Crops
Mangoes Dropping for Lack of Rain
A two-week heatwave with no rain has dried the soil in Naogaon and set young mangoes dropping from the trees, worrying growers who cannot irrigate.
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Environment
Environment
Animals at Dhaka Zoo Struggle in Intense Heatwave
The intense heatwave has reached the animals of the National Zoo in Dhaka, which are eating less and seeking water and shade.
Crops
Three Ministers Harvest Paddy Together in Sunamganj Haor
Three ministers joined a boro paddy harvest festival at Dekhar Haor in Sunamganj and cut paddy together.
Fruits
Satkhira Mangoes to Reach the Market from 12 May
Under the Satkhira district administration's schedule, the district's early mangoes will reach the market from 12 May, with later varieties following in stages.
Crops
Haor Farmers Bring Home Ripe Paddy on the First Day of Baishakh
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors spent the first day of Baishakh bringing home a bumper boro crop.
Environment
Forest Department Treats Elephant Calf Found Lying at Foot of Hill
The forest department is treating a sick wild elephant calf found lying at the foot of a hill in Khutakhali, Chakaria, and has posted guards beside it.
Environment
Seller Arrested with 60 Parrot Chicks in Chattogram
The forest department's wildlife management and nature conservation division arrested a seller with 60 parrot chicks in Chattogram.
Environment
Toddler Dies of Snakebite in Madaripur
A one-and-a-half-year-old girl, Rafia Khan, died of a snakebite in Shibchar, Madaripur.
Crops
Every Gust of Wind Makes Haor Farmers' Hearts Tremble
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors expect a bumper boro crop but fear storms and rising rivers could stop them bringing it home.
Crops
What to Do if Heat Causes Chaff in Paddy
The Agricultural Information Service has advised farmers what to do when heat causes chaff in paddy.
Environment
Kittens Trapped Between Two Buildings Rescued by Fire Service in Barguna
The fire service rescued two nearly dead kittens that had been stuck for two days in a three-inch gap between two buildings in Barguna town.
Environment
Baby Langur Cries Beside Its Mother, Electrocuted in Lathitila Forest
A spectacled langur has again died of electrocution in the Lathitila reserved forest in Juri, Moulvibazar, and its baby kept crying beside the body.
Fisheries
Three Fishermen Held in the Sundarbans With Deer-Hunting Traps
The Forest Department detained three fishermen preparing to hunt deer and catch fish in the Sundarbans and seized a boat, nets and 25 deer traps.