Crops
Syndicate Manipulates Government Paddy Procurement in Nageshwari, Genuine Farmers Left Out
A syndicate in Kurigram's Nageshwari allegedly used the names of poor and landless people to sell paddy to government stores, depriving genuine farmers.
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Environment
Planting Trees Is Not Enough, a Social Environmental Movement Is Needed: DSCC Administrator
Launching a 10,000-tree drive in Kamrangirchar, DSCC administrator Md Abdus Salam said tree planting must be matched by clean rivers, canals and drains and a social environmental movement.
Agribusiness
Severe Ice Shortage Keeps Hilsa Fishermen from Going to Sea
Hundreds of trawlers at the Alipur-Mohipur fish port in Patuakhali cannot go to sea for hilsa because power cuts have crippled ice production.
Environment
Human Chain Demands Resignation of Rajbari Hospital Chief and Civil Surgeon
Citizens in Rajbari formed a human chain demanding the resignation of the civil surgeon and the Sadar Hospital superintendent after a young snakebite victim died, allegedly for lack of antivenom.
Crops
Irregularities Alleged in Prime Minister's Tree-Planting Project in Chuadanga
Beneficiaries in Chuadanga allege that poor-quality saplings and bamboo stakes were supplied under the government's priority tree-planting project at inflated prices.
Crops
Why Fish Farming Matters and Why Catches Are Falling
With wild fish stocks shrinking, fish and shrimp farming is proving more profitable than crop farming for Bangladeshi farmers, and the country ranks fifth in the world in aquaculture.
Crops
No Seller, a Shop in Jhenaidah Runs 24 Hours on Trust
A roadside shop at Charatala bazar in Jhenaidah's Harinakunda sells vegetables, tea and paan round the clock with no seller, as customers serve themselves and leave money in a cash box.
Crops
Make a Tasty Soup with Lentils and Chicken
Lentils and chicken together make a tasty, nutritious soup that keeps you full, needs few ingredients and can be made at home in a short time.
Livestock
Giant Python Caught Raiding Duck Farm in China, Brings Up Three Ducks
Ducks kept vanishing from a farm in Zhangzhou, China, until the culprit turned out to be a python several metres long, which was later released in remote hills.
Agribusiness
This Fish Looks Like Hilsa but Is Not: Simple Ways to Tell Them Apart
When hilsa is scarce, some dishonest traders sell sardines or chandana fish as hilsa, but a few checks at the market can reveal the difference.
Fisheries
Chicken, Fish or Mutton: Which Protein Does the Body More Good?
Fish, chicken and mutton are all good sources of protein, but their nutritional value differs, so the best choice depends on each person's needs.
Crops
Solar Power Opens a New Horizon for Farming and Food
Agrivoltaics, which places solar panels above working farmland, could let land-scarce Bangladesh produce food and clean electricity on the same field.
Agribusiness
Trawler Nets 46 Maunds of Hilsa in a Single Haul off Kalapara
A fishing trawler in the Bay of Bengal off Kalapara, Patuakhali, caught 46 maunds of hilsa in one haul, selling the fish at auction for Tk 48.5 lakh.