Crops
Dacope Farmers Keep Farming Despite Disasters
Overcoming cyclones such as Sidr, Aila and Bulbul, river erosion and salinity, farmers in Dacope near the Sundarbans are growing rice and vegetables.
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Environment
Environment
Bangladesh Keen to Help Saudi Arabia's Tree-Planting Drive
Bangladesh's ambassador in Riyadh has told the governor of Hail that Bangladesh wants to support Saudi Arabia's 10-billion tree-planting programme.
Agribusiness
Magura's Pigeon Traders Hit by Covid
Fancy pigeon traders in Magura have suffered financial losses because of the coronavirus situation.
Environment
Fishermen Head for Dublar Char
Fishermen from coastal districts are setting out for Dublar Char in the Sundarbans for the five-month dried fish season starting on 1 November.
Agribusiness
Foraged Greens Are the Livelihood of Durgapur's Indigenous Women
Garo and Hajong women in the remote hills of Durgapur upazila earn their living by collecting and selling wild greens.
Environment
Safe Food: Agriculture Minister's Advice to Eat Less Rice Draws Criticism
The agriculture minister's advice to eat less rice to cut demand has drawn jokes and criticism on social media.
Environment
Luxembourg to Legalise Growing Cannabis for Personal Use
Luxembourg has passed a law allowing cannabis to be grown at home, a first for a European country, according to Sputnik.
Environment
Hemanta Arrives in Bengal
Hemanta, the fourth of Bengal's six seasons, has arrived with golden paddy in the fields and the first hint of winter.
Environment
Sap Collectors Busy Preparing Date Palms in Naogaon's Atrai
As winter approaches, date palm sap collectors in Atrai upazila of Naogaon are busy preparing trees, even as the number of date palms keeps falling.
Environment
Planthopper Attack on Aman Paddy Worries Farmers in Joypurhat
Farmers in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat fear poor aman yields after a brown planthopper attack that pesticides have failed to stop.
Livestock
Ostriches to Be Raised at Home, Each Giving as Much Meat as a Cow
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute is studying ostriches at Savar and plans to take ostrich farming to trained model farmers across the country by 2025.
Environment
Irrawaddy Dolphins All Along the Coast
Bangladesh's coast holds most of the world's Irrawaddy dolphins, while the freshwater shushuk has declined, and nets remain the biggest killer of both.
Environment
The Forest Where People Go Missing
Locals avoid Romania's Hoia Baciu Forest even by day, telling stories of people who went in and never came back, according to a News18 report.