Crops
The Market Where Betel Leaf Worth Crores Is Sold Every Evening
A betel leaf market in Gournadi, Barishal, comes alive after dark five days a week, with trade worth crores of taka each day.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Hilsa Prices Must Not Rise for Abnormal Reasons, Says Adviser
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter says it must be ensured that hilsa prices do not rise for any abnormal reason and stay within ordinary people's reach.
Crops
Most Farmland Still Outside Sustainable Cultivation: BBS
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics says about 56 per cent of the country's farmland is still outside sustainable cultivation and more effort is needed to bring it in.
Environment
Elderly Man Dies of Snakebite in Bhola
Md Yunus Bepari, 60, died of a snakebite while under treatment at Monpura Upazila Health Complex in Bhola on Sunday night (29 June).
Agrotech
Bariadi's Konda Craft on the Verge of Extinction
Bariadi, a village in Gazipur once renowned for konda boats carved from palm trees, now keeps the craft alive in only a few families.
Environment
Main Accused Arrested in Jhalakathi Baya Weaver Chick Killing Case
Jhalakathi Detective Branch police have arrested the main accused in the case over the killing of more than a hundred baya weaver chicks.
Environment
Two Cases Filed Over Killing of Baya Weaver Chicks by Felling Palm Tree
Two separate cases have been filed over the killing of more than a hundred baya weaver chicks when a palm tree was felled in East Guatan, Jhalakathi Sadar upazila.
Crops
Bitten by Russell's Viper, Farmer Takes Snake to Hospital in Polythene
A 65-year-old farmer bitten by a Russell's viper in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur, killed the snake with his sickle and carried it to hospital in a polythene bag.
Crops
Khoksa's Shirina, a Role Model for Women in Duck Rearing
Shirina Khatun began with a pair of ducks bought with money from selling saved handfuls of rice, and ten years later earns about Tk 50,000 a year from ducks and eggs.
Environment
Russell's Viper Rescued in Dhaka
An organisation called Save World Life and Nature (SWAN) has rescued a Russell's viper from Dohar in Dhaka.
Fisheries
Chased by Villagers, Fishing Cat Leaps From Tree Into Pond
A fishing cat that entered a village in Sitakunda, Chattogram, climbed trees and jumped into a pond when chased, and was caught in a net.
Environment
Palm Tree Felled, Baya Weaver Habitat Destroyed and Over a Hundred Birds Killed
More than a hundred baya weaver chicks were allegedly killed when a group of people cut down a large palm tree in East Guatan, Jhalakathi Sadar upazila, on 27 June.
Crops
Why Are Crop Varieties Named With So Many Foreign Words?
Foreign words dominate crop variety names for scientific, commercial and institutional reasons, which distances varieties from local farming culture, language and identity.