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10-Foot Python Rescued From Paddy Field
A 10-foot python tangled in a net fence in a paddy field in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, was rescued, treated and released into Lawachara National Park.
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Asaduzzaman's Garole-Dumba Crossbreed Sheep Draw Attention in Meherpur
In Gangni, Meherpur, Asaduzzaman has crossed Garole sheep with desert Dumba, producing fast-growing lambs that reach 30 to 40 kg in three months.
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Dinajpur Bananas Worth a Crore Taka a Day Go Across the Country
Bananas worth about a crore taka a day are going from Dinajpur to Dhaka and other districts, as bigger harvests and better prices lift farmers.
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Waterlogging in Kawadighi Haor Leaves Aman Farmers in Trouble
Waterlogging in Kawadighi haor in Moulvibazar has submerged Aman fields and seedbeds, and farmers and officials disagree over whether the pump house can drain it.
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Mango Season Grows Longer, with High Prices at the End
Late-ripening varieties have stretched Bangladesh's mango season to about five months, though end-of-season prices in Dhaka have doubled.
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Tk 60 Lakh Sluice Gate of No Use to Farmers
A sluice gate built for Tk 60 lakh by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation at Badarpur in Fulgazi, Feni, lies useless, and farmers say it has become a thorn in their side.
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Why Vultures Are Disappearing
Vultures, which clean the environment by eating carcasses, are fast disappearing in Bangladesh, with the cattle drug diclofenac identified as a main cause.
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Beekeeping Grows in Bandarban, With Commercial Potential
Interest in natural beekeeping is growing in Bandarban, where backyard honey from Tetulia Para sells from the door at Tk 1,800 to 2,000 a kg.
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Government Makes Record Paddy and Rice Procurement in Boro Season
The Directorate of Food says its boro procurement drive, which ended on 15 August, collected more paddy and rice than ever before in Bangladesh's history.
CropsPadma Rises and Submerges Crops on 2,252 Hectares in Chapainawabganj
In August 2025 the upstream flow of the Padma submerged 2,252 hectares of cropland in several unions of Chapainawabganj, and farmers had to cut Aus paddy that had just come into ear and feed it to their cattle.
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Dried Mango Now Made in Chapainawabganj
Entrepreneur Ismail Khan Shamim is turning Ashwina mangoes into dried mango in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, adding value to fruit that often goes to waste.
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Cotton Farming Begins in Cumilla for the First Time
A farmer in Sadar Dakshin upazila has begun Cumilla's first cotton cultivation on a trial plot with support from the Cotton Development Board.
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Crocodile Seen Floating in Madhumati River, Administration Warns Residents by Loudspeaker
A large crocodile seen in the Madhumati river on the Faridpur-Magura border has alarmed riverside villages, and local administrations have begun loudspeaker warnings.