Fruits
Ripon Pays for His Studies by Selling Fruit on the Street
Md Ripon Mia sells fruit from a van beside Kalighat Road in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, and has paid for his own education from class six onwards.
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Bangladesh
Fruits
The Nutrients You Get from Eating Dragon Fruit
Dragon fruit, a cactus fruit that has quickly become popular in Bangladesh, is packed with minerals, vitamins, fibre and antioxidants.
Crops
Government Paddy Procurement Lists in Disarray in Rush to Meet Targets
The lists of farmers selling paddy to the government in Habiganj are riddled with wrong names and phone numbers, and the food and agriculture departments blame each other.
Environment
Python Found in Mirsarai Village, Later Released
A python found in a house yard in Mirsarai, Chattogram, was rescued by the Forest Department and released in the Mahamaya Eco Park forest.
Bangladesh
Five Spots Not to Miss on a Trip to Bengaluru
Five destinations within reach of Bengaluru, from the Nandi Hills sunrise to river rafting at Bheemeshwari.
Environment
Some Snakes Can Give Birth to 80 Young at Once
Around 30 per cent of snakes bear live young rather than laying eggs, and a female garter snake can give birth to up to 80 at once.
Environment
Animals More Deadly Than Snakes Live All Around You
Amid fear of Russell's viper, a look at everyday creatures that kill more people than snakes, from mosquitoes to dogs.
Crops
Raihan Succeeds With a Hobby Farm of Colourful Fish in His Courtyard
A young Nilphamari entrepreneur who bought 10 guppies on a whim during the pandemic now runs an ornamental fish farm worth Tk 4-5 lakh.
Environment
Antivenom Stock Being Doubled for Better Snakebite Treatment
The government has decided to buy twice as much antivenom as last year as the spread of Russell's viper causes snake panic across Bangladesh.
Environment
Healer Who Promised to Revive Snakebite Victim With Cowries Flees With Money; Burial at Midnight
A fake healer in Kaliakair halted a snakebite victim's funeral, promising to revive him, then vanished with Tk 15,000 he said was for cowrie shells.
Environment
Exorcists Try to Revive Man Killed by Snakebite in Gazipur
The funeral of a snakebite victim in Kaliakair, Gazipur, was halted after exorcists claimed they could bring him back to life.
Fisheries
Ten Hilsa Found in Mosque Pond in Noakhali
Ten hilsa averaging 300 grams turned up in a mosque pond on the island upazila of Hatiya, probably carried in by tidal water.
Environment
BNP-Leaning Senators Boycott Tree-Planting Programme at JU
BNP-leaning senate members at Jahangirnagar University boycotted the administration's tree-planting programme, calling it a show while trees are felled without a master plan.