Fisheries
40 kg of Rice Each for Nearly 2.8 Lakh Fishers Who Stay Off Jatka
The government will give 40 kg of VGF rice each to 280,963 fisher families in 20 districts during the ban on catching jatka.
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Fisheries
Three-Maund Baghair Fish Sold at Tk 2,000 a kg
A baghair fish weighing three maunds (120 kg) was cut up and sold at Tk 2,000 a kg at Lalbazar fish market in Sylhet city.
Daily life
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Agribusiness
Joypurhat's Poultry Industry Caught in Cycle of Boom and Bust
Unstable prices are pushing Joypurhat's 10,000 chicken farms, 40 hatcheries and 11 feed mills between profit and loss, putting over a lakh livelihoods at risk.
Environment
Forest Department Releases Fishing Cat That Strayed into Joypurhat Border Village
A fishing cat that entered a border village in Joypurhat Sadar, possibly from India, has been rescued by the forest department and released into a nearby forest.
Vegetables
Cauliflower lowers the risk of heart disease and cancer
Cauliflower is an important source of nutrients, and its phytochemicals and antioxidants may lower the risk of heart disease, cancer and other illnesses.
Fruits
SAU Scientist Develops Method to Detect Melon Fruit Rot Bacteria
A Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University biotechnologist has developed molecular markers to detect the bacterium that rots melons and watermelons and to select tolerant lines.
Vegetables
Dab Begun Sells at Tk 40 a Kg: How to Grow It
Dab begun, a large aubergine named for its resemblance to a green coconut, yields 5-7 kg a plant and sells at Tk 40-50 a kg.
Fruits
Kul Sells at Tk 80 a Kg, Porsha Growers Profit
Kashmiri and Ball Sundari kul, grown commercially for the first time in Naogaon, are bringing Porsha growers good yields and wholesale prices of Tk 80 a kg and up.
Flowers
Hospital rubbish dump is now a flower garden
An abandoned rubbish heap in front of Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital has been turned into a flower garden at the initiative of one of its doctors.
Livestock
Montu Mia's Rabbits and Pigeons
A Mirpur resident who began keeping rabbits and pigeons as a hobby now plans to rear them commercially.
Crops
Three Tangail Farmers Change Their Lives Growing Rice
Three farmers in Delduar, Tangail, who inherited small plots, have bought more land, built homes and educated their children by selling hundreds of maunds of rice.
Environment
Which Is More Harmful, Air Pollution or Smoking?
A new study finds outdoor air pollution shortens average life expectancy by nearly three years, more than smoking does.