Crops
Bumper Paddy Crop but Despair Across the Haor as Habiganj Farmers Fail to Cover Costs
Habiganj's haors have a bumper boro crop this season, but paddy prices at their lowest in years leave farmers unable to cover costs or repay advances.
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Environment
Environment
Russian House Holds 'Garden of Memory' Tree Planting in Dhaka
Russian House in Dhaka held a 'Garden of Memory' tree planting at Dhanmondi Lake in memory of Soviet soldiers who died in the Second World War.
Crops
Sweet Grape Farming Earns Young Gazipur Grower Tk 1 Lakh in First Year
A young entrepreneur in Sreepur, Gazipur, has earned about Tk 1 lakh this year from sweet grapes, turning a childhood dream into a business.
Crops
A New Key to Possibility in Farmers' Hands
A student writer argues that the farmer card could change farmers' futures, but only with proper implementation, training and a firm hand against corruption.
Crops
Brick Kiln Smoke Ruins Paddy on 200 Bighas in Gaibandha
Smoke from a brick kiln in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, has ruined paddy on about 200 bighas and made young mangoes drop from nearby trees.
Crops
Fearing Early Flood, Sunamganj Farmers Bring Home Half-Ripe Paddy
Rising rivers in Sunamganj have driven haor farmers to harvest paddy before it is fully ripe, with only a fraction of the Boro crop brought home so far.
Crops
Extreme Heat Threatens World Food Systems, Livelihoods of a Billion People at Risk
A joint report by the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Meteorological Organization warns that extreme heat is pushing some food supplies towards the brink.
Crops
Red Krishnachura Blooms Bring Relief Amid Dhaka's Buildings
Krishnachura trees flowering by the Gulshan-Hatirjheel lake have become a place for busy city dwellers to stop, as the trees grow scarcer in Dhaka.
Crops
Farmers Happy With Bumper Pea Yield at Low Cost
Low costs, few diseases and good weather gave char farmers in Sherpur a bumper crop of hybrid Debgiri peas, and the DAE expects the area to grow.
Agribusiness
Fifty Monitor Lizards Roam a Market, Having Befriended the People
Around 50 big monitor lizards have lived for two decades by a canal next to Sadarpur's upazila market, eating refuse and living peacefully alongside people.
Crops
Cherrapunji Rain: BWDB Advises Haor Farmers to Harvest Paddy for Fear of Floods
The Water Development Board in Netrokona has urged farmers to harvest ripe haor paddy fast as upstream rain in Cherrapunji swells local rivers.
Crops
Rivers Rise in Sunamganj, Farmers Urged to Harvest Paddy Quickly
With rivers rising, the Sunamganj Water Development Board has asked farmers to harvest haor paddy quickly to limit losses from a possible early flood.
Environment
Organisations Can Join 25 Crore Tree-Planting Programme as Volunteers
The environment ministry has asked qualified volunteer organisations to send concept papers to take part in the 25 crore tree-planting programme.