AgrotechIn a Jagonews24 piece of 8 December 2025, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas presented spray drones as a way to cut time, labour and pesticide waste and set out their prospects in Bangladesh; research shows drone spray can still drift onto neighbouring fields.
Farmers in Meherpur protested outside the upazila agriculture office on 7 December, accusing a BADC dealer of withholding fertiliser for three months and selling it on the black market.
Birds are losing their homes in Dhaka as trees, open spaces and water bodies give way to concrete, and air, noise and light pollution add to the threat.
Ginger grown in sacks in yards and on fallow plots is becoming popular in Narayanganj, with growers expanding from dozens to hundreds of sacks.
The salt season has begun in Cox's Bazar but most farmers have not returned to the fields, saying prices below production cost have left 3.5 lakh tonnes of last year's salt unsold.
A columnist condemns the killing of eight newborn puppies in Ishwardi by a woman named Nishi, recalls famous stories of loyal dogs and calls for exemplary punishment.
A quick recipe for sautéed vegetables: lightly boil fresh winter vegetables, then fry them briefly in a little butter with onion, garlic and mushroom.
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for positive competition to protect wildlife, saying no religion supports cruelty to voiceless animals.
A food science lecturer warns that much of the date palm molasses sold today is adulterated with hydrose and textile dyes that endanger kidneys and health.
Winter vegetables have been planted on 1,200 hectares in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram this season, and farmers are profiting from early crops such as cucumber.
The fisheries department seized 2,500kg of jatka from a Dhaka-bound passenger launch on the Meghna in Matlab Uttar and distributed it to orphanages and poor families.
The lioness that got out of its cage at the National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka, has been tranquilised and returned safely, and a two-member committee is investigating.
A bumper cauliflower crop and good prices are letting Chuadanga farmers earn Tk 50,000-70,000 a bigha in profit and recover last year's losses.
