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Awami League Leader Dies of Snakebite in Shariatpur
A ward-level Awami League leader in Damudya, Shariatpur, died of a snakebite after his family said the district hospital did not give him antivenom because no doctor was available.
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Six Brothers in Narail Succeed With Dragon Fruit After Pulling Down Brick Kiln
A college teacher and his brothers pulled down their brick kiln on the Nabaganga river in Kalia, Narail, and built a 23-acre dragon fruit garden that has already earned Tk 16 lakh this year.
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Farmers Beat Fishing Cat to Death in Meherpur
Farmers in Meherpur beat to death an endangered fishing cat they found in a paddy field, in what the workers said was an act of curiosity.
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Nilphamari Farmers Plant Early Potatoes Hoping to Double Their Profit
Farmers in Nilphamari are planting early potatoes on high land in the hope that new-season prices will double their profit.
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Winter Vegetables Grown on 1,800 Hectares in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, have grown winter vegetables on 1,800 hectares this season, with most crops due at market in 15 days to a month.
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Nandigram Farmers' Hopes Sway on Aman Paddy Ears
Farmers in Nandigram, Bogura, expect a bumper Aman harvest from 19,420 hectares, with early varieties due to be cut from next week.
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Farmer Sells Tk 8 Lakh of Beans, Hopes to Sell Tk 4 Lakh More
Hill farmer Mohi Uddin of Sitakunda sold Tk 2.96 lakh of Rupban beans in a single market and expects to sell Tk 4 lakh more over the next two months.
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Tree Rats Raid Paddy Fields, Robbing Lakshmipur Farmers of Sleep
Large tree rats are destroying unripe Aman paddy in Lakshmipur, and farmers say neither poison bait nor traditional methods are stopping them.
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Government Turns to Hybrid Varieties to Raise Boro Production
The government plans to raise Boro rice output by three to four per cent this season, relying on hybrid varieties and a Tk 90 crore seed incentive.
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8-Foot Python Rescued From Paddy Field in Panchagarh
An eight-foot python caught in a paddy-field net near the Indian border in Panchagarh was rescued and handed to the forest department.
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'No Paddy at Home, So Higher Prices Bring Us No Profit'
Paddy prices in Naogaon have risen by up to Tk 100 a maund in two weeks, but farmers who sold early say they have nothing left to sell.
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Fake Cultar Costs Mango Farmers Dear
Mango growers in Chapainawabganj say fake and low-quality paclobutrazol has flooded the market and is giving them no results.
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Paddy Prices Leave Thakurgaon Farmers in Despair
Thakurgaon farmers who expected good returns from an early Aman harvest are selling paddy below their production costs.