Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Sky-High, Even 'Poor Man's Fish' Pangas Costlier
With supply down and rain keeping shoppers away, fish prices at Dhaka's New Market rose, with large hilsa at Tk 2,600 a kg and big pangas at Tk 280.
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Bangladesh
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What to Do When Harvesting Jute in Shraban
With half of Shraban gone, now (July-August) is the right time to cut jute, and these are the key steps for harvesting and processing it.
Crops
Why Do Lajjaboti Leaves Fold When Touched?
A look at the lajjaboti plant, why its leaves fold at a touch, its features and the medicinal uses attributed to it.
Environment
Snake Charmer Dies of Snakebite; Another Chews Up the Same Snake
A snake charmer died after being bitten while catching a king cobra in Kurigram, and another snake handler then ate the snake in a local bazaar.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh's Only Liger Spends Its Days Resting at Khulna Cantonment Zoo
A six-year-old liger, rescued from smugglers as a sick cub, is drawing visitors to Ban Bilas Zoo in Khulna Cantonment.
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Students Lock Faculty Gate, Protest for Combined Degree
Students of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at Bangladesh Agricultural University locked their faculty gate to demand a combined degree with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
Environment
Snake Charmer Dies of Snakebite in Kurigram
A snake charmer, Boyez Uddin, died in Nageshwari, Kurigram, after being bitten by a venomous snake he was catching.
Crops
Know the Benefits of Rearing Pigeons
Pigeons are the most popular domestic birds, easy to tame and cheap to keep, and rearing them can bring quick profit.
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Dinajpur's Zakir Succeeds in Date Palm Farming
Zakir Hossain, a former migrant worker in Kuwait, has become self-reliant growing desert dates in Fulbari, Dinajpur, and selling seedlings across the country.
EnvironmentMongla World Tiger Day meeting told 30 Sundarbans tigers died in 25 years
At a World Tiger Day discussion in Mongla on 29 July 2025, campaigner Md Nur Alam Sheikh said 30 tigers had died in 25 years, 14 of them beaten to death by local people. Speakers called for an end to poisoning in the Sundarbans' waterways and to tiger trafficking.
Environment
Sundarbans Tigers Threatened by Climate Change and Food Shortage
Climate change, a shrinking prey base and poaching are putting the endangered tigers of the Sundarbans under threat, experts say.
Crops
Tiger Numbers Rise, but the Sundarbans Is Not Safe
The Sundarbans tiger count has risen to 125, but poachers and pirates mean the forest is still not safe for tigers or the people who work in it.
CropsBangladesh government grain stock hits a record as boro procurement nears its highest
Government warehouses held 2,054,179 tonnes of food grain on 27 July 2025, which the Directorate of Food called the highest ever. Boro season procurement of paddy and rice had passed 1.428 million tonnes by the same date.