Environment
World's Largest Captive Crocodile Dies, Aged Over 110
Cassius, a 5.48-metre saltwater crocodile believed to be more than 110 years old, has died at a sanctuary in Queensland, Australia.
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Livestock
60 Cobra Hatchlings Emerge From Eggs Washed in by Flood
Sixty cobra hatchlings, from eggs carried to Mirsarai by August's flood, were rescued and released into the hills around Mahamaya Lake.
Vegetables
Kurigram Farmers Busy Planting Potatoes
Encouraged by good prices last year, farmers across Kurigram, including on the river chars, are busy planting potatoes on a target of 7,100 hectares.
Vegetables
Tangail Farmers Busy Growing Winter Vegetables
Farmers in Tangail, hit by heavy rain and floods this year, are busy growing winter vegetables to make up their losses.
Crops
Bean Farmers See a Ray of Hope After Weathering Disaster
After three spells of heavy rain devastated early bean crops in Ishwardi, Pabna, most plants have recovered and good prices are giving farmers hope.
Vegetables
Cucumber Being Grown on 302 Hectares in Kurigram
Farmers in Kurigram are busy growing early winter cucumber to make up for this year's flood losses, drawn by low costs and good profits.
Environment
Rare Gandhagokul Found in a Rat Trap in Madaripur
A rare gandhagokul, or palm civet, caught in a farmer's rat trap in Madaripur has been taken by the forest department for release.
Environment
Child Dies Without Antivenom: Commission Orders Probe and Action
The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu notice of a 10-year-old's death after he was sent away from Kasba upazila health complex without antivenom.
Crops
Pythons Leave Forest for Villages as Food Runs Short
Habitat loss and food shortages are driving pythons and other reptiles from the hills into villages in Mirsarai, Chattogram, where many get trapped in crop nets.
Crops
Kurigram Farmers Show Growing Interest in Chuijhal Cultivation
Farmers in Kurigram are earning extra income by growing the climbing spice chuijhal on mango and betel nut trees with little care and no fertiliser.
Crops
What to Do When Crops Get Leaf Blight
Leaf blight, a bacterial disease spread by dew, water and wind, affects rice and many vegetables, and can be prevented and controlled with simple steps.
Vegetables
Production Costs Rise in Early Potato Farming
Early potato farmers in Dinajpur say higher prices for seed, fertiliser, pesticide and labour have doubled their production costs.
Environment
Writ Seeks Compensation for Snakebite Victims
A public interest writ in the High Court seeks compensation for families of people killed by snakebite and for survivors of bites.