Agribusiness
Lentil and edible oil imports climb sharply as Bangladesh tightens market watch
Commerce minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir says market surveillance will be tightened year-round, as lentil and edible oil imports rise sharply.
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Agribusiness
No relief in Dhaka markets after the pay scale: broiler Tk 190-200, eggs Tk 150 a dozen
A Saturday round of Kaptan, Nawabganj, Islambagh and Lalbagh bazars found rice, lentils, broiler, eggs, farmed fish and vegetables at the same high prices; broiler and eggs unchanged for six weeks, chinigura and atap rice up from Tk 90-100 to Tk 170-200 in three months.
Livestock
179 BAU veterinary students begin internships, 35 of them in four countries
Opening the DVM 60th batch's internship, a UGC member said the government plans to bring 500,000 students into internships over five years; the dean told the students that knowledge earned with public money must now serve farmers and livestock keepers.
Crops
Jamalpur farmers queue for hours and leave with one sack of urea as Aman on 120,617 hectares waits for top-dressing; September allocation 7,555 tonnes
Alam Mia, farming seven bighas, got two sacks in three days and needs four; dealer Abdul Rahim has sold out his 35-tonne allocation; DAE deputy director Alam Sharif Khan says there is no shortage, farmers are buying extra for fear of one, and more than 7,000 tonnes are due next month.
Fruits
Three Juri farmers grow year-round watermelon on trellises for the first time and say three bighas can earn Tk 5 lakh in three months
Khurshed Alam, Sirajul Islam and Saidul Islam of Domabari village in Moulvibazar planted off-season watermelon under the Sylhet region agricultural development project; upazila agriculture officer Mahmudul Alam Khan says the method opens a way to higher profit from small plots.
Fruits
Hundreds of maunds of guava a day at Tk 700-800 on Pirojpur's floating market; district grows 7,692 tonnes on 716 hectares and trades Tk 18-20 crore a season
Growers paddle dinghies of fresh guava into the Atghar-Kuriana canal at Nesarabad for buyers from Dhaka, Chattogram and Khulna; the Padma Bridge has lifted demand and tourists follow; DAE deputy director Soumitra Sarker wants a mini cold store and UNO Amit Dutta is planning visitor facilities.