Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Falls by Tk 200 a Kg at Chandpur
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's landing centre fell by about Tk 200 a kg as supply from the southern coast rose, though little of the fish came from the Padma and Meghna.
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Bangladesh
Fisheries
Mostly Small Hilsa Being Caught at Sea
Fishermen landing at Alipur-Mohipur are catching plenty of hilsa since the sea ban ended, but most are small and bad weather is driving boats ashore.
Crops
Golpata Fruit Sold Commercially in Bagerhat
The fruit of the golpata palm, which grows untended in coastal salt water, is now sold to visitors outside the historic Sixty Dome Mosque in Bagerhat.
Crops
Farmers Fall Ill From Pesticide Use, Spend up to a Lakh Taka on Treatment
A BARCIK field survey in Shyamnagar found that careless pesticide use is making farmers ill, killing livestock and fish, and costing families up to about a lakh taka in treatment.
Livestock
Tree Snail Completes Its Whole Life Cycle in Trees: Rajshahi University Study
Rajshahi University researchers have recorded the endangered tree snail Amphidromus globonevilli laying its eggs in tree cavities, suggesting it lives its whole life in trees.
Environment
Sundarbans Deer Strays Into Village, Rescued and Handed to Forest Department
Villagers in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, pulled a spotted deer from a pond after it fled the Sundarbans, and forest officials released it back into the forest.
Fisheries
Two-Kg Hilsa Selling for Tk 2,000 at Saint Martin's
Fishermen off Saint Martin's are netting shoals of hilsa weighing one and a half to two kg each, sold at up to Tk 2,000 a kg.
Crops
Guava Output Down, Farmers Unhappy Despite Good Prices
Drought has cut guava output in Jhalokati's 36 growing villages, and farmers say good prices cannot make up for low yields and the lack of storage and processing.
Agribusiness
Indian Traders' Request for Hilsa Under Consideration
With hilsa prices high at home, a request from West Bengal importers for hilsa ahead of Durga Puja is being reviewed by the commerce ministry.
Environment
Snakebite Victim Dies for Lack of Vaccine at Hospital
A young man bitten by a snake while cutting jute in Rajibpur, Kurigram, died on the way to Mymensingh after the local health complex had no usable vaccine.
Agribusiness
One Kg of Hilsa Costs as Much as Three and a Half Kg of Beef
In Dhaka's markets on 5 August, the price of a 1-kg hilsa would buy about three and a half kg of beef, and even sellers say they cannot afford to eat the fish.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Leave Buyers Glum
At Rampura and other Dhaka markets, buyers are walking away from hilsa selling for up to Tk 3,500 a kg, while traders say they cannot afford to eat it themselves.
Crops
What to Do to Protect Native Fish Species
A former fisheries dean explains how catching fry and draining ponds is wiping out Bangladesh's native fish, and what the government and public can do.