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National Vegetable Fair Begins Today
The sixth National Vegetable Fair opens at the KIB grounds in Dhaka's Farmgate today and runs until 2 March.
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Vegetable Prices High Because of Middlemen: Agriculture Secretary
The agriculture secretary blamed middlemen for high vegetable prices, citing a gap between Tk 10-20 a kg in Gaibandha and Tk 60-70 in Dhaka.
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Vegetable Fair Starts Monday
The agriculture ministry is holding the sixth National Vegetable Fair in Dhaka from Monday to 2 March.
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Bumper Khira Harvest in Chalan Beel, Prices High Too
Khira farmers in Chalan Beel, Sirajganj, are making good profits from a bumper harvest and higher prices, with about 50 tonnes a day going to Dhaka.
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National Vegetable Fair Starts Monday at Khamarbari
The National Vegetable Fair 2022 begins on Monday at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari with 47 organisations taking part.
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Zahid Becomes Self-Reliant With a Quail Farm
A Thakurgaon dry-cleaner who lost his income in the Covid lockdown now runs a profitable quail farm employing five people.
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Villagers Fed Up With Langur Menace
Farmers in Gangni upazila of Meherpur say growing troops of langurs are destroying their crops, while no food has been arranged for the animals there.
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Capsicum Farming Brings More Than Double the Profit
Capsicum, a foreign vegetable, is now grown commercially in Sonagazi, Feni, where officials say farmers earn more than double their costs.
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Birdsong Fills Patrakhola Lake All Year Round
An irrigation lake in a Kamalganj tea estate has become a year-round home for birds, with guards posted to keep hunters away.
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Selim Surprises All by Growing Two-Kilogram Aubergines
A Bhola farmer growing the BARI-12 aubergine for the first time is harvesting fruit weighing up to 2 kg each.
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Why Are Vegetable Prices So High in Peak Season, Asks Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister questioned high vegetable prices in peak season and linked rising food prices to global inflation and freight costs.
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Tahirpur Villagers Fight to Survive Wild Elephants, Want a Lasting Fix
Border villagers in Tahirpur, Sunamganj, keep torches ready against raiding wild elephants and are demanding a permanent solution from the government.
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Loss of Wetlands Will Put Biodiversity Under Threat, Says Expert
A wetland expert warned on World Wetlands Day that fish, crops and all biodiversity will be threatened unless Bangladesh's shrinking wetlands are protected.