Vegetables
Leaving His Job, Selim Finds Success as a Farm Entrepreneur
A former Dhaka job-holder in Magura has made a success of producing environment-friendly vermicompost, officials say.
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Environment
Vegetables
Pallab Has Not Bought Vegetables From the Market for 26 Years
A Narail man has grown his family's fruit and vegetables on 20 decimals of homestead land and says he has not bought vegetables at market for 26 years.
Environment
Tree Planting, Plastic Pollution and Sundarbans Protection to Get Priority
The state minister for environment, forest and climate change says planting 25 crore trees, curbing plastic pollution and protecting the Sundarbans will be his priorities.
Crops
The Role of Technology-Driven Agriculture in Food Security
With population growth, climate change and labour shortages straining farming, smart, technology-driven agriculture is essential for Bangladesh's food security, the writer argues.
Flowers
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at Tejgaon Office, Plants Flower Sapling
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman came to work at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon for the first time and planted a swarnachampa sapling there.
Crops
Demand Pushes Up Tangail Lemon Prices
Lemon prices in Tangail have more than doubled in a week as demand for iftar sharbat rises in Ramadan while supply is low out of season.
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Prices Rise When Ramadan Comes, and Farmers Lose Out
A Rajshahi College student argues that Ramadan price rises stem from poor planning, weak monitoring and a lack of ethics, while farmers never get a fair price.
Crops
Mango Blossoms Cover Trees Across Narail
Mango trees across Narail have come into early blossom, and growers are busy with care in hope of a bumper crop if the weather holds.
Vegetables
Bumper Potato Yield, but Joypurhat Farmers Despair Over Prices
Potato yields are good in Joypurhat, but falling prices mean farmers are losing Tk 10,000 to 15,000 on every bigha they grew.
Environment
Endangered Gharial and Turtles Rescued From Kushtia's 'YouTube Village'
Forest officials rescued an endangered gharial and three turtles kept in a tank at the YouTube Village park in Khoksa, Kushtia.
Crops
How to Plant Flowers in Pots
A guide to choosing flowers for pots season by season, preparing the soil, and caring for and feeding the plants.
Crops
Climate Change and the Challenge for Agriculture
Motahar Hossain argues that falling soil fertility, shrinking farmland and climate change threaten Bangladesh's food security, and calls for balanced fertiliser use and tighter oversight.
Environment
Tiger Carcasses Found in Home Freezer in Vietnam, Two Arrested
Police in Vietnam found two tiger carcasses in a household freezer and arrested two men on charges of illegally trading the endangered animal.