Fisheries
Mostly Small Hilsa Being Caught at Sea
Fishermen landing at Alipur-Mohipur are catching plenty of hilsa since the sea ban ended, but most are small and bad weather is driving boats ashore.
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Crops
Golpata Fruit Sold Commercially in Bagerhat
The fruit of the golpata palm, which grows untended in coastal salt water, is now sold to visitors outside the historic Sixty Dome Mosque in Bagerhat.
Crops
Farmers Fall Ill From Pesticide Use, Spend up to a Lakh Taka on Treatment
A BARCIK field survey in Shyamnagar found that careless pesticide use is making farmers ill, killing livestock and fish, and costing families up to about a lakh taka in treatment.
Livestock
Tree Snail Completes Its Whole Life Cycle in Trees: Rajshahi University Study
Rajshahi University researchers have recorded the endangered tree snail Amphidromus globonevilli laying its eggs in tree cavities, suggesting it lives its whole life in trees.
Environment
Sundarbans Deer Strays Into Village, Rescued and Handed to Forest Department
Villagers in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, pulled a spotted deer from a pond after it fled the Sundarbans, and forest officials released it back into the forest.
Fisheries
Two-Kg Hilsa Selling for Tk 2,000 at Saint Martin's
Fishermen off Saint Martin's are netting shoals of hilsa weighing one and a half to two kg each, sold at up to Tk 2,000 a kg.
Crops
Guava Output Down, Farmers Unhappy Despite Good Prices
Drought has cut guava output in Jhalokati's 36 growing villages, and farmers say good prices cannot make up for low yields and the lack of storage and processing.
Agribusiness
Indian Traders' Request for Hilsa Under Consideration
With hilsa prices high at home, a request from West Bengal importers for hilsa ahead of Durga Puja is being reviewed by the commerce ministry.
Environment
Snakebite Victim Dies for Lack of Vaccine at Hospital
A young man bitten by a snake while cutting jute in Rajibpur, Kurigram, died on the way to Mymensingh after the local health complex had no usable vaccine.
Agribusiness
One Kg of Hilsa Costs as Much as Three and a Half Kg of Beef
In Dhaka's markets on 5 August, the price of a 1-kg hilsa would buy about three and a half kg of beef, and even sellers say they cannot afford to eat the fish.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Leave Buyers Glum
At Rampura and other Dhaka markets, buyers are walking away from hilsa selling for up to Tk 3,500 a kg, while traders say they cannot afford to eat it themselves.
Crops
What to Do to Protect Native Fish Species
A former fisheries dean explains how catching fry and draining ponds is wiping out Bangladesh's native fish, and what the government and public can do.
Environment
15-Foot Python Found in Village, Released Into Forest
The Forest Department rescued a python about 15 feet long from a settlement in Ramu, Cox's Bazar, and released it in the local botanical garden the same day.
Environment
Global Network of Cat Abusers Uncovered, With Horrific Acts of Cruelty
The BBC has found evidence that people in the UK belong to an international network, thousands strong, that shares, sells and sometimes makes videos of cats and kittens being tortured.
FisheriesKuakata fishermen rally against illegal trawling boats and behundi nets
On 27 July 2025 about a thousand fishermen formed a human chain at Kuakata in Patuakhali, demanding an end to converted trawling boats and fine-mesh behundi nets they blame for vanishing fry and falling hilsa catches. Officials denied taking money to look away.
Fisheries
Pirate Fear in the Estuary at Peak Season; Fishing Needs a Special Token
As hilsa returns to the nets off Monpura, fishermen say pirates are kidnapping crews for ransom and selling tokens that let boats fish without attack.
Environment
5 Desi Ways to Decorate Your Balcony
Five simple, low-cost desi ideas for turning a small city balcony into a comfortable, attractive corner.
Environment
Aarong Ends Free Bags, Offers Eco-Friendly Alternatives
Aarong will stop giving free shopping bags from 1 September to encourage eco-friendly habits and cut single-use packaging.
Crops
50 Foreign Grape Varieties Being Grown in the Garo Hills
Agricultural entrepreneur Mizanur Rahman is growing 50 varieties of red, black and green grapes on 30 decimals at his home in the hill village of Meghadal in Sherpur's Sreebardi upazila.
Environment
BARVIDA Plants Fruit, Timber and Medicinal Trees to Protect Environment
The reconditioned car importers' association BARVIDA planted several hundred fruit, timber and medicinal trees at United Medical College and along the roads beside it in Dhaka.