Vegetables
Gaibandha Farmers Turn to Potatoes in Hope of Profit
Farmers in Gaibandha are expanding potato cultivation this year, hoping for a bumper crop and good prices for the new harvest.
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Livestock
Overuse of Antibiotics in Farm Animals Raises Growing Danger
Experts and studies warn that unregulated antibiotic use in Bangladesh's poultry, cattle and fish is breeding resistant germs that reach people through food and the environment.
Environment
Snake Found on Air India Express Plane in Dubai, Probe Ordered
A snake was found in the cargo hold of an Air India Express plane after it landed in Dubai from Calicut, and India's aviation regulator has ordered an investigation.
Environment
Wild Elephants Rampage in Durgapur, Four Villages Spend Sleepless Nights
Herds of wild elephants that came down from India have been raiding border villages in Durgapur, Netrokona, destroying homes, crops and stored paddy and killing a farmer.
Vegetables
Migratory Birds Arrive at Thakurgaon's Derka Pond for the First Time
Migratory birds have made the 0.83-acre Derka pond in Thakurgaon Sadar their winter home for the first time, delighting villagers and visitors.
Crops
Fifty-Two Pigeons Die After Eating Poisoned Wheat Seed in Natore
Fifty-two pigeons died in a Natore Sadar village after eating wheat seed that a farmer had mixed with poison to keep birds away.
Environment
World News in Brief: 3 December 2022
A round-up of world news for 3 December 2022, from a WHO Covid warning and an Indonesian earthquake to the US B-21 bomber and a camel beauty contest in Qatar.
Environment
Russell's Viper Rescued From Mustard Field in Dinajpur
A venomous Russell's viper found in a mustard field in Biral upazila, Dinajpur, has been rescued and handed over to the Rajshahi Snake Rescue Team.
Environment
Thousands of Monkeys Roam Madaripur Town in Search of Food
Hunger has driven Charmugaria's monkeys into Madaripur town, and although government feeding resumed on 27 October, the animals have not returned home.
Environment
Elephant 'Rangmala' Dies 49 Hours After Bahadur's Death
Rangmala, an aged female elephant at Dulahazara Safari Park in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, has died 49 hours after the park's male elephant Saikat Bahadur.
Environment
Python Caught in Satkania Settlement Released into Forest
A python of about nine feet caught by people in Satkania, Chattogram, has been released into the deep forest of the Madarsha range by the Forest Department.
Crops
Sohan Succeeds with Integrated Farm, Earns Tk 15 Lakh a Year
Young Chuadanga entrepreneur Abdul Kader Sohan turned 2 bighas and Tk 50,000 into an integrated farm he says now makes Tk 13-15 lakh a year after costs.
Environment
Migratory Birds Flock to Wetland as Winter Begins
Migratory birds have brought the message of winter to a wetland at Narikelbaria, known as Rajshahi University's second campus, where they gather in large flocks each afternoon.