Environment
Tree Planting Must Become a Lasting Social Movement, Says Minister
State Minister for Environment Sheikh Faridul Islam said all agencies must work together to turn tree planting into a sustainable social movement.
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Agribusiness
Tasteless Hilsa Being Sold as Bangladeshi in West Bengal
Hilsa from Gujarat, Mumbai and Myanmar is allegedly being sold as Bangladeshi hilsa in West Bengal's markets, prompting raids by food safety officials.
Crops
One Lakh Farmers to Receive Farmer Cards on 17 September
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally launch the farmer card programme in Fulgazi, Feni, on 17 September, when about one lakh farmers will receive incentive money.
Fruits
How Promising Is Commercial Fig Farming in Bangladesh?
Fig, known as tin or dumur, is emerging as an exotic fruit with commercial potential in Bangladesh, growing in fields and rooftop tubs year-round.
Crops
Four-Member Committee Formed to Fill Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer Posts
The government has formed a four-member committee headed by the state minister for public administration to speed up recruitment to vacant sub-assistant agriculture officer posts.
Environment
Could a Nile Crocodile Case Decide Trump's Washington Building Projects?
A Supreme Court ruling on Donald Trump's White House ballroom is being used against challenges to his other Washington projects, reviving debate over the right to sue on aesthetic grounds.
Environment
Husband Kills Cobra, Takes It in a Bag to Hospital With Bitten Wife
A man in Parshuram, Feni, killed the cobra that bit his 70-year-old wife and carried it in a bag to hospital so doctors could identify the snake.
Crops
Started as a Hobby, Coloured Watermelons Make Madrasa Student Minhaj a Lakhpati
Madrasa student Minhaj Uddin of Bochaganj in Dinajpur has earned lakhs from coloured watermelons grown on 50 decimals of land, selling them to superstores in three districts.
Livestock
How to Cook a Light Chicken and Papaya Curry
A thin curry of young desi chicken and green papaya is a light, nourishing dish that is easy to digest after fever or stomach trouble.
Crops
Why Have Fireflies Forgotten the Way to Our Courtyards?
Habitat loss, artificial light, pesticides, climate change and unregulated tourism are behind the decline of fireflies, researchers say, and simple steps can help bring them back.
Environment
Birdsong Wakes the Villagers of Kanaipur
Thousands of Asian openbill storks and other birds have made a family homestead in Kanaipur village of Joypurhat's Khetlal upazila their home over nearly two decades.
Crops
The Native Fruits You Can Find Close at Hand This Autumn
Palm fruit, guava, hog plum, star fruit and monkey jack bring the flavours of Sharat, and planting and protecting native fruit trees is urgent, writes Niamur Rashid Shihab.
Crops
Floating Water Hyacinth Beds Grow Chemical-Free Vegetables and Seedlings in Faridganj
Water hyacinth that once choked the Dakatia river is now composted into floating beds on which about 110 farmers in Faridganj grow chemical-free vegetables and seedlings.