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45,000 Fishermen Receive Government Food Aid in Chandpur
The government has given 25 kg of VGF rice each to 45,615 fishermen in Chandpur who refrain from catching mother hilsa during the ban.
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Dying Canal Threatens Communities and Boro Rice Farming in Barishal
The silted, encroached and polluted Torki-Basail canal in Barishal can no longer irrigate the boro rice grown on about 14,000 hectares, writes Syed Mazarul Islam Rubel.
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Jhenaidah's Stalin Succeeds with Anarkali (Passion Fruit) Farming
A young farmer in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur has started commercial passion fruit farming on the plains and is expanding after strong sales.
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Malta Farming Pays Off in Pabna, Earning Tk 15 Lakh a Year
A Pabna grower who lost heavily on guava and banana now earns at least Tk 15 lakh a year from malta on 18 bighas of Padma char land.
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Anthrax Vaccine Costing 80 Paisa Sold for Tk 20 in Gaibandha
Cattle owners in Sundarganj say they are being scared into paying Tk 20 or more for an 80-paisa anthrax vaccine, while the livestock officer says only Tk 10 was allowed.
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What Farmers Can Do to Produce Safe Food
Safe food is a precondition for national development and can be ensured only through joint efforts of government, producers and consumers, the writers argue.
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Tea Worker Bishnu Hazra's Love of Trees and His Green Revolution
A tea worker in Sreemangal who also sells jhalmuri has spent 28 years planting trees wherever he finds empty ground.
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Barguna Fishermen Seek Incentive Rice as Hilsa Ban Begins
Fishermen in Barguna who returned from sea with poor catches say they need the promised rice now, while the fisheries office says it will distribute within a week of allocation.
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Python Caught in Net Fencing a Paddy Field
A five-foot endangered python caught in a paddy field net in Debiganj was rescued alive and will be released in a Dinajpur forest.
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When Livestock Anthrax Reaches Humans, What Should You Do?
Anthrax, a bacterial disease of livestock, is now infecting people in northern Bangladesh; here is how it spreads, its symptoms and how to prevent it.
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Civet Caught in Farmer's Net Released by Environmental Activists in Natore
A civet trapped in a farmer's net in a paddy field in Naldanga upazila of Natore was rescued by environmental activists and locals and released into its natural habitat.
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Gach Alu Farming Changes Farmers' Lives in Pakundia
Gach alu, a potato that hangs from vines on trellises, has moved from trial plots to commercial farming in Kishoreganj's Pakundia, where farmers report high returns on low costs.
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Marine Biodiversity and the Blue Economy Under Threat
In an opinion piece, journalist Kazi Sayed argues that the open sale and use of banned fine-mesh nets is destroying marine life in the Bay of Bengal and putting Bangladesh's blue economy at risk.