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Vermicompost Changes the Fortune of Chuadanga's Asabul Haque
Asabul Haque of Chuadanga went from a tea stall to a vermicompost business with capital of over Tk 1 crore, but still lacks a licence to package his product.
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Lychee Trees Burst Into Blossom in Dinajpur, Bumper Crop Expected
Lychee trees across Dinajpur have begun to blossom, and favourable weather has growers expecting a bumper crop.
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Ishwardi's Shafiqul Profits From Colourful Cauliflower
Shafiqul Islam of Ishwardi has profited from growing nutritious purple and yellow cauliflowers for the first time, and neighbours plan to follow.
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Ageing Ganges-Kobadak Irrigation Project Falters, Water Supply Halted
The Ganges-Kobadak (GK) irrigation project is failing to supply water as its ageing pumps break down and canals silt up, and the Planning Commission has recommended a new project.
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Two Bighas of Banana Destroyed in Gangni, Tk 4 Lakh Loss
Miscreants cut down the banana plants on two bighas belonging to three farmers in Chargoal village, Gangni, Meherpur.
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It Is Up to Us to Save the Sundarbans
Two university students argue that the shrinking Sundarbans and its endangered wildlife must be protected before it is too late.
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400 Maunds of Boroi Looted From Orchard Under Cover of Night
Miscreants stripped at least 400 maunds of boroi from a farmer's three-and-a-half-acre orchard in Gosairhat, Shariatpur, causing a loss he puts at Tk 10 lakh.
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Mustard Cultivation in Pabna Rises by 70,000 Bigha
A change in cropping pattern in three Chalan Beel upazilas of Pabna has brought fallow land under mustard, lifting the district's mustard area by 10,000 hectares, or 70,000 bigha, in a year.
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Dinajpur Beekeepers Lose Out on Mustard Honey, Pin Hopes on Litchi Blossom
Cold waves and dense fog through the mustard season left Dinajpur's beekeepers far short of their honey target, and they are now preparing to harvest honey from litchi blossom to recover.
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The Upazila That Sells Tk 900 Crore of Vegetables a Year
Vegetable farming has brought a quiet revolution to more than 50 villages in several unions of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila, which the agriculture department says sell about Tk 900 crore of vegetables a year.
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Farmers See a Bright Future in Coloured Cauliflower
In Natore's Gurudaspur, Md Abdul Alim of Bilkathor village has succeeded with yellow and purple cauliflower on a first trial, the first coloured cauliflower grown in the district.
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Tomatoes on 1 Acre 60 Decimals Destroyed in Sitakunda
A disease that blackened and scorched tomato plants has destroyed the crop of 12 farmers on 160 decimals at Imamnagar in Sitakunda's Bhatiary union, and farmers accuse the local agriculture officer of never visiting.
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Pesticide Kills 6,000 Tomato Plants, Tk 20 Lakh Loss
A farmer in Rajoir, Madaripur, has lost tomatoes on two bigha of land, about 6,000 plants, after applying a pesticide to control insects, a loss he puts at Tk 15 lakh to Tk 20 lakh.