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Over 100 businesses fined Tk 5 lakh in nationwide rice hoarding drive
The food ministry fined more than 100 businesses a total of Tk 5 lakh 8 thousand in drives against illegal paddy and rice stocks across the country.
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Fruits
Mango trees covered in early blossom in Dinajpur
Some mango trees in Dinajpur have begun to blossom in the middle of winter, well ahead of the usual season.
Environment
To look 'elite', we are even eating the dried meat of Royal Bengal tigers
A columnist argues that the rich in Bangladesh are fuelling the illegal trade in tiger parts and the killing of elephants in the name of status.
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Over 100 businesses fined Tk 9 lakh in nationwide rice hoarding drive
The food ministry fined more than 100 businesses a total of Tk 8 lakh 93 thousand 150 in drives against illegal paddy and rice stocks in Dhaka and across the country.
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Fertiliser stocks adequate, no shortage in Boro season: agriculture minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid said the country has enough fertiliser in stock and there will be no shortage during the Boro season.
Fruits
'Branding Sapahar' catches tourists' eye in Naogaon
A structure proclaiming Sapahar the commercial capital of mango, built in front of the upazila parishad, is drawing tourists travelling to Jabai Beel.
Crops
Feni farmers expect big profits from tomato cultivation
Farmers across Feni are turning to the high-yielding Udayan Plus tomato, drawn by good prices and relatively low labour and costs.
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Big industrial groups hold only a nominal share of the rice market
Corporate groups blamed for the sudden rise in rice prices say their share of the rice sold in Bangladesh is less than one per cent, far too small to control the market.
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Nationwide drives against hoarding, fines total Tk 21 lakh
The food ministry fined more than 100 businesses Tk 21 lakh in anti-hoarding drives across the country, with 37 mills in Naogaon alone fined nearly Tk 15 lakh.
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No leniency for buying paddy and hoarding it illegally: food minister
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder told corporate firms to stop competing to buy paddy and warned there would be no leniency for illegal stocks beyond their capacity.
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Mirsarai's Muslim Uddin succeeds with jujube farming
Md Muslim Uddin of Mirsarai in Chattogram has succeeded with jujube farming in his very first year, selling chemical-free Ball Sundari fruit daily from his orchard.
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Honey collection from mustard fields in full swing in Ishwardi
Beekeepers from various districts are collecting honey from bee boxes set beside mustard fields across Ishwardi, which also boosts mustard yields.
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High fertiliser and labour costs leave Noakhali farmers at a loss
Boro planting is in full swing in remote parts of Noakhali, but farmers are struggling with abnormal rises in the prices of fertiliser, labour and other inputs.