in Khagrachhari's hills and beyond, and growers hope to earn lakhs of taka from it.
Environment
Young Man Claims He Is Bitten by a Snake Every Saturday
A 24-year-old man in Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, claims to have been bitten by a snake at least seven times in 40 days, and a committee of doctors is investigating.
Vegetables
A Dhaka University Professor's Rooftop Garden Full of Fruit and Vegetables
Dhaka University maths professor Dr Shahidul Islam and his wife have turned the roof of their Fuller Road residence into a garden of fruit, vegetables and herbs.
Environment
Tourist Killed While Trying to Photograph Elephants Up Close
A Spanish tourist was trampled to death by an elephant after getting out of his car to photograph a herd up close in South Africa's Pilanesberg park.
Environment
Smuggler Caught With 100 Live Snakes in His Trousers
Chinese customs officers at Futian port in Shenzhen caught a man trying to smuggle 104 live snakes into mainland China hidden in his trousers.