Crops
Imported Fruit Out of Reach in Jamalpur
Prices of imported fruit such as grapes, apples, malta and oranges are rising steadily in Jamalpur, putting them beyond the reach of ordinary people.
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Bangladesh
Crops
82 Per Cent of Rice Mills Shut in Naogaon, Workers Struggle to Survive
Unable to compete with automatic rice mills, at least 82 per cent of Naogaon's husking mills have closed, leaving about 35,000 drying-yard workers jobless and a few traders in control of the rice market.
Crops
Tangail Farmer Chhanowar Succeeds With Coffee
Former teacher Md Chhanowar Hossain has become a successful farmer in Tangail and now produces about one tonne of coffee a year on average.
Fisheries
55 Fishers Detained in Chandpur for Catching Hilsa
River police detained 55 fishers in separate drives in the Chandpur river region over 24 hours for catching hilsa in defiance of the ban.
Fisheries
Fifty Fishers Jailed for Defying Hilsa Ban in Patuakhali
A mobile court seized 20,000 metres of net and 10 kg of hilsa on the Payra river in Patuakhali, where about 50 fishers have been jailed so far during the ban.
Fisheries
Four Fishers Fined for Catching Hilsa on the Jamuna
A mobile court fined four fishers Tk 10,000 for catching mother hilsa on the Jamuna in Sirajganj in defiance of the ban.
Crops
Farmer Dies of Snakebite While Asleep in Narail
Kuti Mia Molla, a 53-year-old farmer, died after being bitten by a snake while asleep in Lohagara, Narail.
FruitsSweet, sour and spicy whole jalpai olive pickle: ingredients and method
As new-season jalpai olives reached Bangladeshi markets in October 2024, Jagonews24 published an easy recipe for a whole olive pickle cooked in vinegar and mustard oil.
Vegetables
Farmers Busy Growing Winter Vegetables After Flood Losses
Farmers in Mirsharai upazila of Chattogram, hit hard by severe floods, are busy planting early winter vegetables in the hope of reaching the market at the start of the season.
Crops
Grow These Vegetables in the Month of Kartik
Kartik, where monsoon meets winter, is the time to raise winter vegetable seedlings and plant potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Fisheries
48 Indian Fishermen Detained with Trawlers in the Bay of Bengal
The Navy and Coast Guard detained 48 Indian fishermen with three fishing trawlers for fishing inside Bangladesh's waters in the Bay of Bengal.
Environment
BGB Recovers Snake Venom Worth Tk 2 Crore from Train in Chuadanga
Border Guard Bangladesh found three glass bottles holding 300 grams of snake venom in an abandoned bag on the Mahananda Express at Darshana.
Vegetables
Snake Charmer's Son Dies of Snakebite in Dinajpur
Shakil, 18, the son of a snake charmer, died after being bitten by a venomous snake while trying to catch snakes on the bank of the Jamuna river in Dinajpur.