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Pabna Farmers Frustrated by Paddy Prices
Farmers in Pabna say the price paddy is fetching leaves them no profit after costs, and many are turning away from rice, raising fears of lower output.
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Bangladesh
Agribusiness
Chickens Dying in the Heat in Sunamganj, Farmers at a Loss
Continuous load-shedding and extreme heat are killing poultry in Sunamganj, and farmers say they cannot keep their businesses going unless the power problem is solved.
Environment
Why Are We Killing What Keeps Us Alive?
A journalist argues that Bangladesh's forests are disappearing faster than tree planting can replace them and calls for all parties to unite behind protecting the environment.
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270 Hectares Left Fallow in Ishwardi, Aman Target in Doubt
Farmers in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila could not plant aman on 270 hectares this season because of a lack of rain, with fuel and fertiliser costs deepening their troubles.
Environment
16 Foreign Animals Arrive at the National Zoo
Sixteen new animals of five species have been brought to the National Zoo in Mirpur and released from quarantine, with the lions due to go on show after training.
Environment
Letter Seeks Halt to Open Prison and Road on Cox's Bazar Forest Land
The voluntary group Environment People has written to 18 government officials seeking a halt to an open prison and a road being built on protected forest land in Cox's Bazar.
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Commercial Farming of Elephant Foot Yam in Kurigram
Farmers in Kurigram are turning to commercial cultivation of elephant foot yam, drawn by low costs and high profits.
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Poultry Farmers Demand a 'Poultry Board' to End Syndicates
The egg producers' body Bangladesh Poultry Association has demanded a 'poultry board' to root out syndicates in the poultry sector.
Agribusiness
A Dozen Eggs at Tk 150 Again
Farm egg prices have become volatile again, rising by Tk 30 a dozen in three days to Tk 150 in Dhaka's retail markets.
Crops
Basar's Collection of 200 Tree Species
A teacher in Bauphal, Patuakhali, has built a collection of nearly 200 native and foreign species of timber, fruit and medicinal trees at his home and gives fruit and saplings away free.
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After Aus, Fears of a Fall in Aman Output
With aus output around 5 lakh tonnes below target, analysts fear aman production could fall by 15-20 lakh tonnes this season, though officials say the target will be surpassed.
Vegetables
Colourful Watermelon and Vegetable Farming Grows in Rupsa
Farmers in Khulna's Rupsa upazila are overcoming salinity to grow off-season coloured watermelons and vegetables on the dykes of their fish enclosures.
Environment
Egret and Cormorant Chicks Raised Like His Own in Mostafa's Workshop
A workshop mechanic in Barguna's Taltali upazila rears bird chicks that fall from storm-damaged nests and releases them into the forest, and is now raising two egrets and a cormorant.