Environment
Butterfly Fair at Jahangirnagar University on 24 November
Jahangirnagar University will hold its day-long butterfly fair on 24 November to promote butterfly conservation and public awareness.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Papaya Worth Crores Rotting in Khagrachhari Orchards
Papaya growers in the hill district of Khagrachhari are selling at half price or watching fruit rot because a continuous blockade has halted transport.
Environment
Child Killed in Circus Elephant Attack
A 12-year-old boy was killed by a circus elephant in Nachole, Chapainawabganj.
Crops
Lakshmidigha Rice: When and How to Grow It
A lead agriculturist describes how Lakshmidigha, a nearly lost native red rice that grows with rising floodwater, is sown, revived and valued for its nutrition.
Environment
Five-Day Photo Exhibition to Protect Nature Opens in Khagrachhari
An exhibition titled 'Save the Biodiversity of Hill Tracts', featuring 51 photographs by two photographers, opened in Khagrachhari on 4 November to raise awareness of the region's forests and wildlife.
Crops
What to Eat to Avoid Illness in Winter
As the weather cools and colds and fevers spread, four foods can help the body build resistance to winter illness.
Crops
Winter Vegetables Turn Around Fortunes of Jajira Farmers
Good soil and favourable weather have made winter vegetable farming profitable in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur, with produce now sold in Dhaka and other districts.
Bangladesh
Cancer-Stricken Giraffe Dies at Bangabandhu Safari Park
A giraffe suffering from uterine cancer died at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur on 20 October, leaving the park with only two giraffes, both of them female.
Crops
How to Store Aman Rice Seed in Late Autumn
With Aman paddy ripening in the month of Kartik, farmers who keep their own seed should select, dry, clean and store it carefully to get a good crop next season.
Environment
Photo Exhibition in Khagrachhari to Protect Biodiversity
A five-day exhibition of 51 photographs of the Chittagong Hill Tracts' birds, wildlife and landscapes will open in Khagrachhari on Saturday to raise awareness of nature conservation.
Fisheries
The Stingray, the Sea's Lazy Creature
The stingray, called shapla pata fish in Bengali, is a slow-moving sea creature with a venomous tail that is protected in Bangladesh but still sold openly.
Crops
Bangladesh Third in Global Rice Cultivation Ranking: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture minister Dr Abdur Razzaque told parliament that Bangladesh ranks third in the world in rice cultivation, and set out the government's seed production plans and incentives for small farmers.
Vegetables
Eat Bean and Potato Niramish With Hot Rice
Hyacinth beans are plentiful in the markets, and a simple vegetarian curry with potato, brinjal and lentil dumplings makes a tasty dish with hot rice.