Crops
Farmer Breeders Share How They Developed New Rice Varieties
Farmers from across Bangladesh gathered in Khulna to describe how they developed new rice varieties suited to their areas, from one or two lines to about 200.
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Livestock
Crops
25 Cattle Stolen from One Village, Farmers Lose Sleep in Natore
Farmers in Natore's Chhatni village are guarding their cattle at night after 25 were reported stolen in two months.
Vegetables
Broiler and Sugar Prices Stay High as Potato and Onion Prices Rise
Prices of broiler chicken, beef and sugar that rose before Eid have not come down in Dhaka, and potatoes and onions have become dearer since.
Livestock
Khan Jahan Ali Dighi Crocodile Lays Eggs, Doubts Over Hatching
The freshwater crocodile at Khan Jahan Ali's shrine pond in Bagerhat has laid 50-60 eggs, but officials say its age means they are unlikely to hatch.
Crops
Mojar Has Been Eating Live Snakes and Scorpions for 15 Years
Day labourer Md Mojar Mia of Kurigram has been eating live snakes, scorpions, raw cow blood and tripe for 15 years, and neighbours want him treated.
Crops
Tk 4.65 Lakh Fine for Stealing One Sack of Chicken Feed
Village heads in Bhangura, Pabna fined two men Tk 4,65,000 over the alleged theft of a single sack of poultry feed from a farm.
Agribusiness
CAB Demands Punishment for Those Who Looted the Chicken Market Through a Syndicate
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh demanded strict punishment for traders who made crores of taka through a broiler chicken syndicate.
Agribusiness
Marginal Farmers Ruined by Corporate Companies' 'Manipulation'
Bangladesh Poultry Association accuses a handful of corporate companies of pushing broiler prices down whenever marginal farmers' birds are ready for sale, and has proposed three steps including a poultry board.
Agribusiness
Shopkeeper Fined for Buying Sick Chickens and Selling Them at Extra Profit
A trader in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj was fined Tk 5,000 for buying sick chickens cheaply and selling them at a profit, and more than a hundred sick and dead birds were buried.
Agribusiness
Chicken Prices Fall, Eggs Get Dearer
Broiler chicken prices in Dhaka have fallen by Tk 50 to Tk 60 a kg over three days, but egg prices have risen by up to Tk 10 a dozen.
Agribusiness
Tk 936 Crore Looted in 52 Days by Raising Chicken Prices
Bangladesh Poultry Association, which represents marginal farmers, alleges that corporate poultry firms made Tk 936 crore in 52 days by raising the prices of chickens and chicks.
Livestock
13 Vultures Killed by Poison in Moulvibazar
Thirteen endangered vultures and several foxes, dogs and cats died in Moulvibazar after eating a dead goat laced with poison, apparently put out to kill foxes.
Agribusiness
No Justification for Broiler Price Above Tk 200, Says Consumer Rights DG
The director general of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection says there is no justification for broiler chicken to cost more than Tk 200 a kg for consumers.