Fruits
Apples Fetch Tk 20 a Kg at Chattogram Customs Auction
Apples that sell for Tk 200 or more a kg in the market fetched just Tk 19.80 a kg at a Chattogram Customs auction, against a reserve price of Tk 166.
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Bangladesh
Environment
Venomous Russell's Viper Rescued From Home in Kalapara
A venomous Russell's viper, the first found in Kalapara by a local rescue group, was caught at a house in Char Dhulasar village.
Crops
Tk 90 Crore Incentive to Raise Boro Hybrid Rice Production
A government order issued on Thursday provides a Tk 90 crore incentive to expand hybrid paddy cultivation in the Boro season.
Crops
A 'Rupban' Bean Revolution on the Hills
Farmers on the hills of Sitakunda, Chattogram, have turned Rupban beans into a thriving crop sold across the country.
Fruits
What Happens When You Eat Amra?
A nutritionist lists ten health benefits of amra, the vitamin C-rich hog plum now widely available in markets.
Vegetables
Safe, Nutritious Food Through Good Agricultural Practices
Safe food cannot be guaranteed by processing alone, the writer argues, so Good Agricultural Practices must be followed at every stage of the food chain.
Fruits
Crowds Turn to Half-Rotten Fruit Markets
Priced out of fruit shops, shoppers in Dhaka are crowding roadside stalls near Sadarghat that sell sorted and half-rotten fruit at far lower prices.
Environment
Three Endangered Langurs Rescued From Private Car, Two Arrested
For the second time in a week, police in Feni have seized endangered langurs from a vehicle on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and arrested two men.
Bangladesh
Two Young Men Held With 30 Kg of Deer Meat
Forest officials detained two young men with 30 kg of deer meat at Datinakhali, near the Sundarbans in Shyamnagar, Satkhira.
Crops
Returnee Mostafa Dreams of Success in Banana Farming
Nurul Mostafa, who came home to Mirsarai ill after years abroad, started a banana garden with 50 seedlings and now pays for his sons' college from it.
Crops
8-Foot Python Found in Paddy Field
A python 8 feet long, found by a farmer in a paddy field near the Indian border in Aditmari, Lalmonirhat, has been released in the Hatibandha Sal forest.
Crops
Winter Vegetable Farming in Full Swing in Ishwardi
With autumn giving way to late autumn, farmers across Ishwardi in Pabna are busy planting winter vegetables, some of them early.
Environment
Over a Thousand Children Get to Know Trees
A children's tree fair organised by the Singair upazila administration in Manikganj introduced over a thousand primary pupils to hundreds of plants.