Vegetables
BADC Farm in Domar Grows Dhaincha on 200 Acres
The BADC foundation seed potato farm in Domar, Nilphamari, has grown dhaincha on 200 acres as green manure, a practice that has almost disappeared from farmers' fields.
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Crops
Three-Day National Fruit Fair Begins Thursday at KIB, Dhaka
The Ministry of Agriculture's three-day National Fruit Fair opens on Thursday, 6 June, at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari, Dhaka, and ends on Saturday, 8 June.
Environment
Woman Bitten by Snake in Her Sleep Dies in Hospital
A 45-year-old housewife, Sajeda Begum, died at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital after a snake bit her while she slept in Ariar Chak village.
Livestock
More Traders Than Buyers at Chandpur's Cattle Markets
Eid-ul-Azha cattle markets have begun in Chandpur, but at the Shafarmali haat ordinary buyers are bargaining and leaving, and traders make up most of the crowd.
Fruits
Remal-Hit Litchis Being Sold by the Kilogram in Ishwardi
Cyclone Remal struck just before Ishwardi's Bombai litchi harvest, splitting and dropping so much fruit that growers are selling it by the kilogram for Tk 20-35.
Crops
Trees Can Bring Relief From the Heat
Trees can ease the heatwave's toll, but experts urge people to choose native species over the foreign trees that now fill the country.
Environment
Leopard Overpowered by Dogs It Tried to Hunt, Video Goes Viral
A leopard that entered a dairy farm in Haridwar, India, hunting dogs was badly mauled by two large dogs and had to be rescued by forest officials.
Crops
Caring for Summer Vegetables
The months of Boishakh and Joishtho bring harsh weather that harms vegetables, and these steps help keep summer crops fresh and productive.
Crops
Chapainawabganj Mangoes Due Next Week, Kansat Arots Get Ready
Chapainawabganj's mangoes are expected in the market after the first week of June, and traders at Kansat are building and repairing their wholesale arots.
Vegetables
Vegetables Grown on 22 Acres of Sirajganj Power Plant Land
At a solar power plant in Saydabad, Sirajganj, vegetables are being grown on 22 acres of otherwise unused land under the panels as a pilot project.
Crops
Farmer Dies of Russell's Viper Bite in Ishwardi
A 45-year-old farmer, Hafizur Rahman, has died in Ishwardi, Pabna, after a Russell's viper bit him while he was working in a banana orchard.
Crops
Bitten Farmer Takes Russell's Viper to Hospital
A farmer bitten by a Russell's viper while harvesting paddy in Charghat, Rajshahi, killed the snake and took it in a sack to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital.
Fruits
Mango Trader Dies After Being Drugged on Bus Home
Md Asif Talukder, a 30-year-old mango trader, died after members of an 'ojnan party' gang drugged him on a bus from Satkhira to Dhaka.