Crops
Kishoreganj farmer earns a lakh taka from yellow cauliflower
Farmer Abul Hasim in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, has earned a lakh taka from coloured cauliflower grown with organic fertiliser only.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Two Sitakunda farmers succeed with their first beetroot crop
Two farmers in Sitakunda, Chattogram, have had a good yield from beetroot in their first attempt at the crop.
Crops
Once unknown, kathbadam grows popular in Dinajpur
Kathbadam picked from trees around Dinajpur town has become a popular snack, sold fresh on the Boropul bridge.
Crops
Abdur Rahim sells Tk 6 lakh worth of jujube a year
Young Jhalakathi farmer Abdur Rahim Sikder has found success growing jujube with his father on 300 decimals of land.
Crops
Mirsarai farmer Muslim succeeds with squash
Farmer Muslim Uddin has succeeded in growing squash on a trial plot of 10 decimals in Katachhara union, Mirsarai.
Livestock
Baghdash caged after raid on pigeons in Shibganj
A baghdash rescued by local people in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, is being cared for in a cage at a local man's home.
Crops
Drives and fines across the country to stop illegal rice hoarding
The food ministry fined several dozen establishments across the country on 29 January in drives against illegal rice hoarding.
Environment
Slow loris returned to the forest in Matiranga
An endangered slow loris rescued from a residential area in Matiranga, Khagrachhari, has been released into the forest.
Crops
Vermicompost ends Rezaul's unemployment
Young farmer Md Rezaul of Dapdapia in Nalchhity, Jhalakathi, has become self-reliant by producing vermicompost.
Crops
Mirsarai's Nur Alam succeeds with carrots at first try
Farmer Nur Alam has succeeded at his first attempt at growing carrots in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
Crops
Wild animals come into villages in search of food, Kaptai residents suffer
Wild elephants and monkeys short of food in the forest are coming into villages in Kaptai, Rangamati, damaging crops and homes.
Crops
Paddy sells at Tk 1,400 a maund in Mirsarai
Aman paddy production in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has beaten its target, with fine paddy selling at Tk 1,400 a maund.
Crops
Mango trees in blossom, growers worried about fog
Early mango varieties in Rajshahi have begun to blossom, but growers fear fog and cold could damage the buds.