Fruits
How to Pick a Deep Red, Sweet Watermelon
Eight simple checks help shoppers pick a ripe, sweet and red watermelon from the pile.
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Bangladesh
Fruits
Immature Watermelons on Sale, Yet at Tk 80 a Kg
Watermelons are selling at Tk 80 a kg at retail as Ramadan begins, even though most of the fruit on the market is not yet mature.
Crops
Poultry Farming Changes Fortunes in Khagrachhari Village
Poultry farming has transformed the village of Swarnakartila in Khagrachhari's Matiranga, but farmers complain of no electricity, tolls and rising costs.
Fruits
Prices of Local Fruit Rise
Prices of local fruit have risen by Tk 20-50 a kg in two or three days as demand rises during Ramadan, traders say.
Crops
Banana Farming Changes the Fortunes of Ishwardi's Char Dwellers
Commercial banana farming on once-barren Padma chars in Ishwardi, Pabna, has transformed the lives of char farmers and created work for thousands.
Bangladesh
Commotion in Bhanga as Rescuers Try to Catch a Fishing Cat
A rare fishing cat chased up a tall rain tree in Bhanga, Faridpur, escaped both a forest department team and Animal Rescuers Bangladesh.
Fruits
Mirsharai Hopes for Tk 20 Crore of Watermelons
Farmers from Subarnachar have planted watermelons on about 500 acres of fallow char land in Mirsharai, Chattogram, and officials expect a Tk 20 crore crop.
Crops
Black Cumin Farming Grows as a Rabi Crop in Shariatpur
Black cumin has become a popular and profitable rabi crop in Shariatpur, and although rain cut the area sown this season, yields look better.
Livestock
A German Shepherd Is the Sole Guard of a Shariatpur Sheep Farm
A trained German Shepherd herds and guards the sheep and goats on businessman Suman Khan's farm in Naria, Shariatpur.
Crops
Tk 26 Crore of Ash Gourd to Be Sold in Netrokona
A bumper ash gourd crop on once-fallow land in Netrokona is expected to be worth Tk 26 crore this season.
Crops
Coloured Cauliflower Grown for the First Time in Kawkhali
A farmer in Kawkhali, Rangamati, has harvested more than 3,000 kg of coloured cauliflower from a one-bigha trial plot, the first in the upazila.
Bangladesh
Injured Deer Near Death in Sitakunda Amid Forest Officer's Indifference
A spotted deer rescued from a poacher's trap in Sitakunda was still lying untreated at the forest range office three days later, despite a vet's advice to send it for better care.
Crops
Ali Hossain Succeeds With Coloured Cauliflower at First Try
A 75-year-old retired soldier in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has succeeded at his first attempt at growing yellow and purple cauliflower.