Environment
'Suppressing Nature Never Ends Well': Abdus Salam
At a tree-planting event in Lalmatia, BNP leader Abdus Salam said suppressing nature, like suppressing people, never ends well.
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Algerian Ambassador Impressed by Jhalakathi's Guava Orchards
Algeria's ambassador visited Jhalakathi's floating guava market and orchards and saw potential for guava exports to Algeria.
Fruits
Saudi Date Saplings Sell Briskly at Bagerhat Tree Fair
Saudi date palm saplings are the biggest draw at Bagerhat's week-long tree fair, with a local nursery selling 60-70 a day.
Crops
Pangas Farming in Ponds Can Reduce Unemployment
Planned pangas farming in Bangladesh's ponds and water bodies could sharply raise fish output and create jobs for young people and women.
Environment
Do You Know Why Snakes Shed Their Skin?
Snakes shed their outer skin two to four times a year to grow and to get rid of parasites, in a painless process called ecdysis.
Crops
Cashew and Coffee Are Changing Farming in the Hills
A cashew and coffee project is drawing hill farmers away from jhum cultivation, while processors and big corporate groups move into the trade.
Environment
Tree Planting in Bagerhat in Memory of July Martyrs
A tree-planting programme was held in Bagerhat on 19 July in memory of the district's nine martyrs of the July uprising.
Environment
Now Is the Time to Build Environmental Values in the Young Generation
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said every citizen must take responsibility for protecting the environment and now is the time to build values in the next generation.
Crops
Water Shortage Turns Golden Fibre into a Noose for Dinajpur Farmers
A lack of rain has left Dinajpur's jute growers with nowhere to ret their crop, forcing many to leave jute in the fields or pay for pumped water.
Crops
Demand Grows for Jhalakathi's Bilati Gab
Traders in Jhalakathi collect the traditional bilati gab from villages by loudspeaker announcements and send it to cities across Bangladesh.
Environment
Endangered Slow Loris Rescued in Bandarban
The forest department has rescued an endangered slow loris from a residential area in Lama, Bandarban.
Environment
Tree Planting on Saturday in Memory of July Uprising Martyrs
A tree-planting programme will be held in every district on Saturday, with one tree planted for each of the district's July uprising martyrs.
Environment
Raid on Mirpur Bird Market, 61 Birds Released
A Forest Department raid on the Mirpur-1 bird market in Dhaka rescued 61 birds and two turtles, which were released at the Mirpur Botanical Garden.