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VideoCropKids Episode 12: Hasib Plants Bottle Gourd Seedlings
In episode 12 of CropKids, tenth-grader Hasib Mia, who has built a small garden in a crowded area, shows how to plant bottle gourd seedlings.
Crops
Faridpur Farmers Find Success Growing Jute Seed
Farmers in Faridpur have found success growing jute seed and expect it to earn more per decimal of land than it cost them.
Cooking
Nature's Call to Friendship: The Bond Between People and Animals
A columnist weighs heart-warming stories of friendship between people and animals against a long list of cruelty to wildlife and pets in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh
One Held With Three Tokay Geckos in Chuadanga
RAB has detained a man named Abdul Aziz with three tokay geckos at Sarishadanga in Chuadanga.
Crops
Tk 50,000 Fine for Cutting Topsoil From Farmland
A mobile court has fined a man named Ripon Tk 50,000 for cutting topsoil from farmland beside the Muhuri riverbank at Kalibazar in Parshuram, Feni.
Fisheries
Payra River Hilsa Sells for Tk 9,500
A hilsa weighing 2 kg 400 g caught in the Payra river in Barguna has sold for Tk 9,500.
Fisheries
Two Trawlers Land 200 Maunds of Hilsa in Barguna
Two trawlers caught 200 maunds of hilsa in a single haul in the Bay of Bengal, and the fish sold at auction in Pathorghata, Barguna, for Tk 53.5 lakh.
VideoCropKids Episode 11: Jahin Grows Spinach on the Roof
In episode 11 of CropKids, Jahin shows how to sow spinach seed in his rooftop garden and explains why spinach is good for health.
CropsMagura's date palm sap collectors prepare trees as costs rise
In November 2025 sap collectors in Magura began trimming and scraping date palms for the winter season. The district had about 1.05 lakh date palms, the Department of Agricultural Extension said, but rising costs left the gachhis fearing thin profits.
Crops
Wild Elephant Found Dead in Ukhiya Paddy Field, Crowds Gather
The body of an elderly wild elephant was found in a paddy field in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, and the forest department says a post-mortem will establish the cause of death.
Crops
Nabanna Festival Mood Fills Homes Across Magura
Farming households in Magura are busy harvesting new paddy and making rice flour for Nabanna, the harvest festival many say is slipping into the past.
Crops
Unknown Disease Hits Aman Paddy in Gaibandha, Farmers Fear for Harvest
An unidentified disease is drying out aman paddy across seven upazilas of Gaibandha, and farmers who borrowed to plant fear heavy losses.
Bangladesh
Second Woman Dies After Wild Elephant Attack in Rangamati
A second woman injured in a wild elephant attack on the Assambasti-Kaptai road in Rangamati has died, bringing the death toll to two.
Flowers
Water Hyacinth Blooms Brighten Open Waters of Mirsarai
Water hyacinth is in bloom across the open canals, beels and ponds of Mirsarai in Chattogram, delighting residents and passers-by.
Environment
Woman Killed, Three Injured in Wild Elephant Attack in Rangamati
A woman was killed and others injured when herds of wild elephants attacked two autorickshaws on the Assambasti-Kaptai link road in Rangamati.
Crops
Bagerhat Farmers Turn to Sugarcane
Farmers in Bagerhat's Kachua upazila are growing more sugarcane and selling it through the busy Badhal Bazar, but say they receive no government support.
Crops
Spice Innovations Stay Locked in the Lab, Absent From Farmers' Fields
The Spice Research Centre in Bogura lists 58 varieties of 27 spices and 66 technologies, yet most farmers have never heard of them and still grow decades-old varieties.
Crops
Faridpur Farmers Busy Planting Murikata Onion, Worried About Fertiliser Costs
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.
Crops
Bangladesh Fruit Production Rises by 50 Lakh Tonnes in a Dozen Years
Bangladesh's annual fruit output has grown from about one crore tonnes to 1.5 crore tonnes in a dozen years, with most fruits up but jackfruit and coconut down.