Environment
Young Man Dies Trying to Rescue Pet Bird, Two Others Burned
A 22-year-old member of a pet bird rescue team died after being electrocuted in South Keraniganj while trying to retrieve a bird from a power line.
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Apples Imported Through Mongla Port for the First Time
Mongla port released 51 tonnes of imported apples on 21 December, the first apple consignment to come through the port.
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Rely on These 5 Superfoods to Stay Healthy in Winter
Five foods, from herbal tea to oranges and colourful winter vegetables, can help boost immunity during the cold season.
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Synchronised Cultivation Could Change Rice Farming in the Hills
Synchronised cultivation, with tray-raised seedlings planted by rice transplanters at the same time, is being introduced in the hills of Matiranga, Khagrachhari.
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Rubel Hopes to Sell Tk 40 Lakh Worth of Malta
In the mango district of Chapainawabganj, young farmer Rubel Ali has built a 26-bigha malta orchard that he expects to earn about Tk 40 lakh this year.
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Sustainable Management Needed to Control Fall Armyworm
Experts at the close of an FAO-backed project said fall armyworm infestation is rising in Bangladesh's crop fields and needs sustainable management.
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Mirsarai's Ahidun Nabi Succeeds With Fish Farming
After losing his first batch and suffering in the pandemic, Ahidun Nabi of Mirsarai turned a small biofloc pond into a fish and cattle business with Tk 40 lakh in capital.
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China Interested in Mango and Jute Goods From Bangladesh
China could become a major export market for Bangladeshi mangoes and jute goods, its ambassador told the FBCCI president, if Good Agricultural Practices are adopted.
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Water Chestnut Brings Profits to Joypurhat Farmers
Farmers in several Joypurhat villages have turned waterlogged low land into profitable water chestnut fields at very little cost.
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Mirsarai Expects 89,325 Tonnes of Aman Paddy as Harvest Begins
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, have begun harvesting aman paddy after weathering two cyclones, with a target of 89,325 tonnes of paddy this season.
Livestock
Started as a Hobby, Pigeons Now Pay for Yamin's Education
A Bhola college student who started rearing pigeons as a hobby now sells enough squabs to pay for his studies and pocket money.
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Two Friends Succeed with Year-Round Watermelon in Shayestaganj
Two friends in Shayestaganj, Habiganj, have made a success of year-round watermelon on 22 bighas of previously fallow land, selling 20,000 fruits.
Agribusiness
Macaw Worth Tk 1.5 Lakh Snatched in Dhaka, Recovered by Police and Robinhood
An 11-year-old pet macaw named Molly, snatched in Dhaka's Panthapath, was recovered two days later by police with help from an animal rescue group.