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.
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Bangladesh
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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.
Environment
Speaker Opens Tree Planting Programme at Parliament
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury opened a tree planting programme at the Jatiya Sangsad on 17 July and urged everyone to plant more trees.
Environment
Two Thousand Palm Saplings Planted at Ishwardi EPZ
Two thousand palm saplings were planted at Ishwardi EPZ in Pabna on 16 July to help protect against lightning.
Environment
Common Misconceptions About Snakes
On World Snake Day, 16 July, a look at snakebite deaths in Bangladesh and some widespread misconceptions about snakes.
Crops
People Will Know the Hill Tracts by Coffee and Cashew Nuts: Bir Bahadur
Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing said the hill region will one day be known for coffee and cashew nuts, just as Sylhet is known for tea.
Crops
Hill Farmers Dream of Success With Lotkon Cultivation
Lotkon, once an unvalued wild fruit of the hills, is now in wide demand, and farmers in Khagrachhari are turning to growing it commercially.
Environment
What to Do to Stay Safe From Venomous Snakebites
Snakebites and the deaths they cause rise every flood season, but simple precautions can prevent most venomous bites.
Crops
Latkan Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
Latkan, a once little-grown fruit, has transformed the economy of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur, making farmers self-reliant and reaching markets abroad.
Environment
15 Cobra Hatchlings Found in Elderly Woman's Bedroom
Fifteen venomous cobra hatchlings have been found after the earthen floor of a bedroom in Khoksa, Kushtia, was dug up.
Crops
Waterlogged Beel Puts Aman Cultivation on 500 Bighas in Doubt
Aman cultivation on about 500 bighas of Surikhali beel in Tala, Satkhira, is in doubt after a month of waterlogging that farmers blame on blocked drainage.
Crops
Tk 4 Crore Fruit Market Goes Unused
A Tk 4 crore fruit market built two years ago on the edge of Bogura to ease traffic at Satmatha lies unused because some traders refuse to move there.