Crops
Root Technology Grows Ten Times More Vegetables on a Jashore Rooftop
Agriculturist Ibad Ali of Jashore has developed "root technology", which uses shallow beds matched to root needs to grow up to ten times more vegetables on a rooftop.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Asaduzzaman Earns Tk 40,000 a Month Killing Rats With Bamboo Traps
Asaduzzaman of Chirirbandar in Dinajpur earns Tk 35,000 to 40,000 a month killing rats in farmers' paddy fields with bamboo tube traps.
Fisheries
Buffalo Are a National Asset, but Neglected: Livestock Adviser
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter said buffalo are a national asset that has long been neglected, and pledged the government's utmost effort to end that neglect.
Environment
Jubo Dal Announces Two-Day Programme for Founding Anniversary
Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal has announced a two-day programme for its 47th founding anniversary on 27 October.
Environment
Dead Rhino Carried Down Dudhkumar River by Upstream Floodwater
A dead rhinoceros carried from India by upstream floodwater has become stranded on a char of the Dudhkumar river in Kurigram.
Environment
Seven Snakes Found at Once in a Jhalakathi Community Clinic
Locals caught seven snakes, two of them venomous, inside a dilapidated community clinic in Nalchity upazila of Jhalakathi.
Environment
Snakebite Cases Pass 1,000 in Rajshahi as Russell's Viper Spreads Fear
More than 1,000 snakebite patients have been treated at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital this year and 38 have died, prompting a dedicated ward.
Crops
Rezaul's Dairy Farm Biogas Runs His Household Cooking in Jhalakathi
A Jhalakathi dairy farmer with 22 cows has built a biogas plant on their dung that meets all of his family's cooking needs.
Crops
45,000 Fishermen Receive Government Food Aid in Chandpur
The government has given 25 kg of VGF rice each to 45,615 fishermen in Chandpur who refrain from catching mother hilsa during the ban.
Fisheries
18 Fishermen Detained in 24 Hours in Chandpur for Defying Hilsa Ban
River police detained 18 fishermen and seized nets, hilsa and nine boats in a 24-hour drive on the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur.
FisheriesHilsa protection team attacked on the Meghna in Hizla, seven fishermen detained
A joint fisheries department and Coast Guard team enforcing the mother hilsa ban was attacked on the Meghna in Barishal's Hizla upazila on 7 October 2025, officials said. The upazila fisheries officer was among those hurt, and seven fishermen were detained.
Agribusiness
Snakebite Patient Dies in Chandpur Despite Antivenom
A 35-year-old milk trader bitten by a venomous snake in Chandpur's Haimchar died in hospital shortly after being given antivenom.
Fisheries
Barishal: 9 Lakh Metres of Net Seized, 57 Fishermen Jailed
Mobile courts jailed 57 fishermen in Barishal division in a single day for fishing during the 22-day ban to protect brood hilsa.