Crops
Do You Know Dipto Luchi, the Herb Peeping Out All Around Us?
Sanjana Rahman Juthi introduces dipto luchi (Peperomia pellucida), a common damp-ground herb, and lists the medicinal benefits she attributes to it.
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Environment
Crops
Farmer Dies of Snakebite in Boalmari Despite Antivenom
A 55-year-old farmer, Khalil Mridha, died of a snakebite in Boalmari, Faridpur, even though he was given antivenom at the upazila health complex.
Fruits
Quits Job for a Nursery, Earns Tk 12 Lakh in Six Months
Imdadul Haque left a well-paid restaurant job in Dhaka to set up a fruit-seedling nursery in his Sirajganj village, and has sold about Tk 12 lakh worth of seedlings in the past six months.
Crops
We Are Destroying Our Own Farmland
In an opinion piece, Dr Forkan Ali warns that Bangladesh is losing farmland to housing, industry and brick kilns and urges a law to protect it.
Environment
Working to Build Chattogram as a Clean, Green, Healthy and Safe City, Says Mayor
Chattogram Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain said at the launch of a greening drive at Biplob Udyan that the city is being built as a clean, green, healthy and safe smart city.
Environment
Young Man Dies of Snakebite in Lalpur
A 30-year-old man, Mithun Chandra, died of a snakebite in Lalpur, Natore, on the way to the upazila health complex.
Vegetables
Fertiliser and Seed in Grip of Syndicate, Vegetable Farmers Hit by Soaring Prices
Early vegetable growers in Kurigram accuse retailers of a syndicate pushing up fertiliser and seed prices, while officials say there is no shortage.
Environment
Dhaka North City Corporation Plants 1,600 Trees at Diabari
Dhaka North City Corporation planted 1,600 trees at Diabari as part of a plan to plant 5 lakh trees to restore the city's biodiversity.
Fruits
JnU Chhatra Dal Leader Hosts Two-Day Fruit and Pitha Festival
A Chhatra Dal convening committee member at Jagannath University organised a two-day fruit and pitha festival for students.
Fisheries
Animal Feed Prices Not Falling Despite Cheaper Raw Materials
Raw materials for Bangladesh's roughly Tk 50,000 crore feed industry have become cheaper, but feed prices have not come down.
Crops
Hy-Line Brown Hens, a Ray of Hope for Young Entrepreneurs
The Hy-Line Brown layer, with high egg output and tolerance of Bangladesh's climate, has become a first choice for young poultry farmers.
Cooking
Housewife Dies of Snakebite While Cooking in Ishwardi
A 19-year-old housewife in Pabna's Ishwardi died after being bitten by a snake while cooking, and her neighbour says she was given no antivenom.
Environment
Ayesha Siddika's Story: Plantophile
A short story about Abantika, a student whose love of her corridor plants spills into a vivid daytime dream and a private diary.