Crops
Bumper Bean Yield in Meherpur
With no natural disaster this season, bean farmers in Meherpur are profiting from a good harvest grown on 550 hectares.
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Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh at 50: How a TV Star and a Poor Farmer's Son Turned Scientist Changed Bangladesh's Farming
A former Bangladesh Rice Research Institute scientist recalls how high-yielding rice transformed farm families and made the country surplus in rice.
Environment
100 Crocodiles Released in the Sundarbans
One hundred crocodiles were released in the Sundarbans, a World Heritage Site, to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary.
Environment
A Bond of the Heart With Migratory Birds in Bogura
Migratory birds have filled two beels in Sherpur upazila of Bogura, and local people step in to stop hunters.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Jahangirnagar University With Song
Migratory birds have returned to Jahangirnagar University's lakes, though crowds of visitors are putting their habitat at risk.
Environment
Pelican Still Without a Mate After Four Years
A male great white pelican at Gazipur's safari park has had no mate for four years since the female died in 2017.
Environment
Young Man Held With 55 Sundhi Turtles in Mongla
The Coast Guard has detained a young man with 55 sundhi turtles, a rare species, at Digraj Bazar in Mongla.
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Green Chillies From Boror Char Head for the Middle East and Europe
Farmers at Boror Char in Mymensingh have formed three export teams as green chillies from the vegetable hub head for foreign markets.
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Shahnaz Finds Success Raising Chickens in Her Spare Time
A housewife in Sreepur, Gazipur, has built a thriving Kadaknath chicken farm and hatchery from 200 chicks.
Livestock
Four-Legged Chick Hatched in Kurigram
A chick with four legs has hatched in Nageshwari, Kurigram, and is moving about normally despite the extra legs.
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Lafa Brinjal on the Verge of Extinction as Farmers Turn to High-Yield Varieties
The famous round Lafa brinjal of Gafargaon in Mymensingh is disappearing as farmers switch to higher-yielding varieties.
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Year-Round Tomato Brings Ten Times the Profit in Mymensingh
A farmer back from Singapore is growing grafted, year-round BARI Hybrid Tomato-8 at Borer Char, Mymensingh, and says it earns eight to ten times more than winter tomato.
Crops
How to Control Common Tomato Diseases
The agriculture department has advised farmers on the main tomato diseases and how to prevent and control them.