Environment
14kg Python Caught in a Net
A Burmese python about 12 feet long and weighing about 14kg was rescued from a garden's boundary net in Boalkhali, Chattogram.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Don't Spread Needless Panic With Words Like 'Onion Sting' and 'Chilli Heat', Says Commerce Official
A commerce ministry trade adviser told an FBCCI meeting that media phrases about prices spread needless panic, drawing protests from journalists.
Agribusiness
Fair Prices for Farm Produce and Market Volatility
Blaming middlemen alone will not fix Bangladesh's farm markets, this analysis argues; fair prices for farmers and consumers need market-led planning, information, storage and coordination.
Environment
Tarique Rahman Plants a Tree at Zia Udyan
Prime Minister and BNP chairman Tarique Rahman planted a tree at Zia Udyan in Dhaka to mark the 48th founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.
Crops
E-Waste Poses a Serious Threat to Agriculture and Public Health
As smart farming spreads, discarded sensors, drones and electronics are adding to e-waste whose heavy metals poison soil, water and the food chain.
Environment
Sundarbans Reopens: Debt on the Shore, Fear of Pirates in the Forest
The Sundarbans reopens on 1 September after its three-month breeding-season closure, but the fishers and forest workers heading back in carry heavy debts and fear of pirates.
Bangladesh
220kg of Deer Meat Found on Trawler in Pirojpur, Two Men Arrested
River police arrested two men with about 220kg of deer meat on a trawler on the Belua river at Nesarabad in Pirojpur.
Organic
How Useful Is Rice Water for Indoor Plants?
Water left from washing rice can help some indoor plants in small amounts, but it must be used sparingly, without salt or spices, and never as a replacement for fertiliser.
Fruits
It Isn't Round, So Why Is It Called the 'Gol' Tree?
Neither the golgachh (nipa palm) nor its leaves are round; the name comes from the round clusters of its fruit, and the palm has long sustained Sundarbans leaf collectors and coastal homes.
Fisheries
Hilsa Catch Doubles in Mirsarai
The hilsa catch at the Domkhali-Sahebkhali estuary in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has doubled this year, though officials say industrialisation still threatens the breeding ground.
Agribusiness
Tk 2,000 Crore Fund for Frozen Food Exports
Bangladesh Bank has set up a Tk 2,000 crore special pre-finance fund to help frozen food exporters, lending at a maximum of 7 per cent interest.
Health
How a shopper can tell whether a packaged product meets the standard
After ordering spices and ghee off the shelves, BSTI says scanning the QR code on the wrapper is the quickest way to separate genuine from fake.
Livestock
Huge Python Found on Cattle Farm
A large python that crept into a cattle farm in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, was rescued by the Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation and released in Lawachara forest.