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Markets Full of Vegetables, but Prices Stay High
Although early winter vegetables are pouring into Sylhet's markets, retail prices remain steep, and traders say they will ease once the season is fully under way.
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Vegetable Prices Rise Along With Eggs and Chicken
Chicken, egg and vegetable prices rose further in Dhaka's markets within a week, traders blaming lower farm output and rain-damaged crops.
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Onion Self-Sufficiency Will Take a Few More Years
Despite rising production, Bangladesh needs a few more years to end onion imports, with farmers calling for disciplined markets and import policy.
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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.
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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.
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Fields Smile With Winter Vegetables in Narsingdi
After early losses to heavy rain and fog, Narsingdi's farmers have raised winter vegetable output, boosting supply and bringing prices down.
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We May Be the Last Generation to See Elephants
After a run of elephant deaths in Teknaf, Lama and Banshkhali, a wildlife reporter argues that the forest department must be made accountable before Bangladesh loses its elephants.
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Satkhira's Sohrab Succeeds with Squash
A farmer in Tala upazila of Satkhira has grown the foreign vegetable squash for the first time in the area, selling it at Tk 30 a kg wholesale.
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A 'Bottle Gourd' on a Pumpkin Plant Draws Crowds in India's Purba Bardhaman
A fruit that looks like a bottle gourd growing on a pumpkin plant in Shaktigarh, Purba Bardhaman, has drawn crowds, but a horticulture officer says it is a pumpkin changed by a genetic disorder.
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Demand Grows Across the Country for Khagrachhari's Hill-Grown Mukhi Kachu
Mukhi kachu grown on the hill slopes of Khagrachhari has brought prosperity to farming families and is finding buyers in big wholesale markets across the country.
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Joypurhat Potatoes Go Abroad
After a bumper harvest, potatoes from Joypurhat's Kalai upazila are being exported to Malaysia, Singapore, Japan and other countries.
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Abdul Rashid Becomes a Crorepati Growing Sweet Pumpkin
A former day labourer in Netrokona's Durgapur upazila has become a crorepati by growing hybrid sweet pumpkin, onion and garlic on the Someshwari river char.
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Cauliflower lowers the risk of heart disease and cancer
Cauliflower is an important source of nutrients, and its phytochemicals and antioxidants may lower the risk of heart disease, cancer and other illnesses.