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Three Fishing Cat Kittens Rescued From Paddy Field
Three fishing cat kittens found in a paddy field in Saltha, Faridpur, have been handed to the forest department, which will release them once they grow.
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Uttara's Diabari Becomes a Kingdom of Nurseries
More than a hundred nurseries have grown up along the riverbank in Uttara's Diabari, drawing buyers from Dhaka and nearby districts every day.
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Wild Boar Raid Crop Fields at Night in Moulvibazar
Wild boar from Lawachara National Park in Kamalganj are coming down to farmland in search of food and destroying paddy and winter vegetables, forcing farmers to keep watch all night.
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Aman Harvest Festival Under Way in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are busy harvesting aman paddy after cultivation rose by 1,900 hectares from last year's flood-hit level.
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20kg of Oranges a Tree in Three Brothers' Mixed Orchard
A mixed fruit orchard run by Sarowar Hossain Babu and his two brothers in Rajbari has produced a bumper orange crop, with each tree bearing more than 20 kg on average.
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Faridpur Farmers Find Success Growing Jute Seed
Farmers in Faridpur have found success growing jute seed and expect it to earn more per decimal of land than it cost them.
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Tk 50,000 Fine for Cutting Topsoil From Farmland
A mobile court has fined a man named Ripon Tk 50,000 for cutting topsoil from farmland beside the Muhuri riverbank at Kalibazar in Parshuram, Feni.
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Magura's Sap Collectors Busy Preparing Date Palms
With winter approaching, date palm sap collectors in Magura have begun preparing trees, though rising costs and a shrinking number of palms worry them.
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Wild Elephant Found Dead in Ukhiya Paddy Field, Crowds Gather
The body of an elderly wild elephant was found in a paddy field in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, and the forest department says a post-mortem will establish the cause of death.
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Nabanna Festival Mood Fills Homes Across Magura
Farming households in Magura are busy harvesting new paddy and making rice flour for Nabanna, the harvest festival many say is slipping into the past.
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Unknown Disease Hits Aman Paddy in Gaibandha, Farmers Fear for Harvest
An unidentified disease is drying out aman paddy across seven upazilas of Gaibandha, and farmers who borrowed to plant fear heavy losses.
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Bagerhat Farmers Turn to Sugarcane
Farmers in Bagerhat's Kachua upazila are growing more sugarcane and selling it through the busy Badhal Bazar, but say they receive no government support.
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Spice Innovations Stay Locked in the Lab, Absent From Farmers' Fields
The Spice Research Centre in Bogura lists 58 varieties of 27 spices and 66 technologies, yet most farmers have never heard of them and still grow decades-old varieties.