Livestock
Banks Beside Cattle Markets Open, Transactions Until 8pm
Bank branches next to Dhaka's cattle markets opened on Friday under special arrangements, with transactions from 10am to 8pm, on Bangladesh Bank's instructions.
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Environment
Birds Roam Freely in the Courtyard of the Kaaba
With tawaf at the Kaaba suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, flocks of birds have settled on the empty courtyard, a photo on the Haramain Sharifain Facebook page shows.
Environment
Baby Elephant Rushes In to Save 'Drowning' Man
An old video of a baby elephant rushing into a river to rescue a swimming man it believed was drowning has spread again after the death of a pregnant elephant in Kerala.
Daily life
Coronavirus: Robots Put to Work Killing Germs
A Danish company's ultraviolet disinfection robots are in heavy demand since the coronavirus pandemic, with production tripled and many units sent to Wuhan.
Daily life
Did the Coronavirus Pandemic Start with Pangolins Smuggled into China?
Scientists writing in Nature have found coronaviruses closely related to Covid-19 in pangolins smuggled into China and urge a strict ban on their sale.
World
How the State of Israel Was Born by Pushing Out the Arabs
When the state of Israel was founded, about 700,000 Palestinians were displaced and never allowed to return home.
Daily life
Coronavirus: Is There a Risk in Burying Someone Who Died of It?
Burials of people who died of or with symptoms of the coronavirus have met local resistance in Bangladesh, though the WHO lists no risk from burying such bodies.
Bangladesh
Madrasa Teacher Emdad Runs to Every Farmer He Sees
A madrasa teacher in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, has for years given farmers free sun hats, masks and soap and taught them to read at night schools.
Agribusiness
Award Coming for Successful Farmers and Producers: Agriculture Minister
The Cabinet Division has approved a CIP-style AIP award for successful farmers and good producers, Agriculture Minister Md Abdur Razzaque said.
Bangladesh
"Women in the Fight for Food": They Must Be Given State Honour and Recognition
Women working in agriculture must get state recognition as farmers, and every government programme to help farmers must include a quota for women.
Bangladesh
Cabinet Approves Draft "National Agricultural Extension Policy 2020"
The cabinet has approved the draft National Agricultural Extension Policy 2020, aimed at climate-resilient, safe and profitable crop production.
Bangladesh
Women Take Part in the Fight for Food but Are Still Not Recognised as Farmers
At events across Bangladesh, speakers demanded state recognition for women farmers, who make up more than 10.5 million of the country's 25.6 million farm workers.
World
'Saviour of the dead': the man who became guardian of India's unclaimed bodies
Mohammad Sharif could not bury his own son, but for 27 years he has been burying the children of thousands of families whose bodies no one has claimed.