Fruits
Guti Mango Changes Farmers' Fortunes
Guti mangoes that Natore farmers once threw away now earn them crores of taka through sales to Pran's processing factory.
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Fruits
Grapes Can Be Grown in Bangladesh
Trials at the Rural Development Academy in Bogura suggest grapes can be grown successfully in Bangladesh, contrary to popular belief.
Agribusiness
A Guide to Carp Fingerlings
Black, biket and mirror carp are easy to farm, fast-growing and profitable; here is what farmers need to know about their fingerlings.
Flowers
Dutch Tulips Bloom in Gazipur as Delwar Pulls Off a Surprise
Flower farmer Delwar Hossain has made tulips bloom in his Sreepur garden from bulbs brought from the Netherlands.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Karatoya River With Life
Flocks of migratory birds have arrived on the Karatoya river in Tarash upazila, and locals say they are guarding them from hunters.
Livestock
Bird Poachers' Poison Bait Kills 500 Ducks in Hakaluki
About 500 ducks belonging to a farmer in Moulvibazar's Hakaluki Haor died after eating poison bait laid by a gang of migratory bird poachers.
Fruits
Water Chestnut: The New Sensation Among Local Fruits
Water chestnut, a nutritious aquatic fruit long grown in China, is now being farmed commercially in Satkhira and Naogaon.
Flowers
Sonapati Flowers Bloom in the Monsoon
Sonapati, a strikingly beautiful yellow flower also called Chandraprabha, blooms in large clusters at the branch tips in summer and the monsoon.
Flowers
Principal's Initiative Fills Campus With Flowers
A flower garden created and tended by its principal has made Puranbazar Degree College on the Dakatia river one of the most beautiful campuses in Chandpur.
Environment
Hakaluki Haor Bird Census Counts 40,126 Waterbirds of 53 Species
A two-day waterbird census found 40,126 birds of 53 species in Hakaluki Haor, including six threatened species, though poisoned birds were also found.
Agribusiness
Jail or Fine for Keeping or Trading Pet Birds Without a Licence
The government has finalised the Pet Bird Management Rules 2020, requiring licences for pet bird farms, pet shops and trade, with jail or fines for violators.
Environment
Migratory Bird Numbers Fall at Baikka Beel
Fewer migratory birds have reached Baikka Beel in Hail Haor this winter, blamed on lost aquatic vegetation, a mild winter and poaching, though more species have been recorded.
Environment
Rare Birds Spotted at Tanguar Haor
This year's bird census at Tanguar Haor counted 51,368 migratory waterbirds, including rare and threatened species, and researchers expect numbers to rise sharply in February.