Crops
Why Vultures Are Disappearing
Vultures, which clean the environment by eating carcasses, are fast disappearing in Bangladesh, with the cattle drug diclofenac identified as a main cause.
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Bangladesh
Fruits
Mango 'Hot Water Treatment Plants' to Be Built in Chapainawabganj
The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has approved building ten hot water treatment plants in Chapainawabganj to boost mango exports.
Livestock
Why Do Ducks Stay in the Water for Hours?
Ducks can spend hours in water because an oil gland keeps their feathers waterproof and webbed feet make them strong swimmers, and they matter to Bangladesh's rural economy too.
Vegetables
Padma Waters Swamp Crops on 1,400 Hectares of Chars, Farmers at a Loss
Rising Padma waters after heavy rain and hill runoff have submerged banana, sugarcane and vegetable fields in three riverside unions of Ishwardi, Pabna, leaving farmers facing heavy losses.
Fisheries
Large Hilsa Caught at Kuakata Sells for Tk 5,875
Another fisherman at Kuakata in Patuakhali has netted a hilsa weighing 1 kg 880 grams, which sold for Tk 5,875 at auction.
Crops
Beekeeping Grows in Bandarban, With Commercial Potential
Interest in natural beekeeping is growing in Bandarban, where backyard honey from Tetulia Para sells from the door at Tk 1,800 to 2,000 a kg.
Environment
High Court Orders Antivenom at All Upazila Health Complexes
The High Court has ordered snakebite antivenom to be kept at government health complexes in every upazila of the country and sought a compliance report by 28 October.
Crops
Government Makes Record Paddy and Rice Procurement in Boro Season
The Directorate of Food says its boro procurement drive, which ended on 15 August, collected more paddy and rice than ever before in Bangladesh's history.
CropsPadma Rises and Submerges Crops on 2,252 Hectares in Chapainawabganj
In August 2025 the upstream flow of the Padma submerged 2,252 hectares of cropland in several unions of Chapainawabganj, and farmers had to cut Aus paddy that had just come into ear and feed it to their cattle.
Vegetables
Huge Python Caught in Net Rescued in Bandarban
A python at least seven feet long, tangled in a net guarding a vegetable field in Alikadam, Bandarban, has been rescued by the forest department.
Agribusiness
One Hilsa Sells for Tk 6,000 in Mirzaganj
A hilsa weighing 1kg 820g, caught in the Payra river, sold for Tk 6,000 at auction in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali.
Fisheries
Another Big Hilsa in a Fisherman's Net at Kuakata, Sold for Over Tk 5,000
A 1kg 700g hilsa caught off Gangamati near Kuakata sold for Tk 5,170 at auction, two days after another big fish fetched Tk 5,625 at the same market.
Crops
Dried Mango Now Made in Chapainawabganj
Entrepreneur Ismail Khan Shamim is turning Ashwina mangoes into dried mango in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, adding value to fruit that often goes to waste.