Crops
Arabian aloo bukhara shows new promise in the hills
A Khagrachhari farmer has succeeded in growing aloo bukhara for the first time, but says farmers need training in processing before the crop can pay.
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Environment
'Jin snake' panic in Jashore village, 10 in hospital
Villagers in Raniali, Jashore, say a "jin snake" has bitten them, but doctors say those admitted to hospital fell ill from panic.
Environment
Chattogram mayor announces five lakh trees
Chattogram City Corporation has launched a tree-planting programme to plant five lakh trees in the city to tackle climate change and build a green city.
Crops
Farmer brings Russell's viper to hospital after being bitten
A farmer bitten by a Russell's viper in a field on a Padma char in Shibganj caught the snake alive, put it in a sack and took it to the upazila health complex.
Flowers
Housing minister orders tree-planting condition for building plan approval
The housing and public works minister has directed that a condition to plant trees on vacant space be added to building plan approvals, as his ministry set a target of five lakh trees.
Environment
Controversial tree fair finally shut down in Gosairhat
The upazila administration in Gosairhat, Shariatpur, has closed a tree fair held in the forest department's name, citing irregularities, while the forest department says the fair was never theirs.
Crops
Russell's viper caught in current net bites farmer
A farmer in Shibchar, Madaripur, was bitten by a Russell's viper that got caught in the net he had put round his house to keep snakes out.
Fisheries
Fish trap market in Jhalakathi
With canals and rivers full in the monsoon, craftsmen in Nalchity, Jhalakathi, are busy weaving bamboo fish traps to meet seasonal demand.
Crops
Snakes Bite Three Farmers in Shibchar in a Single Day
Snakes bit three farmers on the same day in Shibchar, Madaripur; two are in the upazila health complex and one has been sent to Dhaka.
Crops
Calf Trading Booms at Pabna Cattle Markets After Eid
Pabna's cattle markets are busy with calf sales after Eid-ul-Azha, but buyers say high feed and medicine costs leave little profit.
Crops
The Nutrition You Get From Eating Jamrul
Jamrul looks attractive but is not very sweet and is seldom sold, yet the fruit is rich in water, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fibre.
Crops
Miscreants Uproot a Thousand Government-Planted Saplings in Jhenaidah
About a thousand saplings planted by the Water Development Board along a GK irrigation canal in Jhenaidah's Shailkupa were pulled up overnight.
Environment
Two die of snakebite in Thakurgaon
A woman and a nine-year-old schoolgirl have died after being bitten by snakes in Baliadangi upazila of Thakurgaon.