Crops
For Want of Half a Kilometre of Drain, 4,000 Bighas of Crops Lie Under Water
Farmers in Chaugachha, Jashore, say a half-kilometre drain would end the waterlogging that has sunk about 4,000 bighas of crops.
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Fisheries
Injured 10-Foot Python Rescued in Kurigram
A 10-foot python that crawled into a fisherman's net in Ulipur, Kurigram, was handed to the forest department and sent to Rangpur with a head injury.
Fisheries
Patuakhali Fishermen Voluntarily Remove Trawling Gear from Boats
Fishermen at Mohipur removed illegal trawling equipment from their boats on the advice of the district administration and the Department of Fisheries.
Environment
A Unique Journey Full of Wild Beauty
The writer's first stop in Tanzania, Tarangire National Park, offered huge elephant herds, giraffes, zebras and a paradise of birds.
Crops
Farmers Deprived for Want of Agro-Based Industry
Fifty-three years after independence, a shortage of processing plants, cold storage and modern rice mills still keeps Bangladesh's farmers from fair prices.
Agribusiness
High Prices Make People Forget the Taste of Hilsa
Even in peak season, little hilsa is reaching Barishal's Port Road market, and prices have put the fish out of reach of ordinary buyers.
Crops
Dealers Not Lifting Fertiliser, Farmers in Crisis
Fertiliser is piling up in Chuadanga's government stores while farmers pay retail shops up to double the official price during the Aus season.
Environment
Everyone Must Work Together to Build a Liveable City: DNCC Administrator
DNCC administrator Mohammad Ejaz told a youth marathon in Agargaon that a fair and liveable Dhaka needs citizens of every party and opinion to work together.
Fisheries
Two Arrested Over Hilsa Sale Fraud on Facebook
Dhaka's New Market police have arrested two men accused of cheating a buyer of Tk 2 lakh through a Facebook page advertising hilsa.
Crops
How to Grow Bottle Gourd in the Month of Bhadra
The Agriculture Information Service says bottle gourd can be sown in Bhadra, in pits on higher ground with set doses of manure and fertiliser.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices Out of Reach at the Start of the Season
Early in the June-October season, hilsa in Dhaka is selling at up to double last year's prices, with buyers unhappy and a request from West Bengal importers under review.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Falls by Tk 200 a Kg at Chandpur
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's landing centre fell by about Tk 200 a kg as supply from the southern coast rose, though little of the fish came from the Padma and Meghna.
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.
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.