Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Rise Along With Eggs and Chicken
Chicken, egg and vegetable prices rose further in Dhaka's markets within a week, traders blaming lower farm output and rain-damaged crops.
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Agribusiness
National Zoo Deer Now on Sale for Tk 50,000
The National Zoo is selling surplus spotted deer for Tk 50,000 each, down from Tk 70,000, under a ministry notification issued on 6 September.
Agribusiness
Police Rescue 13-Inch Tokay Gecko 'Worth Tk 100 Crore' in Faridpur
Police in Faridpur's Alfadanga rescued a tokay gecko, rumoured locally to be worth Tk 100 crore, while it was being sold, and released it into the forest.
Agribusiness
Feroz-Sufi Couple Succeed With Chinese Chicken Farm Started as a Hobby
A Bangladeshi trader and his Chinese wife, who hatched 84 chicks from eggs brought from China, now keep more than 3,500 Chinese chickens and are crossing them with local birds.
Agribusiness
How Much Light and Water Do Indoor Plants Need?
Indoor plants brighten any home, but they need the right pot, enough light and careful watering to thrive.
Agribusiness
Poultry Farmers Hit by Syndicate Dominance
Small and medium poultry farmers, already hit by the coronavirus lockdown, say syndicates controlling chick and feed prices are driving them out of business.
Agribusiness
Trade at Khatunganj Falls by Half
Trade at Chaktai-Khatunganj, the country's largest wholesale market for consumer goods, fell by about half on the first day of lockdown, while prices of ginger, garlic and onion rose.
Agribusiness
Cattle Dying of Stroke After Fattening With 'Excessive Feed'
Cattle in Jhalakathi fed on market feed instead of grass are losing immunity and dying of stroke, alarming farmers already facing foot-and-mouth disease.
Agribusiness
Exhausted Native Vulture of Endangered Species Found in Madaripur
Forest officials in Madaripur rescued an exhausted native vulture from a market lane and plan to send it to Khulna for release in the Sundarbans.
Agribusiness
Wild Birds Sold Openly at Markets in Thakurgaon
Hunters in Thakurgaon are trapping wild birds and selling them openly at weekly markets, in defiance of the 2012 wildlife protection law.
Crops
Sand Dredged After Migratory Bird Colony Gear Removed on the Atrai
Sand traders are accused of clearing a migratory bird colony at Madhuban on the Atrai river in Naogaon's Mahadebpur to dredge sand.
Agribusiness
Toyo Mro Could Not Become a Real 'Dragon'
Dragon fruit growers in Bandarban, including pioneer Toyo Mro, are getting far lower prices this season because the coronavirus lockdown has kept traders away.
Agribusiness
Poultry Prices Fall by Tk 40 a Kg in a Single Day
Broiler chicken prices in Dhaka fell by up to Tk 40 a kg the day after Eid as demand collapsed, though traders expect prices to climb again within weeks.