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Child Dies of Snakebite While Playing With Classmates in Paddy Field
A seven-year-old girl died after being bitten by a snake while playing with classmates in a harvested paddy field in Nawabganj, Dinajpur.
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Caring for Rooftop Gardens and Plants in Winter
Dry winter weather can leave potted and rooftop plants worn out, so here is how to care for rooftop gardens, tubs and plants in the cold.
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Ripe Paddy Rots in the Field Over Land Dispute in Sarishabari
Ripe paddy on 52 decimals of land is going to waste in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, after a farmer and the landowner were attacked when they went to harvest it.
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Caged Fishing Cat Found at Former UP Member's Home in Patuakhali
A caged fishing cat and its cub were rescued from a former union parishad member's home in Galachipa, Patuakhali, and released into a reserved forest.
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Cobra Caught at a Dinajpur Home Released in Sal Forest
Forest officials released a venomous cobra, caught at a teacher's home in Dinajpur town, into the Dharmapur sal forest in Birol upazila.
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A Day on the Colourful Wings of Butterflies
Jahangirnagar University's annual butterfly fair drew thousands of visitors on 24 November with live butterflies, contests and awards aimed at raising awareness of conservation.
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Cauliflower or Cabbage: Which Should You Eat for More Nutrition?
An Indian nutritionist weighs the nutritional value of cauliflower and cabbage and advises eating both, but not more than a cup a day.
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Venomous Cobra at Home: Teacher Catches It and Keeps It in a Jar
A teacher in Dinajpur town caught a venomous cobra while renovating his home and kept it in a plastic jar to hand over to the authorities.
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Wild Elephant Dies After Getting Caught in Electric Wire in Cox's Bazar
A wild elephant was found dead near a jujube orchard in Eidgaon, Cox's Bazar, with locals blaming an illegal electric wire and forest officials citing a heart attack.
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More Than a Hundred White Egrets Spread Their Wings in Open Sky
More than a hundred white egrets trapped in Ukhia, Cox's Bazar, were released into the open sky, and illegal sawmills were raided in separate drives on the same day.
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Butterfly Fair at Jahangirnagar University on Friday
The entomology branch of Jahangirnagar University's zoology department is holding a day-long butterfly fair on Friday 24 November to promote butterfly conservation.
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Faruk Dreams of Doubling His Money From Orange Farming
A young farmer in Kurigram Sadar expects to double his money from his first commercial harvest of China Jhuri oranges grown on two bighas.
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Aman Paddy and Rice Procurement Begins Thursday
The government will start buying aman paddy and rice on 23 November, with targets of 2 lakh tonnes of paddy, 4 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice and 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice.