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Guava Output Down, Farmers Unhappy Despite Good Prices
Drought has cut guava output in Jhalokati's 36 growing villages, and farmers say good prices cannot make up for low yields and the lack of storage and processing.
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What to Do to Protect Native Fish Species
A former fisheries dean explains how catching fry and draining ponds is wiping out Bangladesh's native fish, and what the government and public can do.
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50 Foreign Grape Varieties Being Grown in the Garo Hills
Agricultural entrepreneur Mizanur Rahman is growing 50 varieties of red, black and green grapes on 30 decimals at his home in the hill village of Meghadal in Sherpur's Sreebardi upazila.
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Desert Crop Chia Seed Opens New Prospects in Sherpur
Young Sherpur entrepreneur Shimul Mia grew chia seed for the first time after watching YouTube, spending about Tk 5,000 and hoping to earn a lakh taka.
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What to Do When Harvesting Jute in Shraban
With half of Shraban gone, now (July-August) is the right time to cut jute, and these are the key steps for harvesting and processing it.
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Why Do Lajjaboti Leaves Fold When Touched?
A look at the lajjaboti plant, why its leaves fold at a touch, its features and the medicinal uses attributed to it.
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Students Lock Faculty Gate, Protest for Combined Degree
Students of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at Bangladesh Agricultural University locked their faculty gate to demand a combined degree with the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
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Know the Benefits of Rearing Pigeons
Pigeons are the most popular domestic birds, easy to tame and cheap to keep, and rearing them can bring quick profit.
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Dinajpur's Zakir Succeeds in Date Palm Farming
Zakir Hossain, a former migrant worker in Kuwait, has become self-reliant growing desert dates in Fulbari, Dinajpur, and selling seedlings across the country.
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Tiger Numbers Rise, but the Sundarbans Is Not Safe
The Sundarbans tiger count has risen to 125, but poachers and pirates mean the forest is still not safe for tigers or the people who work in it.
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Government warehouses held 2,054,179 tonnes of food grain on 27 July 2025, which the Directorate of Food called the highest ever. Boro season procurement of paddy and rice had passed 1.428 million tonnes by the same date.
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The Chai, a Monsoon Companion for Catching Fish
The chai, a bamboo fish trap, remains a companion of rural life in the monsoon and a source of income for women in Narayanganj.
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How to Farm Fish Profitably in Ponds During the Monsoon
The monsoon is a gift for fish farming, and planned, scientific management can turn rainwater into real profit.