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Bumper Paddy Harvest in Favourable Weather Brings Joy to Haor Region
With no storms or early floods this year, Habiganj's haor farmers are bringing in a bumper boro crop without trouble.
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Mango and Litchi Fruitlets Drop in Meherpur's Intense Heat
Extreme heat in Meherpur is making mango and litchi fruitlets drop, threatening this season's crop and leaving orchard owners and leaseholders in trouble.
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Pet Cat Sets House on Fire While Playing, Causing Lakhs in Damage
A pet cat in China's Sichuan province accidentally switched on an induction cooker while playing in the kitchen, starting a fire that burnt goods worth several lakh taka.
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Favourable Weather Brings Smiles to Haor Farmers
Favourable weather has given Sunamganj a bumper Boro harvest this season, easing haor farmers' usual fears about getting their single crop home.
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Passion Fruit Hangs From a Restaurant Wall in Zajira
Passion fruit vines planted to decorate a restaurant in Shariatpur's Zajira are now bearing fruit that staff used to throw away as wild berries.
Environment
Chhatra Dal to Plant Trees Nationwide in the Monsoon
Chhatra Dal has decided to plant trees nationwide from the monsoon season to protect nature and relieve intense heat, its general secretary said.
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Hippos Stuck in Mud as Drought Dries Up River in Botswana
More than a hundred hippos have been trapped in the mud of Botswana's Thamalakane River after severe drought dried it up, wildlife officials said.
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Bhola Palli Bidyut to Plant 50,000 Trees
Bhola Palli Bidyut Samity has launched a programme to plant 50,000 trees to help people cope with the intense heatwave.
Environment
Government Is Firm on Biodiversity Conservation, Says State Minister
The government is taking a firm stand on conserving wildlife habitats and biodiversity, State Minister for Education Begum Shamsun Nahar said at Dhaka University.
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Farmers' Interest in Maize Grows in Shaistaganj
Low costs and strong demand are drawing more farmers in Habiganj's Shaistaganj to maize, with the area nearly doubling this year.
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Which Tree to Plant, When and Where
With the heatwave blamed on tree felling, here is a guide to when to plant saplings and which trees suit which places.
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Heatwave Threatens Disaster for Agriculture: What to Do
As an extreme heatwave grips Bangladesh, this piece looks at its causes and the damage it threatens to crops, livestock and fish, with steps farmers can take.
Environment
Heat Drives Snakes Into Homes, DMP Holds Awareness Drive
Volunteers told police and residents in Mirpur that snakebite deaths could be cut sharply if victims went straight to a government hospital for antivenom rather than to a traditional healer.