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Back From Singapore, Kamrul Farms With Mulching for Lower Costs and Good Yields
After ten years in Singapore, Kamrul Hasan has brought plastic mulching to Borer Char, Mymensingh, where it cuts weeding, fertiliser and irrigation costs.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Bumper Tomato Yield in Rajshahi
Tomato farming in Rajshahi has nearly doubled, bringing a bumper crop and good profits at the start of the season.
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Char Women Becoming Self-Reliant Through Farming
Women on the flood-hit chars of Kurigram are recovering by growing vegetables and raising livestock with help from the NGO Friendship.
Environment
Seven-Point Demand to Stop Killing and Abuse of Wildlife
An alliance of 33 environmental groups held a sit-in outside the Forest Department and made seven demands to stop the killing and abuse of wildlife.
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Pest Attack in Fields Leaves Meherpur Farmers at a Loss
Farmers in Meherpur say pests attacking cauliflower and cabbage cannot be controlled with pesticides and the agriculture office has not helped.
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How to Deal With Duck Plague
Duck plague is a deadly contagious disease of ducks that can be prevented by vaccination, as it has no specific cure.
Environment
Nilgai Dies of Injuries After Being Chased
A male nilgai that strayed from India into Haripur, Thakurgaon, died of heavy bleeding after being injured while locals and police chased it.
Environment
Uncleaned Lakes Leave Migratory Birds Short of Habitat at Jahangirnagar University
Migratory birds have begun arriving at Jahangirnagar University, but far fewer than usual because most campus lakes have not been prepared for them this year.
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Four Brothers in Madhukhali Earn Lakhs From Bottle Gourd Farming
Four brothers from a family in Madhukhali, Faridpur, have become lakhpatis by growing bottle gourd on three acres, inspiring others in the area.
EnvironmentWild elephant calf found dead in a hill stream in Eidgaon, Cox's Bazar
Forest officials recovered a male wild elephant calf, about one and a half to two years old, from a hill stream in Eidgaon, Cox's Bazar, on 21 November 2021. They first thought it had slipped on a slope, but reported wounds on the body and said a post-mortem would give the cause.
Environment
Strict Action Against Killing Elephants With Electricity, Says Nasrul Hamid
State minister for power Nasrul Hamid Bipu has warned that strict action will be taken against anyone who kills elephants using electric wires.
Livestock
New "Local Chicken" MCTC Reaches One Kilogram in Eight Weeks
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute has developed the Multi Colour Table Chicken, which tastes like local chicken, reaches about one kilogram in eight weeks and is now produced commercially.
Environment
Public Must Come Forward to Create Needed Forest Cover, Says Environment Minister
Environment minister Md Shahab Uddin urged people to plant and care for trees, saying the government alone cannot create the forest cover the country needs.