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Fresh Vegetables Too at a Makeshift Melon Market
At Garkul in Narayanganj's Baktaboli, more than a hundred farmers sell melons and vegetables straight from their fields to passing travellers.
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Farmers All Smiles After Growing Three BRRI Rice Varieties
Farmers in Kaliganj, Gazipur, reported yields of about one maund per decimal from three new BRRI rice varieties at a harvest field day.
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Another Farmer Killed by Wild Elephant in Sherpur
A 55-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a wild elephant while chasing a herd away from ripe boro paddy on the Sreebardi border.
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Farmers' Harvested Paddy Floating in Rain-Soaked Fields
Storms and rain have left cut boro paddy floating in fields in Sharsha, Jashore, where a labour shortage delayed the harvest of a good crop.
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Government Working to Protect Lives and Property from Wild Elephant Attacks
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin says the government is taking steps to protect people from wild elephant attacks, including solar fencing and prompt compensation.
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Blast-Hit BRRI dhan28 to Be Phased Out of Fields Quickly
The government wants blast-hit BRRI dhan28 out of farmers' fields quickly and is urging growers to switch to newer varieties, the agriculture minister said.
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33% of Boro Paddy Harvested Nationwide, 90% in Haor
A third of the country's boro paddy and 90 per cent in the vulnerable haor wetlands had been harvested by 30 April, the agriculture minister said.
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Miscreants Burn a Farmer's Paddy from One Bigha in Kalaroa
Unknown people set fire overnight to paddy that farmer Israil Hossain had cut and stacked in his field in Satkhira's Kalaroa upazila.
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Chhatra League Harvests Paddy for Struggling Farmers in Chuadanga
Chhatra League activists in Chuadanga harvested four bighas of paddy for farmers short of money and labour, answering the prime minister's call.
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Jubo League Harvests Paddy for Struggling Farmer in Netrokona
Jubo League activists in Netrokona, led by Advocate Mashhudul Mannan Trisha, harvested ripe paddy for a farmer who could not afford labourers.
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Chhatra League Activists Harvest Paddy for Five Farmers in Singra
Chhatra League activists in Natore's Singra upazila harvested and brought home four bighas of Boro paddy for five poor farmers.
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25 Cattle Stolen from One Village, Farmers Lose Sleep in Natore
Farmers in Natore's Chhatni village are guarding their cattle at night after 25 were reported stolen in two months.
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Chhatra League Cuts Farmers' Paddy From Morning to Afternoon in Rajbari
Chhatra League activists in Baliakandi, Rajbari, cut paddy on 88 decimals of land belonging to three farmers and carried it home for them.