Livestock
Teacher Biplob's Pigeon Hobby
Kaliganj schoolteacher Md Biplob Hossain, who began keeping pigeons as a schoolboy, now keeps about 100 pairs of some 10 breeds on his rooftop and urges unemployed young people to take up pigeon rearing.
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Livestock
Agribusiness
Feroz-Sufi Couple Succeed With Chinese Chicken Farm Started as a Hobby
A Bangladeshi trader and his Chinese wife, who hatched 84 chicks from eggs brought from China, now keep more than 3,500 Chinese chickens and are crossing them with local birds.
Flowers
12,000 Chickens Die in a Single Week at Naogaon Farm
A Sonali chicken farmer in Porsha, Naogaon, has lost all but 700 of his 12,700 birds in a week to disease, with losses of over Tk 10 lakh and debts to repay.
Livestock
Coastal Women Become Self-Reliant Raising Ducks and Chickens
A government livestock project on Bangladesh's coastal chars is giving trained women free ducks, chickens and sheep, helping them become small entrepreneurs.
Agribusiness
Poultry Farmers Hit by Syndicate Dominance
Small and medium poultry farmers, already hit by the coronavirus lockdown, say syndicates controlling chick and feed prices are driving them out of business.
Crops
Four Cows Burnt to Death in Mosquito Coil Fire in Faridpur
Four cows were burnt to death in a fire believed to have started from a mosquito coil in Sadarpur, Faridpur, costing a farmer about Tk 4.5 lakh.
Rooftop farming
22 Pigeons Poisoned to Death Over Droppings on Roof in Patuakhali
A pigeon keeper in Patuakhali has accused a neighbour of poisoning 22 of his family's pigeons after complaints that the birds were soiling her roof.
Livestock
37 Batagur Baska Hatchlings Born at Karamjal
Thirty-seven Batagur baska hatchlings emerged from 50 eggs laid by two turtles at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the eastern Sundarbans.
Livestock
So Many Tasty Dishes From Poultry Chicken!
A display of dishes made from poultry chicken amazed the fisheries and livestock minister and guests after the Poultry Media Award ceremony in Dhaka.
Crops
Farmers Distressed as Livestock Department Struggles in Jhalakathi
Foot-and-mouth disease has broken out among thousands of cattle in Jhalakathi, where a severe staff shortage is hampering the livestock department's work.
Agribusiness
Cattle Dying of Stroke After Fattening With 'Excessive Feed'
Cattle in Jhalakathi fed on market feed instead of grass are losing immunity and dying of stroke, alarming farmers already facing foot-and-mouth disease.
Vegetables
Migratory Birds Flock to Baikka Beel
Thousands of migratory birds of about 50 species have arrived at the Baikka Beel sanctuary in Moulvibazar, but hunting around the wetland remains a threat.
Vegetables
Chicks Sold Door to Door in Patuakhali
Broiler and layer chicks are being hawked door to door in Patuakhali town, and the district livestock officer warns they are of poor quality.