Livestock
How Broiler Chicken Harms Fertility, According to Indian Media Reports
Reports in some Indian media outlets say the hormones, arsenic and antibiotics given to broiler chickens can harm human fertility and health.
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Agribusiness
Canal Project Brings Smiles to More Than 1.5 Lakh Farmers in Naogaon
A Barind Multipurpose Development Authority canal project has ended waterlogging on more than 16,000 hectares in Naogaon, benefiting more than 1.5 lakh farmers in six upazilas.
Daily life
Coronavirus: What Heart Patients Need to Be Careful About
Research suggests the coronavirus can do more harm to people with heart disease, and health experts set out the precautions they should take.
Agribusiness
Duck Eggs Earn Tangail Farmer More Than Tk 1 Lakh a Month
A returning migrant worker in Tangail's Delduar upazila has built a mobile duck farm whose eggs now earn him more than Tk 1 lakh a month.
Flowers
Poppy Grown Among the Flowers at Rajshahi University
Banned poppy is allegedly being grown among flowers in gardens across Rajshahi University, including at the vice-chancellor's residence and residential halls.
Vegetables
Joypurhat Potatoes Go Abroad
After a bumper harvest, potatoes from Joypurhat's Kalai upazila are being exported to Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and other countries.
Agribusiness
Poppy Grown on Three Acres in Munshiganj
A mobile court seized poppy plants as evidence from about three acres of poppy fields at Charbanial in Munshiganj Sadar upazila.
Agribusiness
Improved Chicken Breeds Can Ease Unemployment
Rearing improved chicken breeds at home can help young people escape unemployment; here is what to know before starting.
Agribusiness
Great Potential in Betel Leaf Farming on Sandwip
Sandwip, once an exporter of betel leaf, now has to bring it in, as rising costs and lack of support push growers away from a crop officials say has great potential.
Agribusiness
Five villages of Nalchity busy making puffed rice for Ramadan
The villages of Dapdapia union in Nalchity, Jhalakathi, known as the puffed rice villages, are working day and night to meet Ramadan demand for hand-roasted muri.
Agribusiness
SAU Researchers Develop Fish Biscuits and Chanachur
Researchers at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University have made protein-rich biscuits and chanachur from pangas and silver carp to add value to these low-priced fish.
Vegetables
Abdul Rashid Becomes a Crorepati Growing Sweet Pumpkin
A former day labourer in Netrokona's Durgapur upazila has become a crorepati by growing hybrid sweet pumpkin, onion and garlic on the Someshwari river char.
Daily life
Bay Leaf Oil to Ease Ailments
Bay leaf, long used to flavour cooking, is also said to ease headaches and joint pain, and its traditional oil can be made at home.