Crops
No Buds on Lychee Trees, Growers Fear Severe Crop Failure
Lychee orchards in Ishwardi, where the fruit supports more than a lakh people, have few buds this season, and growers fear the worst crop failure they can remember.
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Environment
Environment
Environment Under Threat, a New Drive for Awareness
As plastic and polythene pollution damages rivers, fish and farmland in Barguna's Patharghata, local man Shafikul Islam Khokon is campaigning to get people to give up plastic.
Environment
Government Moves to Bring Back Lost Wildlife: Environment Adviser
At a World Wildlife Day event in Dhaka, environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said the government is working to bring animals lost from Bangladesh back into the wild.
Environment
Cat Stuck on Elevated Expressway Beam Rescued
A cat stuck on a beam under the Dhaka Elevated Expressway was rescued at dawn on 2 March by volunteers using a baited trap, after city corporation efforts with ladders failed.
Crops
Lychee Blossom Fills the Air in the Land of Lychees
Blossom has come to lychee trees across Dinajpur, and growers and agriculture officials expect a bumper harvest if the weather holds.
Crops
Mineral Resources Could Be a Major Source of Foreign Exchange
Dr Forkan Ali argues that Bangladesh's largely untapped coal, limestone, white clay, glass sand and other minerals, valued by the GSB at over $2.26 trillion, could earn much foreign exchange.
Crops
What Must Be Done in Boro Production to Make Up for Aman Losses
With floods cutting the aman harvest, Bangladesh is counting on a boro crop of 2.26 crore tonnes, which will need a set of steps on seed, water, fertiliser, credit and procurement.
Crops
Bumper Khesari Yield Expected in Jhalakathi
Farmers in Jhalakathi expect a bumper crop of khesari, grown by relay cropping on 7,495 hectares of aman land at little cost.
Environment
Vultures, Nature's Sweepers, Are Nearly Extinct
Once seen everywhere, vultures are now nearly extinct in Bangladesh, and experts warn they could vanish within a few years unless the species is protected.
Environment
Federal Reporters Society Planting 1,000 Trees to Protect the Environment
The Federal Reporters Society, supported by Gulf Oil, is planting 1,000 trees along the Dhaka-Tangail four-lane highway to protect the environment.
Fruits
Half a Crore Taka of Business Every Day in Sherpur
Banana farming has expanded in Sherpur's border areas, and a single market in Sreebardi now trades about half a crore taka of bananas a day.
Flowers
Plants That Keep Mosquitoes Away
Some plants, including tulsi, mint, lavender and citronella, contain compounds that can help keep mosquitoes away, a Jahangirnagar University botanist says.
Crops
Boro Cultivation in Feni Set to Exceed Target
Boro cultivation in Feni's six upazilas is on course to exceed its target as farmers try to recoup flood losses, though irrigation water remains a worry.