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Two Wildlife Traffickers Arrested With Eight Langurs in Jatrabari
Detective Branch police in Dhaka rescued eight endangered mukhpora langurs and arrested two members of a wildlife trafficking ring at Kajla Bridge in Jatrabari.
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Farmer Killed by Elephant in Lama; Elephant Electrocuted Too
Farmer Faridul Alam (44) was killed by elephants in Lama, Bandarban, while a pregnant elephant died after touching an electrified wire laid to protect crops.
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Yellow China Oranges Fill a Headmaster's Garden in Hatibandha
A headmaster in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, has grown a China orange garden on flat land that now draws visitors from surrounding upazilas.
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Fog Puts Boro Seedbeds at Risk of Cold Injury in Sharsha
Farmers in Jashore's Sharsha-Benapole are covering boro seedbeds with polythene to protect them from cold injury as temperatures fall and fog thickens.
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Thousands of Spectators Enjoy Traditional Snake 'Pata Khela' in Dinajpur
About 10,000 people gathered in Dinajpur Sadar upazila to watch pata khela, a traditional game in which tantriks compete using snakes.
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Aman Rice Production Collapses in Lakshmipur
Floods and heavy rain left fields in Lakshmipur under water, so aman was grown on well under half the target area this year.
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Date Palms Come Into Their Own in Winter on the Patuakhali Coast
With the cold season under way, sap collectors on the Patuakhali coast have begun tapping date palms for the juice, molasses and pitha that define a Bengal winter.
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29 Slaughtered Migratory Birds of Various Species Recovered in Bhola
Twenty-nine slaughtered migratory birds found in a sack abandoned on a char in the Meghna were handed over to the Forest Department in Bhola.
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Bt Brinjal Cultivation Reduces Pesticide Use: BAU Professor
A Bangladesh Agricultural University plant breeder says genetically modified Bt brinjal resists shoot and fruit borer, reduces pesticide use and needs no special care.
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Jahangirnagar University Holds Its Annual Bird Fair
As every year, Jahangirnagar University held a day-long bird fair to build public awareness of bird conservation, with the vice-chancellor warning that construction has damaged bird habitats.
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Mymensingh's Jasmine Ara Is Now an Idol for Many
Jasmine Ara's 12-acre nursery beside the Old Brahmaputra in Gauripur holds more than 4 lakh seedlings of 300 species and employs 35 workers.
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Feni Farmers Hope Mustard Will Help Them Recover From the Flood
Hit by Tk 446 crore in farm losses from August's flood, Feni farmers have sharply expanded mustard cultivation in hope of recovering.
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Farmers Ruined After Growing Improved Rice Varieties in Mymensingh
At least 141 farmers in Mymensingh Sadar who grew BINA dhan17 and BINA dhan11 with free BINA seed saw most of their paddy turn to chaff.