Crops
Rainwater Submerges Crore Taka Worth of Paddy in the Haor
Rainwater has submerged farmers' ripening boro paddy in various haors of Sunamganj, with nearly Tk 1 crore worth lost, according to the agriculture department.
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Environment
Day Labourer Amir Hossain Repairs Roads and Plants Trees With His Wages
A day labourer in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, has spent 12 years using his own wages to repair dirt roads near the border and plant trees along them.
Environment
Reprimanded for Planting Trees, While an Award Went to Those Who Planted None
Nearly two years after he sought to withdraw a tree-planting award application, the public administration ministry has reprimanded former Hathazari UNO Mohammad Ruhul Amin.
Vegetables
Zero-Tillage Potatoes Bring Higher Profits in Patuakhali
Potato farming without tillage is spreading in Patuakhali, where seed tubers are laid on soft soil after Aman and covered with straw, cutting costs and beating salinity.
Environment
Snake Venom Worth Nearly Tk 1 Crore Seized While Being Smuggled
Border Guard Bangladesh members recovered snake venom worth nearly Tk 1 crore being smuggled to India through the Birampur border in Dinajpur, but no one was arrested.
Crops
Fruitlets Drop in Severe Drought, Litchi Growers Worried
Intense drought and heat in Ishwardi, Pabna are making litchi fruitlets drop, and growers fear a crop failure after a record blossom.
Environment
138 Endangered Turtles Rescued in Chattogram
The Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division has rescued 138 turtles of an endangered species from two shops on Station Road in Chattogram.
Crops
Planning Commission Questions Tk 463 Crore Ashuganj-Palash Irrigation Project
The Planning Commission has questioned a Tk 463 crore BADC irrigation project whose canal would be built on roads department land that could be reclaimed on three months' notice.
Crops
Dinajpur Litchi Trees Laden With Blossom
Litchi growers in Dinajpur are busy tending trees covered in blossom, hoping for a bumper crop after heat damaged last year's harvest.
Crops
BRRI Issues Advance Heatwave Warning for Rice
BRRI has issued an advance heatwave warning for rice, advising farmers to keep water standing in fields and spray against blast and leaf diseases.
Agribusiness
Kashvi Enterprise's Pet Bird Licence to Stay Cancelled
The Appellate Division's chamber judge has kept in force the cancellation of Kashvi Enterprise's licence over birds imported outside its no-objection certificate and 65 undocumented pet birds.
Environment
Wild Elephants Spread Fear in Kaptai
People living inside the Kaptai hydroelectric power plant area in Rangamati are spending their nights in fear of wild elephant attacks.
Environment
Youth Arrested With Two Bear Cubs in Bandarban
Police in Alikadam, Bandarban, have rescued two cubs of an endangered bear species and arrested a young man for wildlife trafficking.