Fruits
Mango Calendar Troubles Satkhira Orchard Owners
Satkhira mango growers and traders say the district's harvest calendar ignores local differences in ripening and costs them money, while officials defend it.
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Environment
Environment
Python and Monkey Released into Forest in Mirsarai
A six-foot python and a monkey have been released into the forest in Mirsarai, Chattogram.
Environment
Forest Cleared for Economic Zone, Deer Numbers Down 80 Per Cent
Deer in the coastal forests of Mirsarai in Chattogram have fallen from 10,000-12,000 to about 2,400 after the forest was cleared for an economic zone.
Crops
Wild Elephants on the Rampage, Farmers Cut Half-Ripe Paddy
Farmers in Sherpur's Nalitabari have begun cutting half-ripe Boro paddy as herds of wild elephants raid their fields in the hills.
Agribusiness
Started with Tk 100, Sabuj Now at the Top with Bonsai
KM Sabuj began making bonsai from four tamarind seedlings bought for Tk 100 and, 29 years on, has about 20,000 bonsai of 450 species in progress at his Gazipur nursery.
Crops
The Tree That Blooms All Year Round
Frangipani, or kathgolap, is unrelated to the rose but blooms all year and can be grown in gardens or rooftop tubs from cuttings or seed.
Environment
69 Cobra Hatchlings Found in One House in Mirsarai
Sixty-nine venomous cobra hatchlings have been found in a newly built house in Chattogram's Mirsarai, and no adult snake has yet been caught.
Organic
Shikha Rani Becomes a Role Model by Making Vermicompost
A national award-winning woman in Satkhira's Kalaroa has turned home-made organic fertiliser into a business producing about 150 maunds of compost a month.
Environment
Sir Nils Olav, the Royal Penguin
On World Penguin Day, the story of Sir Nils Olav III, the Edinburgh Zoo king penguin honoured with a knighthood and military rank by Norway's royal guard.
Agribusiness
Not Even Ants Are Safe From Smuggling, Environmentalists Worried
Kenyan wildlife officials have arrested two young Belgians trying to smuggle 5,000 ants, a case that has alarmed environmentalists about trafficking in small creatures.
Crops
Is the Fruit Called Khoiya or Jilapi?
The khoi or jilapi fruit, a sweet, twisted pod loved by village children, is becoming rarer in Bangladesh and needs cultivation if the tree is to survive.
Crops
Demand for Palm Patali Jaggery Rises
Palm patali jaggery from the southern coastal districts of Patuakhali, Barguna and Pirojpur is fast winning buyers in the cities, but tree losses and labour shortages hold back output.
Cooking
The Herbs You Can Grow in Small Jars of Water at Home
Six herbs, from mint to thyme, can be grown in small jars of water by a window for anyone short of space for plants.