Environment
Youth Arrested With Two Bear Cubs in Bandarban
Police in Alikadam, Bandarban, have rescued two cubs of an endangered bear species and arrested a young man for wildlife trafficking.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Expatriate Raju Succeeds With Quinoa in Lalmonirhat
Rezaul Karim Raju, an expatriate living in America, has succeeded in growing quinoa on 70 decimals of land in Lalmonirhat for the first time.
Crops
Banjui Flowers Spread Fragrance Across Rural Mirsharai
The banjui wildflower is blooming along roadsides across Mirsharai in Chattogram, spreading its scent and catching the eye of local people.
Crops
Cabbage Sells for Tk 5 Each in Birampur
Cabbage is selling for Tk 5 a head at the end of the season in Birampur, Dinajpur, bringing losses for farmers but relief for buyers.
Crops
Maize Farming Keeps Rising in Thakurgaon
Thakurgaon has become the country's third-largest maize-producing district as farmers switch to the crop for low costs and better profits.
Environment
What Patients and Families Must Do to Prevent Snakebite Deaths
Most snakes in Bangladesh are not venomous, yet about 7,500 people die of snakebite each year, mostly because patients and families do not know what to do.
Environment
Elephant Dies in Remote Hills of Teknaf
An elderly male wild elephant has died in the remote hills of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar, and forest department staff recovered the carcass.
Livestock
150 Chickens Die After Farm's Power Is Cut in Meherpur
More than 150 chickens on a schoolboy's rooftop farm in Gangni, Meherpur, died after miscreants cut the power, the family says.
Crops
Faridpur's Bangi Growers Face Losses
Growers of the Lalmi variety of bangi in Faridpur's Sadarpur face losses after cold weather delayed the crop past the start of Ramadan.
Fruits
Watermelons That Sold for Tk 300 Now Go for Tk 50 in Mirsarai
A day of drizzle has pushed watermelon prices in Mirsarai down to Tk 50 a piece, and traders fear losses.
Fisheries
Satellite-Tagged Crocodile in Panguchi River Alarms Fry Collectors
A satellite-tagged saltwater crocodile that left the Sundarbans is now roaming the confluence of the Panguchi, Baleshwar and Kacha rivers, and fry collectors are staying out of the water.
Fruits
Mouth-Watering Watermelon Laddu
A step-by-step recipe for laddus made from blended watermelon, semolina, milk powder and coconut.
Vegetables
China Wants to Import Mango, Jackfruit and Potato from Bangladesh
Bangladesh and China exchanged a draft free trade agreement feasibility study, with Beijing signalling interest in Bangladeshi mango, jackfruit, potato, jute and leather goods.