Fruit Saplings in High Demand in Jhalakathi
Sapling sales are booming at weekly markets in Jhalakathi as the monsoon ends, with fruit trees in greatest demand.
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Sapling sales are booming at weekly markets in Jhalakathi as the monsoon ends, with fruit trees in greatest demand.
Lying down, exercising, tea or coffee, smoking and fruit straight after a heavy meal can all cause health problems.
Bacterial panicle blight, a seed-borne disease that turns rice grains empty, can be checked through seed treatment, balanced fertiliser and timely sprays.
Mango exports from Chapainawabganj rose to more than 376 tonnes this year, more than double last year's 132 tonnes.
With floodwater gone, farmers in Dewanganj are replanting Aman after three rounds of flooding destroyed the crop on 287 hectares.
Two six-foot pythons that snake charmers used to frighten shopkeepers into paying money in Kalapara have been rescued and released near Kuakata.
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are profiting from summer yardlong beans, with good yields and prices drawing more growers to the crop.
Forty-five endangered turtles seized from a passenger bus in Cumilla have been released in Gazipur's Bhawal National Park.
Passport applications in Sunamganj have multiplied as farmers and young people in the haor district leave farming to seek work abroad.
Teacher-turned-grower Mridul Biswas of Pabna bags his late-variety mangoes to keep them free of pests and pesticides, and sells them when prices are high.
At least 15 people were injured when a jackal attacked in Saidpur, Nilphamari, and a seriously hurt teenager was taken to Rangpur.
The Bengali month of Ashwin is the time to prepare soil and seedbeds and sow winter vegetables, in fields and rooftop gardens alike.
Snakebite admissions and deaths are rising at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, which faced an antivenom shortage that its director says is now over.