Fisheries
12 Fishermen Detained in Chandpur for Catching Hilsa in Defiance of Ban
River police detained 12 fishermen for catching hilsa in the Padma-Meghna sanctuary in Chandpur in defiance of the breeding-season ban.
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Crops
Another Wild Elephant Dies on Sherpur Border, Young Man Detained
A wild elephant was electrocuted by a generator-powered wire around a crop field in Sherpur's Garo hills, and police detained the land owner.
Vegetables
Tangail Farmers Busy Growing Winter Vegetables
Farmers in Tangail, hit by heavy rain and floods this year, are busy growing winter vegetables to make up their losses.
Crops
Young Agri-Entrepreneurs Succeed With Early Vegetables
Young entrepreneurs are leading a shift to early winter vegetables in Chattogram, where vegetable output has nearly doubled in a decade.
Fisheries
10 Fishermen Arrested for Catching Hilsa in Meghna Despite Ban
The district and upazila task force in Chandpur arrested 10 fishermen for catching hilsa in defiance of the government ban.
Crops
Bean Farmers See a Ray of Hope After Weathering Disaster
After three spells of heavy rain devastated early bean crops in Ishwardi, Pabna, most plants have recovered and good prices are giving farmers hope.
Crops
Students' Cheap Market Brings Relief to Low-Income People in Patuakhali
A group of students in Patuakhali buys vegetables directly from farmers and sells them at the same price in temporary markets across the town.
Vegetables
Cucumber Being Grown on 302 Hectares in Kurigram
Farmers in Kurigram are busy growing early winter cucumber to make up for this year's flood losses, drawn by low costs and good profits.
Environment
Rare Gandhagokul Found in a Rat Trap in Madaripur
A rare gandhagokul, or palm civet, caught in a farmer's rat trap in Madaripur has been taken by the forest department for release.
Environment
Child Dies Without Antivenom: Commission Orders Probe and Action
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu notice of a 10-year-old's death after he was sent away from Kasba upazila health complex without antivenom.
Crops
Pythons Leave Forest for Villages as Food Runs Short
Habitat loss and food shortages are driving pythons and other reptiles from the hills into villages in Mirsarai, Chattogram, where many get trapped in crop nets.
Crops
Pabna Farmers Fear Lower Yield of Murikata Onion
Repeated heavy rain delayed early murikata onion planting in Pabna by two to three weeks and rotted seed in low land, leaving farmers worried about yield and profit.
Fisheries
Attack on Hilsa Protection Drive in Shariatpur Leaves 8 Injured
Eight fisheries department staff were injured when attackers struck a mother hilsa protection drive on the Padma in Zajira, Shariatpur.