Agribusiness
Hilsa Supply Up in Chandpur but Prices Still Beyond Reach
Hilsa supply has increased at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing, one of the country's largest, but prices remain beyond the reach of ordinary buyers.
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Bangladesh
Fruits
The World's Largest Squirrel Lives in Bangladesh, So Why Is It Disappearing?
Squirrels, including the rare Malayan giant squirrel of Habiganj's Rema-Kalenga forest, are declining in Bangladesh because of habitat loss, hunting, pesticides and climate change.
Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Ease Slightly but Sugar, Oil, Flour and Eggs Squeeze Shoppers
Vegetables have become slightly cheaper in Dhaka's markets, but prices of sugar, edible oil, flour and eggs are rising while companies cut supplies of bottled oil and sugar.
Environment
Rare Siebold's Water Snake Rescued in Sreemangal
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a young Siebold's water snake, a very rare non-venomous aquatic species, from a border village in Sreemangal.
Environment
Five-Foot Snake Rescued From Jahangirnagar University Professor's Room
A non-venomous rat snake about five and a half feet long was rescued from the room of a Government and Politics professor at Jahangirnagar University.
Agribusiness
One Trawler Lands 80 Maunds of Hilsa From the Sea
A single trawler landed about 80 maunds of hilsa at the Alipur-Mohipur fish port in Kalapara, Patuakhali, and the catch sold at auction for about Tk 20 lakh.
Environment
Snakes Spotted at Education Ministry, Officials Alarmed
Three snakes were seen in the education ministry's corridor on the 19th floor of the Bangladesh Secretariat, alarming officials who fear more may be hiding in storage.
Crops
Is Untreated Waste Killing Bangladesh's Rivers?
Government and World Bank data show untreated industrial effluent, sewage and solid waste are severely polluting Bangladesh's rivers, above all around Dhaka, writes Moazzem Hossain Tipu.
Crops
Government says 1.365m tonnes of fertiliser in stock; farmers say they cannot find a bag
At the start of the aman season farmers in Rajshahi, Jhenaidah and Kurigram are paying above the fixed price because dealers have no fertiliser, while the government insists 1.365 million tonnes are in stock; agricultural economists say the two accounts cannot both be true.
Bangladesh
17 Turtles Being Taken for Sale on a Trawler Seized in Galachipa, One Held
The Forest Department recovered 17 live turtles from an engine-driven steel trawler in Galachipa, Patuakhali, and detained a man named Rezaul Mridha.
Bangladesh
Slow Loris Strays into Village, Rescued Before It Could Be Sold
An endangered slow loris held by a family in Patiya, Chattogram, for sale has been rescued by Wildlife Rescue Team Bangladesh with help from the Forest Department.
Crops
Python Rescued from Paddy Field in Sreemangal
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation rescued a python from a paddy field in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, after it frightened workers harvesting Aus rice.
Crops
BSTI Orders Recall of 10 Products Including Bombay Sweets Spices and Baghabari Ghee
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution has ordered 10 products, including Bombay Sweets spice mixes and Baghabari ghee, withdrawn after they failed laboratory tests against the Bangladesh Standard.