Crops
Mirsharai Okra Worth Tk 2.5 Crore at Market
Farmers in Mirsharai have had a bumper okra harvest this season, with the crop worth an estimated Tk 2.62 crore.
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Bangladesh
Environment
College Student Dies After Snakebite at Home and a Night with Faith Healers in Meherpur
A 19-year-old college student in Gangni, Meherpur, died after being bitten by a venomous snake at home and taken first to faith healers before reaching hospital.
Fruits
Cool Down in the Heat with Mango Pudding
With mango season under way, here is a simple egg-free recipe for mango pudding made with ripe mango, milk and agar agar.
Organic
Black Soldier Fly Could Transform Waste Management, SAU Seminar Hears
Rearing black soldier flies on urban organic waste could supply cheap protein for fish and poultry feed while easing waste management, speakers told a seminar at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University.
Environment
Langur Rescued in Kishoreganj Handed to Safari Park
A male mukhpora langur that had been roaming Karimganj and Itna upazilas of Kishoreganj was caught on 21 July and handed to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
Environment
Munsur Gazi Foundation Holds Tree Planting Drive
The Munsur Gazi Foundation planted tree saplings at Nanupur Jame Mosque in Chandpur Sadar on 20 July as part of its annual drive.
Fruits
Mangoes from Other Districts Flood Kansat Market, Buyers Deceived
Growers at Kansat in Chapainawabganj say traders are passing off Amrapali mangoes from other districts as local fruit, deceiving buyers, while agriculture officials see an upside.
Crops
Started as a Hobby, Rocky's 3-Acre Orchard Now Grows Many Mango Varieties
A young garments businessman in Tongibari, Munshiganj, who planted mango trees to give his family formalin-free fruit, now runs a three-acre commercial orchard with 20 to 25 varieties.
Agribusiness
Snakebite Patient Arrives at Kushtia Hospital with the Russell's Viper That Bit Him
A trader bitten by a snake while fishing on the Gorai river in Kushtia killed it, put it in a bag and brought it to hospital, where doctors identified it as a Russell's viper.
Crops
Day-Long Fruit Festival Held in Panchagarh
The Rangdhanu Foundation held a day-long festival in Panchagarh on 19 July displaying more than fifty local and foreign fruits.
Crops
Tk 25 Crore Worth of Mangoes Traded Daily at Sapahar
A large mango market has grown up in the border upazila of Sapahar, trading about Tk 25 crore of mangoes a day, but growers complain they are not getting fair prices.
Crops
Jhalakathi's Bilati Gab Is Travelling Across the Country
Bilati gab, a red fruit that grows without planting or care in Jhalakathi, is now collected from villages and sent to cities across Bangladesh.
Fisheries
Crocodile Caught in Fisherman's Net in the Jayanti River
A crocodile was caught in a fisherman's net in the Jayanti river in Muladi upazila of Barishal on 17 July, and wildlife officials set out from Dhaka to take charge of it.