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BINA Dhan16 Brings Smiles to Gopalganj Farmers
A short-duration, high-yielding early aman rice from BINA is raising farmers' incomes in Gopalganj, where it yielded 6 tonnes a hectare.
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Children Plant Palm Seeds to Guard Against Lightning
Children in Gouripur, Mymensingh, spent a whole day planting palm seeds to protect against lightning and natural disasters.
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Villagers Release Endangered Porcupine After Capturing It
Villagers in Boalmari, Faridpur, have released an endangered porcupine that a local man had caught and kept in a cage.
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Titumir College Student Finds Success Raising Chickens
Starting with Tk 500 from his father, a Titumir College student in Gazipur has grown a 20-bird hobby into a 1,200-bird Sonali chicken farm.
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Elephant Dies in Electric Trap in Ramu, Landowner Detained
A wild mother elephant died in an electric trap in a paddy field in Ramu, Cox's Bazar, and police have detained the landowner after its head and legs were cut off.
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Jamalpur's "Butterfly Park"
A college teacher has built a butterfly park on about five acres in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, home to several hundred butterflies of about 30 species.
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Sapling Markets Bustle in Jhalakathi
Weekly sapling markets are busy across Jhalakathi in the tree-planting season, with about two lakh saplings expected to be sold this year.
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Pineapple Grown Successfully in a Mango Orchard in Patuakhali
A Patuakhali research station has shown coastal farmers how to grow pineapple under mango trees, harvesting 40 tonnes a hectare.
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Longan, or Ashfol, Is a Very Tasty Fruit
Longan, called ashfol or kathlichu in Bangladesh, is a tasty lychee-like fruit that grows in the south of the country.
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Wild Elephant Attacks Torment Haluaghat Border Villagers
Villagers along the Haluaghat border in Mymensingh say wild elephant herds are wrecking homes and fruit trees while officials give little help.
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'Bangladesh Has Proved Its Food Production Capacity Even in Disasters'
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said Bangladesh is set to rank third in world rice production for a third straight time, proving its capacity despite disasters.
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Rare Plants Fill a Doctor's Home in Cumilla
Instead of private practice, Cumilla Medical College pathologist Dr Abu Naim spends his spare time on a huge garden of rare plants at his home.
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Sick Langur Released into Madhupur National Park
A sick, rare langur rescued from the Dubail area of Gopalpur municipality in Tangail has been released into Madhupur National Park after treatment.