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Demand Grows for Jhalakathi's Bilati Gab
Traders in Jhalakathi collect the traditional bilati gab from villages by loudspeaker announcements and send it to cities across Bangladesh.
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Two-Day Mango Festival Begins in Naogaon
Naogaon's deputy commissioner opened a two-day mango festival in Sapahar, where farmers and officials called for easier mango exports.
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Jackfruit Worth Lakhs of Taka Rots for Lack of Storage
Farmers in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, are selling jackfruit cheaply and losing lakhs of taka to rot because the area has no storage or processing facilities.
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What to Do When Cattle Get Lumpy Skin Disease
An intern veterinarian explains the symptoms, spread and prevention of lumpy skin disease, which is spreading among cattle in various parts of the country.
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How to Grow Green Chillies on Your Rooftop
A step-by-step guide to growing green chillies in containers on a rooftop, from soil mix and care to pests, diseases and harvest.
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Turned to Mango Farming After Failing to Find a Job, Sajib Is Now a Successful Entrepreneur
Enamul Haque Sajib of Baliakandi, Rajbari, turned to fruit bagging after failing to find a job and now sells chemical-free mangoes above market price straight from his orchard.
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Sagar Hossain Dreams of Success With Ornamental Fish
Young entrepreneur Sagar Hossain of Sundarganj, Gaibandha, has built a profitable ornamental fish business that began with Tk 3,000 and YouTube videos.
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Thailand's 'Chiang Mai' Mango at Kansat Market, Tk 175 a kg
A Thai mango variety called Chiang Mai, said to be the biggest mango in the country, is on sale at Kansat market in Chapainawabganj for Tk 7,000 a maund.
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Buyers Pleased to Find Adulteration-Free Mangoes at Pran Mango Fest
Buyers at the Pran Mango Fest in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, said they were glad to find mangoes brought straight from orchards and free of formalin.
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Narsingdi's Three Jewels in the World of Fruit
Fragrant Sagar bananas, juicy Ghorashal pineapples and tangy latkan once made Narsingdi famous across the country, but the district's banana heyday has faded.
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Technology Is Changing Spice Farming, Led by the Spices Research Centre in Bogura
BARI's Spices Research Centre in Bogura has developed 58 spice varieties and 156 technologies, from sack-grown ginger and home-grown cumin to onion powder and year-round onions.
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Sales Rise on the Weekend as Families Flock to Mango Fest
The Friday holiday brought more visitors and higher sales to the second day of the Pran Mango Fest in Dhanmondi.
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How Far Is Bangladesh from Self-Sufficiency in Onions?
Record harvests have not yet ended Bangladesh's onion imports, because a quarter or more of the crop rots for lack of proper storage.