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Farmers Anxious Over Aman as Rain Fails to Come
A dry monsoon has forced farmers in Nandigram, Bogura, to run tubewells to prepare Aman fields, raising costs and worries about this season's crop.
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Sajib Succeeds With Dragon Fruit on 12 Acres in Madaripur
A young man in Madaripur Sadar has built a 12-acre dragon fruit business that sold Tk 32 lakh of fruit last year and employs 10 workers.
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Guava Farmers Left Disappointed
Guava growers in Jhalakathi, already hit by a smaller crop, say the unrest over quota reform has kept away wholesalers, buyers and tourists.
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Kuchia Eel Hunters in Rupganj Earn Tk 50-60 Lakh a Month
More than a hundred families in Rupganj live by trapping wild kuchia eels that end up exported to Thailand, Hong Kong, China and Japan.
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Mango Workers Find Prosperity Working at Depots
Packing mangoes into crates at Sapahar's 400-500 depots has lifted the incomes of 8,000 to 10,000 seasonal workers in Naogaon.
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Rice and Vegetables Worth Tk 45 Crore of 10,000 Farmers Damaged
Three rounds of flooding in Sunamganj have destroyed Aus rice and vegetables worth Tk 45 crore belonging to 10,000 small farmers.
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Jackfruit Seed Bharta and Dal to Go With Hot Rice
Two simple Bengali recipes turn leftover jackfruit seeds into a lentil dal and a spicy mashed bharta.
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Farmers' Mangoes Change Fortunes of Van Drivers
Carrying mangoes to the big Sapahar market in Naogaon has changed the fortunes of van drivers as well as farmers.
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Tangail School Teacher Shamsul Succeeds With Lotkon Farming
Retired school teacher Shamsul Alam of Tangail's Ghatail sold Tk 5 lakh worth of lotkon from 2,500 trees last year and expects to double his earnings this season.
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The Ant That Is Becoming Europe's Menace
The red fire ant, one of the most invasive insects, has turned up in Sicily, and researchers warn it could do great damage to farming if it spreads across Europe.
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Bitten by a Cobra, Woman Carries the Snake Home
A 55-year-old woman bitten by a cobra while moving retting jute in Kushtia's Khoksa caught the live snake and walked home with it before being taken to hospital.
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What to Do in Fish Farming in the Month of Srabon
As ponds and fields fill with water in the month of Srabon, fish in ponds need special care, including moving fingerlings, raising banks and extra feed.
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Rice Prices Rising Quietly, Buyers Helpless
The price of every type of rice in Dinajpur's Birampur rose by Tk 4-5 a kg in a week, and traders blame a syndicate of mill owners.