Fisheries
Cox's Bazar's Sea Fishers Face Many Crises
Sea fishers in Cox's Bazar face pirates at sea and an unusable landing centre ashore, with no clear date for a new facility.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Marine Fish Species Are Disappearing Day by Day
Visits to Cox's Bazar fish landing centres show fine-mesh nets catching fish of every size, driving the decline of Bangladesh's marine fish species.
Organic
Organic Farming Is Changing the Farm Calculation in Bagha
A group of educated young entrepreneurs in Arani, Bagha, Rajshahi, is taking farm information and organic fertiliser to villagers' doors to restore soil health.
Agribusiness
Some Unfulfilled Dreams of a Former Finance Minister Despite Many Achievements
On a train journey to Natore, former finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith spoke to Shykh Seraj about the budget, sport, culture and the dreams he has yet to fulfil.
Livestock
Kadaknath Chickens Have Changed Shirina's Life
A housewife in Bagmara, Rajshahi, who has farmed poultry for years, has found her most profitable venture in the black Kadaknath chicken.
Agribusiness
Hard Times for the Country's Salt Farmers
Salt farmers in Cox's Bazar are selling below production cost, putting about five million people who depend on salt farming in difficulty.
Environment
Exhibition to Show 40 Species of Hill Birds in Photographs
Two young photographers will show pictures of about 40 bird species from Khagrachhari and Rangamati at the district's first exhibition on saving hill birds.
Environment
6,000 Birds Die in One Night
Two days of storms and hail killed about 6,000 native and migratory birds at the Arunima Eco Park in Narail, most of them on Tuesday night.
Organic
Vermicompost Made in Home After Home in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah
In Niamatpur union, Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, very poor farmers and women are producing vermicompost commercially at home, improving both incomes and soil health.
Agribusiness
Migratory Birds Hunted Freely in Moulvibazar
A Jago News investigation found migratory and native birds being hunted with poison bait and nets across Moulvibazar's haors and sold to resorts, hotels and the wealthy.
Crops
Rare Lesser Adjutant Stork Kept Tied Up
A rare, nearly extinct lesser adjutant has been kept tied up at a farmer's home in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, since 28 January.
Crops
Number of Birds Rises at Baikka Beel
A bird census at Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar found 11,615 birds of 39 species, more than twice last year's count.
Environment
Hakaluki Haor Has 20,000 Fewer Birds
A bird census in Hakaluki haor found 37,931 waterbirds of 51 species, far fewer than in each of the previous two years.