Environment
Trees Planted on Dhaka Medical College Campus to Mark Dr Zubaida Rahman's Birthday
Fruit, medicinal and neem saplings were planted across Dhaka Medical College to mark the birthday of alumna Dr Zubaida Rahman.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Zillu Dreams Big with Mixed Orchard of Foreign Grapes and Oranges
Within a year of planting, a mixed orchard of foreign grape, orange and malta varieties in Pangsha, Rajbari, is bearing fruit and drawing visitors.
Crops
Chapainawabganj's Fazli Mangoes Reach Market From Friday
Chapainawabganj's GI-recognised Fazli mango goes on sale from 20 June, though growers say this year's yield is poor.
Crops
Munshiganj Fruit Fair Showcases 65 Kinds of Fruit
A three-day national fruit fair displaying 65 species of local fruit opened in Munshiganj on 19 June.
Environment
Young Man Dies After Snakebite in His Sleep in Kumarkhali
A 19-year-old decorator worker bitten by a venomous snake while asleep at home in Kumarkhali died at Kushtia General Hospital.
Environment
21 Individuals and Organisations to Receive National Tree Planting Award
The environment, forest and climate change ministry has selected 21 individuals and organisations in seven categories for the 2024 National Tree Planting Award.
Environment
APBN Nursery on the Banks of the Kirtankhola Wins Admirers
Armed Police Battalion members in Barishal have built a nursery of about 10,000 fruit saplings on once-neglected land beside the Kirtankhola river.
Fruits
Eat Lychees With Care
Lychees can be harmful if eaten unripe, on an empty stomach or in large numbers, and children and diabetics need particular care.
Crops
How the Haribhanga Mango Got Its Name
The Haribhanga mango, now Rangpur's brand, is named after a clay pot that someone smashed on the original tree in Mithapukur.
Fisheries
'King Hilsa' Netted in Bhola's Meghna Sells for Tk 6,480
A hilsa weighing 2 kg 70 g, caught by fishermen in the Meghna in Bhola, sold at auction for Tk 6,480.
Crops
National Fruit Fair Opens as Adviser Urges Everyone to Eat Local Fruit
The three-day National Fruit Fair 2025 opened in Dhaka with 75 organisations taking part and a call from the agriculture adviser to eat local fruit.
Agribusiness
Chandpur Traders Say They Will Not Accept Fixed Hilsa Prices
Hilsa traders in Chandpur say they will not accept an administration plan to fix hilsa prices, warning that fish would stop coming to the ghat.
Crops
Does the Call of the Kanakua Bring Rain?
The greater coucal, or kanakua, whose deep call villagers long linked with rain, is becoming scarce as its habitat and food chain are disturbed.