Crops
PRAN Starts Mango Collection at Rajshahi and Natore Factories
PRAN has started collecting mangoes from Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and other districts for pulping at its factories in Rajshahi and Natore.
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Bangladesh
Flowers
Writ Seeks Order to Hold Cattle Markets in Open Spaces Other Than Playgrounds
A writ petition seeks a High Court order to stop sacrificial animal markets being set up illegally on playgrounds in Dhaka.
Environment
The Country Where You Must Plant Trees to Graduate
The Philippines has passed a law requiring every student to plant at least ten trees before graduating.
Environment
The Village Whose Name Changed Because of Nurseries
Nurseries started by Mohammad Ali have turned Basudebpur village in Jashore into a "nursery village" that sends seedlings across the country.
Environment
Role of Trees in Keeping Nature and Environment in Balance Is Undeniable
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the role of trees in meeting basic needs and keeping nature and the environment in balance is undeniable.
Environment
The Fight to Survive in Green
An essay argues that people's long struggle to survive has turned into a destructive fight against nature itself.
Environment
Stray langur wanders into village in Jamalpur
A langur separated from its troop has wandered into a village in Madarganj, Jamalpur, drawing crowds of curious onlookers.
Crops
Woman killed collecting mangoes during storm in Joypurhat
A woman died in Kalai, Joypurhat, when a branch broke and fell on her as she gathered mangoes during a storm.
Fruits
Make mango ice cream with just three ingredients
In the mango season, a cooling mango ice cream can be made at home with ripe mangoes, milk and sugar.
Fruits
Mango special train to start running on Wednesday
A special train to carry mangoes from Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi to Dhaka will be inaugurated at Chapainawabganj railway station on Wednesday, 7 June.
Crops
Sabuj Succeeds With Karishma Watermelon
A young entrepreneur in Sarishabari, Jamalpur has grown the year-round Karishma watermelon variety for the first time in the upazila and expects a good profit.
Crops
Tk 1.5 Crore Worth of Litchi Sold Daily at One Market
Trade at the Shimultala litchi market in Ishwardi, Pabna has picked up, with Tk 1 crore to Tk 1.5 crore worth of litchi sold every day.
Livestock
Cattle markets in Rajshahi begin to fill up
Rajshahi has raised more sacrificial animals than it needs this year, and its surplus cattle and goats will also meet demand in other districts.