Environment
Endangered Fishing Cat Beaten to Death in Natore
Villagers in Natore's Baraigram upazila surrounded and beat to death an endangered fishing cat they blamed for taking poultry and attacking goats.
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Crops
Gangs Cut and Take Paddy Resurfacing as Haor Water Recedes
Farmers in Derai, Sunamganj, say armed men cut and carried off their paddy from Boram haor in broad daylight as the floodwater receded, escaping when police arrived.
Cooking
Venomous Cobra Rescued From Kitchen in Sreemangal
A venomous cobra was rescued unharmed from the kitchen of a house in Janaura village in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, and will be released into the forest.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Vanish From Bhola's Rivers; Researchers Blame Climate Change
Even with rain, fishers in Bhola are catching almost no hilsa in the Meghna and Tetulia rivers, leaving about 3 lakh fishers in hardship and prices soaring.
Environment
Two Injured Deer Rescued From Villages and Released Into the Forest
The forest department rescued two injured deer that wandered into villages in Patharghata, Barguna, and released them into the Sundarbans after first aid.
Fruits
Chapainawabganj Mangoes Can Be Picked Once Mature, No Fixed Date
Chapainawabganj district administration has again decided not to fix a date for mango picking, allowing mangoes to be picked once mature while warning against selling unripe fruit.
Fruits
When Will Each Rajshahi Mango Reach the Market?
The Rajshahi district administration has published this season's mango calendar and warned of strict action against anyone who picks or sells mangoes before the set dates.
Crops
Why Climate Change Is Speeding Up
In this opinion piece, environmentalist Hasan Zahid argues that wars in Ukraine, Gaza and Iran are adding greenhouse gases and pollution and accelerating climate change.
Agribusiness
Fodder Crisis in the Haor; Many Sell Cattle Before Eid
Flood-hit farmers in Kishoreganj's haor, with their straw rotted and grazing under water, are selling cattle before Eid because they cannot feed them.
Crops
Haor Sharecroppers Hit Hardest: Babar
Netrokona-4 MP Lutfozzaman Babar said sharecroppers were the worst hit in the haor and that the list of affected farmers would be rechecked so real farmers get aid before Eid.
Crops
How to Grow the Foreign Fruit Miracle Berry
The miracle berry, a West African fruit that makes sour food taste sweet, can be grown in Bangladesh, and here is how to cultivate it.
Crops
Sinking Paddy, Sinking Lives: Haor Farmers' Fight to Survive
The haor farmer lives in permanent uncertainty because of floods, mismanagement and market syndicates, and needs an integrated, farmer-centred policy, this opinion piece argues.
Crops
Why Planting Palm Trees Matters for Protection From Lightning
Tall palm trees can help reduce the risk of lightning to people nearby, but sheltering under any tree during a storm is dangerous, and safety rules must still be followed.