Fruits
Prison Authorities Serve Refreshments to Families of Inmates
Prison authorities at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj arranged seasonal fruit, sherbet and other food for relatives visiting inmates.
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Bangladesh
Fruits
Three Friends Find Success Making Jackfruit and Banana Chips in the Hills
Three friends in Rangamati have set up Hills Bazar, a small factory using BARI's low-cost vacuum frying technology to make chips from hill jackfruit and bananas.
Crops
Children Sell Bowls of Litchis Along Dinajpur's Roadsides
Children in Dinajpur are gathering litchis that fall in the orchards and selling them in bowls along the roadsides, helped by their mothers, sisters and grandmothers.
Crops
In Search of the Nilkantha Bird
The nilkantha, or Indian roller, is a native bird of Bangladesh that helps farmers by eating insects, though tree felling, electrocution and pesticides are adding to its risks.
Crops
Biodiversity for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
Biodiversity in farming, from crops and livestock to fish, insects and soil microbes, is vital for sustainable agriculture and food security.
Agribusiness
'Kalapahar' Heads Back to Naogaon After Finding No Buyer
A 1,246kg bull nicknamed Kalapahar is going home to Naogaon unsold after buyers at Dhaka's Bhatara 100 Feet market offered no more than Tk 3.5 lakh.
Agribusiness
Traders Find No Buyers for Cattle Even After Cutting Prices
Traders at the temporary cattle market in Merul Badda found few buyers on Friday and could not sell large cows even at prices well below the previous day's offers.
Livestock
Lessee Fined in Sirajganj for Charging Excess Toll
A mobile court fined a cattle market lessee in Ullapara, Sirajganj, Tk 50,000 for collecting excess toll from buyers and ordered the money refunded.
Agribusiness
Brisk Trade at Gabtoli Cattle Market, Buyers and Sellers 'Satisfied' With Prices
A day before Eid-ul-Azha, sales picked up at Gabtoli cattle market, where sellers from other districts accepted near-target prices and many buyers said they were satisfied.
Agribusiness
Traders in 'Big Trouble' Over Cattle Raised as a Passion
Buyers at the Mirpur 14 Cantonment Board cattle market are choosing small and medium cows, leaving traders with large animals struggling to sell a night before Eid.
Crops
Flowers of Three Colours on the Same Plant
The Brunfelsia, known in Bangladesh as Bichitra, changes colour over three days, so one plant carries purple, lavender and white flowers at the same time.
Livestock
Pickups and Mini-Trucks in Demand for Carrying Sacrificial Animals in Faridpur
In Faridpur, pickups, mini-trucks and nosimon-korimon vehicles are in heavy demand for carrying sacrificial animals to and from cattle markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Environment
Over 5,000 Trees Planted Across the Country at Once on Environment Day
Some 1,700 volunteers from 64 environmental organisations planted more than 5,000 trees across all 64 districts at the same time on World Environment Day.