Crops
Good Jute Prices Bring Smiles to Joypurhat Farmers
Joypurhat's farmers are pleased with this year's jute prices, which are better than in recent years, and ample water has made retting easy.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Canal Bank Breach Floods Thousands of Hectares of Paddy in Chuadanga
The bank of the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) project's main canal broke in Alamdanga, flooding Aman paddy, homes, retting jute and fish ponds.
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Lalmonirhat's Mehedi Dreams of Extra Income
A young graduate in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, is drawing attention by growing gourds and vegetables in sacks raised above the water of his fish farm.
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Where Should You Set Up a Poultry Farm?
Poultry is a profitable business, and picking the right site for the farm is one of the first steps to making it pay.
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Sand Buries Farmers' Dreams in Feni
Floodwater from the Muhuri river has dumped sand up to 6 feet deep on farmland in Feni, and farmers fear they will not be able to grow crops for years.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Rises but Prices Stay High
More hilsa is reaching Chandpur's Borostation fish ghat late in the season, but prices have not fallen, and traders say demand outstrips supply.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Market in the Grip of a Syndicate, Prices Rising
Buyers in Faridpur say a syndicate is driving up hilsa prices even in the peak season, while traders point to low catches and costs.
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Haor Farmers Fight to Recover After Losing Crops to Three Floods
Hit by three floods this year, Sunamganj's haor farmers are replanting Aman paddy, often with high-interest loans, in a bid to recover.
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A Burst of Green in Shishir's City Life
Shamim Hossain Shishir's garden brings the green of his Naogaon childhood to busy Mohakhali, with medicinal plants, flowers, vegetables, birds and cats.
Fisheries
BGB Seizes Hilsa Being Smuggled to India at Sunamganj Border
Border Guard Bangladesh seized 46.5 kg of hilsa that smugglers abandoned while trying to take it into India through Tahirpur upazila.
Environment
Floods: 112 People Bitten by Snakes in 10 Days in Lakshmipur
Snakes driven out by severe flooding have bitten 112 people across Lakshmipur in 10 days, 80 of them treated at the Sadar hospital.
Crops
Rustam Ali Dreams Big With Ginger Grown in Sacks
Young entrepreneur Rustam Ali of Joypurhat has grown ginger in 1,000 sacks between his papaya trees and expects a profitable harvest.
Environment
The Country With No Mosquitoes or Snakes
While mosquito-borne diseases kill many people each year, Iceland has no mosquitoes and no snakes because of its cold climate.