Environment
New Hippo Calf Born at Gazipur Safari Park
A hippo calf born on 14 October at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur has taken the park's hippo count to four.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Nandigram Farmers' Hopes Sway on Aman Paddy Ears
Farmers in Nandigram, Bogura, expect a bumper Aman harvest from 19,420 hectares, with early varieties due to be cut from next week.
Crops
Farmer Sells Tk 8 Lakh of Beans, Hopes to Sell Tk 4 Lakh More
Hill farmer Mohi Uddin of Sitakunda sold Tk 2.96 lakh of Rupban beans in a single market and expects to sell Tk 4 lakh more over the next two months.
Crops
Tree Rats Raid Paddy Fields, Robbing Lakshmipur Farmers of Sleep
Large tree rats are destroying unripe Aman paddy in Lakshmipur, and farmers say neither poison bait nor traditional methods are stopping them.
Crops
Government Turns to Hybrid Varieties to Raise Boro Production
The government plans to raise Boro rice output by three to four per cent this season, relying on hybrid varieties and a Tk 90 crore seed incentive.
Livestock
Rescued Elephant Calf Not Feeding Properly, Suffering Malnutrition
An elephant calf abandoned by its herd and sheltered at the Dulahazara safari park in Cox's Bazar is severely malnourished and weak.
Crops
8-Foot Python Rescued From Paddy Field in Panchagarh
An eight-foot python caught in a paddy-field net near the Indian border in Panchagarh was rescued and handed to the forest department.
Crops
'No Paddy at Home, So Higher Prices Bring Us No Profit'
Paddy prices in Naogaon have risen by up to Tk 100 a maund in two weeks, but farmers who sold early say they have nothing left to sell.
Environment
Tigers Must Be Protected to Save the Sundarbans: Forest Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister Begum Habibun Nahar said at a meeting in Koyra, Khulna, that tigers must be protected to protect the Sundarbans.
Crops
Fake Cultar Costs Mango Farmers Dear
Mango growers in Chapainawabganj say fake and low-quality paclobutrazol has flooded the market and is giving them no results.
Crops
Paddy Prices Leave Thakurgaon Farmers in Despair
Thakurgaon farmers who expected good returns from an early Aman harvest are selling paddy below their production costs.
Environment
Venomous Banded Krait Rescued in Kalapara
A venomous banded krait found tangled in a net at a house in Tegachhia village, Kalapara, has been rescued by a local animal welfare team.
Crops
Aus Paddy Production in Mirsarai Beats Target
Aus paddy production in Mirsarai, Chattogram, beat its target by 3,378 tonnes this season, and farmers are also getting good prices.