Environment
Government Moves to Bring Back Lost Wildlife: Environment Adviser
At a World Wildlife Day event in Dhaka, environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said the government is working to bring animals lost from Bangladesh back into the wild.
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Barking Deer Strays Into Sitakunda Village, Later Rescued
A barking deer chased by dogs and held by villagers at Sitakunda's Olinagar embankment was rescued by coastal forest staff and taken for treatment.
Crops
Disabled Farmer Rana Succeeds With Lemons, Hopes to Sell Tk 4 Lakh Worth in Ramadan
A disabled farmer in Tangail's Sakhipur has a bumper lemon crop on 5 acres and hopes to sell Tk 3 to 4 lakh worth during Ramadan.
Crops
Jasim Uddin Smiles with His Sunflowers
A farmer in Chandpur's Matlab Uttar hopes for a bumper sunflower crop in his third season, while visitors come from far away to see and photograph the blooms.
Environment
Cat Stuck on Elevated Expressway Beam Rescued
A cat stuck on a beam under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway was rescued at dawn on 2 March by volunteers using a baited trap, after city corporation efforts with ladders failed.
Crops
Lychee Blossom Fills the Air in the Land of Lychees
Blossom has come to lychee trees across Dinajpur, and growers and agriculture officials expect a bumper harvest if the weather holds.
Crops
Mineral Resources Could Be a Major Source of Foreign Exchange
Dr Forkan Ali argues that Bangladesh's largely untapped coal, limestone, white clay, glass sand and other minerals, valued by the GSB at over $2.26 trillion, could earn much foreign exchange.
Crops
What Must Be Done in Boro Production to Make Up for Aman Losses
With floods cutting the aman harvest, Bangladesh is counting on a boro crop of 2.26 crore tonnes, which will need a set of steps on seed, water, fertiliser, credit and procurement.
Crops
Sweet Pumpkin Farming Grows but Prices Do Not
Kishoreganj farmers who expanded sweet pumpkin farming now sell at Tk 6-10 a kg, far below past years, amid lower yields and higher costs.
Crops
Farmers Dump Potatoes on Road in Protest
Potato farmers in Lalmonirhat blocked the Lalmonirhat-Rangpur highway with potatoes for two hours in protest at cold storage rent doubling to Tk 8 a kg.
Crops
BINA Sarisha-11 Offers Hope of Cutting Edible Oil Imports
A field trial in Gopalganj found BINA Sarisha-11 out-yielding BARI Sarisha-14 and a local mustard variety, and scientists say it could help cut edible oil imports.
Crops
Farmers of Teknaf's Chakma Village Becoming Self-Reliant
Chakma farmers in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, are growing mustard on hill land for the first time and harvesting honey from bee boxes set around the fields.
Fisheries
Fishing Banned on the Padma and Meghna From Today
A two-month fishing ban to protect jatka began in six river zones including Chandpur's Padma and Meghna, with river police, fisheries staff and the Coast Guard on patrol.