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Gaibandha Farmers Happy with Aman Yield, Worried About Prices
Harvesting of early aman varieties has begun in Gaibandha, and farmers are pleased with the yield but worried that higher production costs will leave them without a fair price.
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Bangladesh
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Rice Stocks 'Satisfactory', Yet Prices Are at Their Highest
Government food grain stocks are higher than at the same time in the past two years, yet rice prices are at their peak.
Environment
Two Cobras Rescued from Herbal Medicine Seller Released into Forest
Members of Animal Lovers of Patuakhali rescued two venomous cobras from a street herbal medicine seller in Kuakata and released them into the forest department's Lembu forest.
Crops
Mymensingh's Food Grain Output Could Last Over Two Years, Wheat in Deficit
Mymensingh division has a large annual surplus of rice and other paddy-based food but a big shortfall of wheat and maize, which a regional official says farmers will be encouraged to grow.
Crops
A Quiet Farming Revolution in Sweet Potatoes in Gaibandha
Farmers on the river chars of Gaibandha have taken up a high-value Japanese sweet potato variety, Koki-14-go, grown with a Japanese company's support for export.
Crops
BRRI dhan75 Can Be Harvested in 95 Days
Grown on about 400 bighas in the Rajshahi region, the aromatic, short-duration BRRI dhan75 yielded over 5 tonnes a hectare and frees land for mustard.
Crops
Crops of Nine Farmers Destroyed Overnight in Rajshahi's Bagha, Note Left Behind
Unknown people destroyed the crops of nine farmers in Bagha upazila of Rajshahi overnight and left handwritten notes in the fields.
Environment
Young Man Jailed for Trapping Migratory Birds in Dakop, Khulna
A mobile court in Dakop upazila of Khulna sentenced a 26-year-old man to one month's simple imprisonment for trapping migratory birds.
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Farmers in Puthia Alarmed by Planthopper and Neck Blast in Aman Fields
Farmers in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi say planthopper and neck blast have struck their aman paddy, while the local agriculture officer says there has been no planthopper attack.
Environment
Day-Long 'Ganga-Jamuna Literature Festival' Held in Kaliganj
A day-long Ganga-Jamuna Literature Festival was held in a festive atmosphere in Kaliganj, Satkhira, on the theme "Union, not separation, is fundamental".
Crops
Started as a Hobby, Moin Uddin's Deer Farm in Mirsarai Is Now a Tourist Spot
A deer farm started as a hobby in 2013 by expatriate Moin Uddin at Olinagar in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has become a tourist attraction.
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Okra Farmers in Ishwardi Happy with Double Prices
Farmers in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna are earning well from okra this year, with a good yield and prices almost double those of other years.
Environment
Firefly Light and the Pharmaceutical Industry
A feature on how fireflies produce "cold light" and how researchers hope bioluminescent proteins can help drug development and diagnosis.