Crops
Papaya Farming Brings Smiles to a Sonargaon Farmer
Sonargaon farmer Abu Taher switched to papaya this year in hope of higher profit and is now enjoying the yield he hoped for.
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Bangladesh
Agribusiness
Nets Fail to Bring in the Hilsa Fishermen Hoped For
Although the hilsa ban has ended, Patuakhali's markets have little hilsa and high prices, and fishermen say their nets are coming up almost empty.
Fisheries
Ban Ends at Midnight, Fishermen Arrive With Huge Hilsa Catches by Morning
Fishermen landed thousands of hilsa at Patuakhali's Alipur-Mohipur on the morning the 22-day ban ended, though much of the catch had rotted because ice plants were closed.
Fisheries
Mother Hilsa Drive: 3,173 Arrested, 1,221 Boats Seized in 22 Days
River police arrested 3,173 people and seized 1,221 vessels during the 22-day nationwide drive to protect breeding hilsa.
Fisheries
Fishermen Back on the River After Ban, but Hoped-For Hilsa Is Missing
Bhola's fishermen say they are catching koral, pangas and poa but little hilsa since the ban ended, while the district fisheries officer says catches meet hopes.
Crops
Zero Pass Rate, and a Raipura College's Field Is Ploughed
After all its HSC candidates failed, a Raipura college ploughed its playing field to grow vegetables, then dropped the plan once the media reported it.
Fisheries
Pangas Rules the Hilsa Landing
Chandpur's fishermen found little hilsa on the first day after the 22-day ban, but large river pangas filled the Boro Station landing and cheered them.
Fisheries
A 2.5 kg Hilsa Sells for Tk 9,200
A 2.5 kg hilsa caught in the Bay of Bengal by a Bhola fisherman fetched Tk 9,200 at auction at Matirhat fish landing in Lakshmipur.
Crops
Ismail's Poultry Farms Provide Jobs for More Than 100 People
Akkelpur poultry farmer Ismail Hossain Tuku has grown from three sheds of Sonali chicks in 2000 to eight farms employing 120 people, and has helped others start farms.
Crops
Burdened With Debt, Fishermen Return to the River as Ban Ends
Jhalakathi's fishermen returned to the rivers at midnight on 25 October after the 22-day hilsa ban, many carrying debts taken on to survive the closure.
Crops
Farmers Hope to Recover Through Early Potato Farming
Before winter sets in, farmers in Nilphamari are rushing to plant early potatoes, hoping good early-season prices will make up for last year's losses.
Fisheries
Fishermen Back on the River as Ban Ends, Fish Landing Bustles Again
Chandpur's fishermen went back to the rivers after the 22-day ban to protect mother hilsa, but caught little hilsa on the first day and prices stayed high.
Crops
Despair Over the Golden Fibre as Farmers Turn Away From Jute
Gaibandha's jute farmers, who sold early at low prices to pay debts, are missing out on this season's price rise and turning to other crops.