Environment
Raid on Mirpur Bird Market, 61 Birds Released
A Forest Department raid on the Mirpur-1 bird market in Dhaka rescued 61 birds and two turtles, which were released at the Mirpur Botanical Garden.
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Crops
Two-Day Mango Festival Begins in Naogaon
Naogaon's deputy commissioner opened a two-day mango festival in Sapahar, where farmers and officials called for easier mango exports.
Environment
Monsoon Is the Right Time for Planting Trees
With forest cover at 13 per cent against a needed 25 per cent, a student writer argues that the monsoon is the right season to plant trees.
Environment
Hundreds of Devotees Carry Snakes at Religious Festival, Video Goes Viral
Hundreds of devotees took part with snakes in a traditional Nag Panchami festival at Singhia Ghat in Samastipur district, Bihar.
Crops
Jackfruit Worth Lakhs of Taka Rots for Lack of Storage
Farmers in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, are selling jackfruit cheaply and losing lakhs of taka to rot because the area has no storage or processing facilities.
Crops
What to Do When Cattle Get Lumpy Skin Disease
An intern veterinarian explains the symptoms, spread and prevention of lumpy skin disease, which is spreading among cattle in various parts of the country.
Environment
Uttara to Be Brought Under a 'Green Belt': DNCC Administrator
Dhaka North City Corporation will bring all of Uttara under a green belt, its administrator said as a community tree-planting drive began.
Fruits
Fruit Festival Held at DRU
The Dhaka Reporters Unity held a fruit festival at its Shafiqul Kabir auditorium on Wednesday, 16 July.
Environment
How to Keep Snakes Out of Your Home During the Monsoon
Every monsoon more snakes enter homes as floods drown their shelter, and a few simple precautions can keep them away.
EnvironmentLeopard-like animal with two cubs reported at a Mirsarai village graveyard
Villagers in Dakshin Bhuiyan, Mirsarai, Chattogram, reported a leopard-like animal with two cubs near their homes in July 2025; the Forest Department said such animals rarely attack unless provoked.
Environment
Know the World's Six Most Venomous Snakes
Of about 3,500 snake species in the world only a handful are venomous; here are six of the deadliest, marked on Snake Day, 16 July.
Crops
How to Grow Green Chillies on Your Rooftop
A step-by-step guide to growing green chillies in containers on a rooftop, from soil mix and care to pests, diseases and harvest.
Fruits
Chief Adviser Sends Mangoes as Gifts to Foreign Heads of State
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus is sending mangoes as gifts to the heads of state and government of five neighbouring countries.
Environment
DSHE Asks Educational Institutions for Tree Sapling Demand
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has asked all educational institutions to report their sapling needs for a tree-planting programme marking the July uprising anniversary.
Vegetables
Why Farmers Should Use Organic Mulching Paper
Farmers are using more cheap plastic mulch, but biodegradable mulching paper protects crops without polluting the soil.
Fruits
ASP and OC Took BNP Leader to Mango Orchard at Night and Beat Her, She Alleges
A BNP leader in Chapainawabganj alleges that an additional police superintendent and a police station chief beat her in a mango orchard after arresting her, which police deny.
Environment
Never Make These Mistakes After a Snakebite
Snakebites rise with the monsoon floods, and knowing what to do, and what not to do, on the way to hospital can save a life.
Crops
Turned to Mango Farming After Failing to Find a Job, Sajib Is Now a Successful Entrepreneur
Enamul Haque Sajib of Baliakandi, Rajbari, turned to fruit bagging after failing to find a job and now sells chemical-free mangoes above market price straight from his orchard.
Agribusiness
Trader Dies of Snakebite in His Own Shop
A 25-year-old trader in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, died after a cobra hiding under his shop's cash box bit him on the right leg.
Fisheries
Hilsa Worth Tk 38 Lakh Caught by a Single Trawler
Braving rough weather after a long spell, fishermen on one trawler returned to Alipur in Patuakhali with 65 maunds of hilsa that sold for Tk 38 lakh.