Fisheries
Students Who Skipped School to Swim in Pond Told to Plant 800 Trees
The upazila administration in Pangsha, Rajbari, has ordered four students who skipped school to swim in a pond to plant 200 saplings each, 800 in all.
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Bangladesh
Fisheries
Single Hilsa Sells for Tk 11,600 in Bhola
A 2.5kg "king hilsa" caught in the Meghna river at Daulatkhan in Bhola was sold at auction for Tk 11,600.
Crops
Five Madrasa Students Propose a Protein-Rich "Super Banana" Using a Lentil Gene
Five first-year alim students in Tangail have designed a recombinant DNA model to add a lentil gene to banana, raising its protein without changing its taste.
Crops
Hill Fruit Fair Opens in Dhaka on Saturday with Rare Wild Blood Fruit
The Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs is holding a three-day hill fruit fair in Dhaka from 27 to 29 June, with 30 stalls from the three hill districts.
Fisheries
One Poultry Farm's Stench Torments a Whole Village in Godagari
A layer poultry farm's stench and swarms of flies have made life miserable in Ishwaripur village in Godagari, Rajshahi, and an official probe has confirmed the complaints.
Environment
Sherpur Floods Every Year for Want of an Embankment
With no permanent embankment on the Maharshi river in Jhenaigati, Sherpur, flash floods break its banks every year, threatening villages and a madrasa.
Crops
Vegetables You Can Grow in Balcony Pots During the Monsoon
With plenty of moisture in the soil, the monsoon is a good time to grow okra, bitter gourd, ridge gourd, aubergine and chillies in pots on a balcony or roof.
Crops
Contractor Accused of Occupying Fruit Orchard to Store Bricks and Rubble
A landowner in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, accuses a contracting firm of using his fruit orchard for four months without permission to store bricks and rubble and run heavy machinery.
Crops
Nak Fazli Mangoes Reach Market Before Their Time, Buyers Lose Out
Buyers of Naogaon's GI-recognised Nak Fazli mango are getting sour, spoiled fruit as some growers pick it before maturity and ripen it with chemicals.
Fruits
The Health Benefits of the Native Gab Fruit
The native gab, a seasonal fruit of the rains and autumn, is valued for its nutrients and is said to aid digestion, blood pressure, energy and weight control.
Crops
Bengal's Mele-Grass Mat Craft Is Disappearing
Hand-woven madur mats of mele grass, once part of every rural home, are fading as weavers abandon the craft for lack of profit, raw material and demand.
Fruits
Sixty Kinds of Local Fruit on Show at School Festival
Palpara Government Primary School in Pirojpur Sadar held a fruit festival displaying more than 60 kinds of local fruit so children can learn to recognise them.
Fruits
Is Eating Several Fruits at Once Healthy?
Fruit is healthy, but eating many kinds at once can overload the body with sugar and fibre; nutritionists advise moderation, variety and spreading fruit through the day.