FisheriesMusaddiq Mondol Rahat started breeding ornamental fish in two tubs on his roof during the pandemic; his farm in Dayarampur now breeds 20 species and, he says, earns Tk 500,000 to Tk 700,000 a month.
FisheriesHundreds of farmers and traders from Pabna, Natore and Kushtia bring fish to Muladuli at dawn for wholesalers from Dhaka, Sylhet, Rangpur and Khulna; traders complain of monsoon waterlogging and a highway ban on fish vehicles.
FisheriesAbu Raihan bought 10 ornamental fish for Tk 500 in 2020; he now breeds 30 species in 36 concrete tanks in his yard, sells across the country through a Facebook page and earns about Tk 40,000 a month.
FruitsBARI Malta-1 is grown on 60 to 70 hectares in Rangamati Sadar, Naniarchar, Kawkhali and Baghaichhari; yields reach 12 tonnes a hectare and hill malta now goes to Dhaka and Chattogram.
FruitsPrimary schoolteacher Zahir Raihan of Goalanda, Rajbari, has planted about 220 Shahi papaya seedlings on two bighas at a cost of about Tk 200,000 and hopes to sell Tk 500,000 worth of fruit.
LivestockFazlur Rahman of Darugram, Kusumbi, keeps ducks on one side of a 24-decimal pond and fish on the other, and grazes the flock on harvested rice fields to save on feed.
VegetablesKishoreganj farmers are planting early potatoes as soon as the aman rice is cut; after last season's losses, cheap seed and good weather have them hoping to recover.
HealthA mobile court in Rangpur's Pirgachha seized 50 to 60 cartons of fake soybean oil, empty bottles and fake labels, and fined the trader Tk 20,000 as well.
About 50 students, teachers and staff at a secondary school in Kalapara, Patuakhali, fell ill with convulsions and breathlessness; the hospital doctor described it as hysteria, a psychological condition.
At a pre-COP31 webinar by the Bangladesh Climate Change Trust, the environment ministry and a UNESCO Chair, speakers urged turning climate priorities into investable projects.
FisheriesA WorldFish workshop in Dhaka looked at how integrated Artemia, fish and vegetable farming on Cox's Bazar salt pans and three decades of GIFT tilapia could be applied in Kenya and Ghana.
Approved after the devastating 2024 floods, the project will control floods and waterlogging and help farming and fisheries, the water resources minister said.
Dr Sharadindu Shekhar Roy writes that chest pressure, breathlessness or fatigue on less exertion than before should be checked, not put down to age.
