Crops
Kaptai Lake Gates to Open if Water Rises One More Foot
Kaptai Lake is brimming after rain and hill runoff, and its gates may be opened if the water rises one more foot.
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Bangladesh
Environment
Rakayet Rushes Out Whenever He Hears of a Snake
Rakayet Ahsan, a volunteer in Kalapara, Patuakhali, rushes out to rescue snakes and other wild animals and has released hundreds back into the wild.
Fruits
Seller Takes Tk 285 and Says He Knocked Off Two Taka
Fruit sellers outside Mugda Medical College Hospital are charging dengue patients' relatives well above prices elsewhere in Dhaka.
Crops
Ashwina Mango at Tk 15,000 a Maund, Yet Growers Count Losses
Ashwina mangoes now fetch up to Tk 15,000 a maund in Chapainawabganj, but growers say much of their crop has rotted and they are still losing money.
Environment
Police Action Saves Seven-Foot Python
A python more than seven feet long, caught in a fishing net in Gowainghat, Sylhet, was saved by police and released into the forest.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Mymensingh's Gafargaon
A 42-year-old housewife bitten by a snake in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, died on the way back to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Crops
Bitter Gourd Worth Nearly Tk 5 Lakh Sold Every Day in Satkhira's 'Bitter Gourd Village'
Bitter gourd farming has changed the fortunes of more than a hundred families in Hatchhala village of Shyamnagar, Satkhira, which now sells about 300 maunds a day.
Environment
Plant at Least Two Trees at Every House, Mayor Atiqul Urges
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam has called for at least two trees to be planted at every house in the city.
Livestock
Endangered 'Wild Goat' Spotted in Baraiyadhala National Park
Camera traps set up for a two-year wildlife census have recorded the endangered wild goat (bon chhagol) in Baraiyadhala National Park.
Livestock
Deputy Commissioner Visits Jamalpur's 'Bird Brother' to See His Birds
Jamalpur's new deputy commissioner visited the farm of Tara Mia, who keeps more than 7,000 birds and pigeons of 50 to 60 species, and promised support for bird farmers.
Crops
Langurs Raid Homes and Fruit Orchards in Search of Food
A shortage of food is driving rare black-faced langurs from Keshabpur in Jashore into homes and farmers' fruit orchards in neighbouring Monirampur.
Livestock
Writ Seeks End to Hasil at All Cattle Markets in the Country
A writ petition in the High Court seeks orders to stop the collection of hasil at every cattle market in the country and to bar cattle markets at Aftabnagar.
Fruits
People in Thailand Eat More Fruit Than Rice
A Jagonews24 report from Thailand describes a country where fruit of every kind is cheap and plentiful and where some people eat more fruit than rice.