Crops
Boro Rice Harvest in the Haors Nearly Complete
Ninety-seven per cent of the boro rice in Bangladesh's haor wetlands has been harvested, while 33 per cent has been cut nationwide.
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Environment
Vegetables
Drought Scorches Farmers' Hopes in Nilphamari
A long dry spell in Nilphamari is withering crops across the district, and farmers fear heavy losses despite extra irrigation.
Fisheries
Maize Cultivation Rises in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are turning to maize, with the area under the crop up 10 hectares this year.
Livestock
7ft Python Removed from Chicken Coop
A seven-foot python found in a chicken coop in Morrelganj, Bagerhat, was rescued and released into the Sundarbans.
Crops
Tobacco Cultivation Rises in Rajbari in Hope of Higher Profits
Poor farmers in Rajbari are growing more tobacco for company cash and inputs, as residents complain about the smell and health risks.
Environment
Rajshahi University Chhatra League Plants Trees Against Heatwave
Rajshahi University's Chhatra League unit planted around 100 saplings on campus as part of a central drive to plant 5 lakh trees in ten days.
Crops
Farmers Fear Heavy Losses if Rain Does Not Come
With no rain even in Boishakh, farmers across northern Bangladesh are watching mango and litchi fruitlets drop, maize scorch and rivers run dry.
Environment
Two Spectacled Langur Babies Rescued in Chattogram
Police in Karnaphuli, Chattogram, rescued two spectacled langur babies from a bus and arrested the bus supervisor accused of trafficking them.
Crops
Maize Market Grows as Import Dependence Falls
Driven by demand from poultry, fish and livestock feed, maize has become one of Bangladesh's most important crops, and imports are gradually falling.
Crops
Fearing Floods, Haor Farmers Rush to Harvest Paddy
A forecast of heavy rain and hill runoff has sent Sunamganj's haor farmers racing to harvest a bumper boro crop from 137 haors.
Crops
Bhairab Market Full of Boro Paddy, Traders Worried by Lack of Buyers
A bumper boro harvest in the Kishoreganj haor has filled Bhairab's paddy market, but a shortage of buyers is keeping prices low and sellers anxious.
Crops
45 Snake Hatchlings Emerge in a Farmer's Yard
About 45 cobra hatchlings were found in a farmer's yard in Char Majlishpur, Goalanda, and the family killed them.
Environment
Yamaha Riders Club Runs Tree-Planting Drive
Yamaha Bangladesh, with the Yamaha Riders Club, has planted several thousand forest and fruit trees in Dhaka and other districts in a drive running until June.