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Higher Fuel Prices Raise Boro Costs, Farmers Uneasy in Kamalganj
Kamalganj farmers are planting Boro despite the cold, but rising fuel costs and poor irrigation are weighing on them.
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Bangladesh
Fisheries
The Killer Snail Whose Sting Can Kill a Human
The cone shell, a venomous snail of tropical seas, can kill a person, yet its toxin is now being turned into medicine.
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Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University Joins UNESCO eDNA Research Mission
Researchers from Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University collected environmental DNA in the Sundarbans as part of a UNESCO study of 25 marine World Heritage sites.
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Steps Coming to Keep Broiler Chicken Affordable: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said positive decisions would be taken, after talks with the prime minister, to support the poultry sector and keep broiler chicken affordable.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Chatal Beel With Song
Migratory birds escaping the northern winter have begun arriving at Chatal Beel in Narsingdi's Monohardi, drawing visitors, though hunting keeps cutting their numbers.
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Poor Roads Make Life Hard on Jamalpur's Chars
Farmers on Jamalpur's river chars grow valuable crops but say broken roads and difficult river crossings deny them fair prices and quick access to hospitals.
Cooking
Python Rescued From Kitchen in Barguna
Forest department staff rescued a python from a kitchen in Patharghata, Barguna, and later released it in the Haringhata mangrove forest.
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Wild Elephants Rampage on Kurigram Border, Villagers in Fear
Wild elephants crossing from India at night have trampled crops, shallow pumps and homes in border villages of Kurigram's Rowmari and Rajibpur upazilas.
Agribusiness
Duck Farming Makes Sunamganj Farmers Lakhpatis
Rising prices and tourist demand for duck meat are drawing more people in haor-rich Sunamganj into duck farming, with some now earning lakhs.
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Why Prune the Branches of Fruit Trees?
Pruning branches from planting until fruiting is one of the main tasks of fruit tree management, done according to variety, age and growth habit.
Agrotech
Fire Service Rescues Cat Stuck on Ledge in Chattogram
Firefighters rescued a cat that had been stuck for three days on the third-floor ledge of a building in Chattogram's Chandgaon residential area.
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Fog and Cold Wave Damaging Boro Seedbeds in Naogaon
Dense fog and a cold wave are damaging irri-boro seedbeds in Naogaon, though officials say there are enough seedbeds to meet the target.
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Bumper Aman Yield Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
Farmers in Jhalakathi say they have not seen an aman harvest this good in 10 years, and prices in the market are satisfying too.