Environment
Teesta Keeps Rising at Kaunia Point in Rangpur
The Teesta has flooded low-lying areas of Pirgachha in Rangpur after all the gates of India's Gajoldoba barrage were opened upstream, and it is still rising at Kaunia point.
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Good Aman yield in Adamdighi, but stem borer attack worries farmers
Farmers in Bogura's Adamdighi expect a bumper Aman harvest, but a widespread stem borer attack in some areas has left them struggling.
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Neglected Pabna Sugar Mill Lies Idle, Leaving Cane Growers in Trouble
The closure of Pabna Sugar Mill has left the district's sugarcane growers struggling to get their cane crushed, while the mill's idle machinery rusts.
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Straw now sold by the kilo in Haluaghat after flood wipes out fodder
With grazing land and stored straw destroyed by floodwater, farmers in low-lying Haluaghat are buying straw at Tk 25 a kg to feed their cattle.
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Illegal 'Hilsa Markets' on the Padma Chars, and Picnics Too
Temporary hilsa markets keep springing up on roadless chars of the Padma during the ban, as there is no permanent law-enforcement presence on the river.
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Cheaper imported meat threatens local cattle farms
Local cattle farmers say cheaper imported meat is undercutting them and are demanding that meat imports be stopped.
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Thousands of Fishermen Caught in a Web of Debt
With the 22-day ban on hilsa fishing two weeks old, many fishermen in Rangabali, Patuakhali, have yet to get government rice aid and are sinking into debt.
Environment
Environmental Pollution Also Hinders Intelligence
A study by Chinese scientists found that people living in polluted air lose much of their ability to acquire knowledge, with older people hit hardest.
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Welcome, guests, to Antehari, the water village
Antehari, a haor village in Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, known as the water village, was declared a tourist centre by the government in 2018.
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Ranisankail farmers fly polythene flags to drive rats from their fields
On the agriculture department's advice, farmers in Thakurgaon's Ranisankail are flying polythene flags in their Aman fields to scare away rats.
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Rain With Thunder Forecast for Parts of the Country
Rain or thundershowers with gusty wind may occur at one or two places in the Panchagarh region and Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, the Met Office says.
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Rain Drowns Early Potato Fields in Thakurgaon, Farmers Count Losses
Two days of continuous rain have submerged newly planted early potato fields in Thakurgaon, and farmers who planted in the past week fear heavy losses.
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Hemanta, the Herald of Winter, Begins
Hemanta, the late-autumn season of Kartik and Agrahayan that heralds winter, has begun, bringing dewy mornings and the Nabanna festival of new rice.