Livestock
Wild Animal Attack Kills a Thousand Chickens on Farm
About 1,000 chickens at a poultry farm in Darshana, Chuadanga, have died in an overnight attack by a wild animal, causing an estimated loss of Tk 4 to 5 lakh.
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