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Large Dragon Fruit Is Not Unsafe, No Health Risk: Dr Masud
Amid online claims about hormones in large dragon fruit, the DAE says the growth regulators used are scientifically approved and pose no health risk.
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Teacher Couple Earn Lakhs from Orange Farming
A teacher couple in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, have become known across the district for growing oranges on flat land and earn several lakh taka a month from their orchard and nursery.
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Boro Set to Exceed Target by 500 Hectares in Mirsarai
Boro cultivation in Mirsarai, Chattogram, looks set to exceed its target by about 500 hectares, helped by the Mahamaya irrigation project, despite closed irrigation schemes and low paddy prices.
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How to Protect Pet Birds from the Cold
Winter is setting in, and a few preparations can protect pet birds from cold-related problems and illness.
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Fish Enclosures Block Drainage, Leaving 200 Acres of Farmland Under Water
Farmers in Damudya, Shariatpur, say fish enclosures built across the only drainage canal of Jayalu beel have kept 200 acres of paddy land waterlogged for five years.
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Child Dies of Snakebite While Playing With Classmates in Paddy Field
A seven-year-old girl died after being bitten by a snake while playing with classmates in a harvested paddy field in Nawabganj, Dinajpur.
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Caring for Rooftop Gardens and Plants in Winter
Dry winter weather can leave potted and rooftop plants worn out, so here is how to care for rooftop gardens, tubs and plants in the cold.
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Ripe Paddy Rots in the Field Over Land Dispute in Sarishabari
Ripe paddy on 52 decimals of land is going to waste in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, after a farmer and the landowner were attacked when they went to harvest it.
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Cauliflower or Cabbage: Which Should You Eat for More Nutrition?
An Indian nutritionist weighs the nutritional value of cauliflower and cabbage and advises eating both, but not more than a cup a day.
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Faruk Dreams of Doubling His Money From Orange Farming
A young farmer in Kurigram Sadar expects to double his money from his first commercial harvest of China Jhuri oranges grown on two bighas.
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Aman Paddy and Rice Procurement Begins Thursday
The government will start buying aman paddy and rice on 23 November, with targets of 2 lakh tonnes of paddy, 4 lakh tonnes of parboiled rice and 1 lakh tonnes of atap rice.
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Vegetable Farming and Goat and Sheep Rearing Turn Fortunes Around
With free goats, sheep and winter vegetable seeds from the non-profit Friendship, 120 families in Joykha village of Mongla are overcoming poverty.
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In the Land of the Nabanna Festival in Agrahayan
The month of Agrahayan brings Nabanna, the traditional festival of cooking the first new aman rice, though elders say much of the old celebration is fading.