Fruits
Chapainawabganj's Gourmati Mangoes Go to Sweden
Nachole grower Rafiqul Islam sent one tonne of Gourmati mangoes to Sweden, adding to about 10 tonnes he has exported this year.
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Bangladesh
Crops
No Rain at Height of Season, Aman Farming in Doubt
A lack of rain at the height of the season has left Mirsarai farmers unsure whether they can grow aman at all this year.
Environment
Slow Loris Leaves Forest for Village in Mirsarai
A slow loris has left the forest and has been wandering around homes in Mirsarai's Madhyam Wahedpur for four days.
Environment
Tree Planting at Foreign Service Academy to Mark Mourning Month of August
The foreign ministry planted 16 saplings at the Foreign Service Academy, one for each member of Bangabandhu's family, to mark August.
Crops
Khagrachhari's Successful Agri-Entrepreneur Nurul Alam
Md Nurul Alam, who worked in IT, is growing desert dates commercially on the hills of Matiranga in Khagrachhari.
Environment
'Everywhere You Look in Dhaka, Only Buildings': DMP Commissioner
Launching the DMP's 2023 tree-planting programme, Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq said there is no alternative to planting trees to keep the earth liveable.
Environment
UP Member Dies of Snakebite in Faridpur
Woman UP member Kakon Shikder Kanon, 34, died of a snakebite in Sadarpur, Faridpur.
Crops
Farmers Struggle to Plant Aman Even in the Rainy Season
Scant monsoon rain has forced Thakurgaon farmers to plant aman using costly machine irrigation, with seedlings drying in the heat.
Vegetables
Relief in Khulna Vegetable Markets, but Fish Prices Stay High
Vegetables are cheaper in Khulna's markets, but fish prices have not fallen as supply is still low after the fishing ban ended.
Livestock
Woman Dies of Snakebite While Grazing Cattle
Maleka Begum, 50, died of a venomous snakebite while grazing cattle on a remote char in Raipur, Lakshmipur.
Environment
World Tiger Day Today
As World Tiger Day is marked, Bangladesh's Sundarbans tiger numbers remain far from the 2010 doubling goal and the exact current count is unknown.
Crops
Chuadanga Farmer Dies of Snakebite After Hours at Exorcist's House
A farmer bitten by a snake in his paddy field in Chuadanga died in hospital after his family first took him to an exorcist.
Fruits
Abid's Hall Balcony Garden Holds 70 Plant Species
A Rajshahi University master's student has turned the balcony outside his hall room into a garden of about 70 plant species.