Agribusiness
411 Tonnes of Hilsa Go to India in a Week
A week of shipments through Benapole sent 411 tonnes 300 kg of hilsa to India as domestic prices stayed high and exporters raced a ban deadline.
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Fruits
What Happens to the Body When You Drink Amla Juice on an Empty Stomach?
Amla, richer in vitamin C than an orange, is said to boost immunity, digestion and skin health when its juice is taken on an empty stomach.
Crops
Ways to Keep Your Farm Safe From Bird Flu
Cleaning and disinfecting everything on a poultry farm, and burning infected waste, can help protect ducks and chickens from bird flu.
Environment
14-Foot Python Rescued in Tentulia
A 14-foot python found in a border bamboo grove in Tentulia was rescued by the forest department and sent to Ramsagar National Park for release.
Fruits
17 Cocktails Found in a Mango Orchard
Joint forces recovered 17 live cocktails, or crude bombs, from bushes in a mango orchard in Chapainawabganj Sadar.
Agribusiness
Common People Cannot Eat Hilsa Because Prices Are High: Farida Akhter
At a mother hilsa awareness meeting in Shariatpur, the fisheries adviser said high hilsa prices were an injustice and promised a fish landing centre and more rice for fishers.
Fruits
Who May Have Problems Eating Apples
Apples are packed with nutrients, but for some people they can trigger allergies, bloating or acidity.
Crops
Output Up but No Buyers: Traders in Trouble over Aromatic Rice
With two seasons' aromatic rice unsold and prices falling, Dinajpur millers and traders are urging the government to lift the export ban before the new aman crop arrives.
Crops
Coffee Farming Beckons Success in Sherpur
A local entrepreneur's commercial coffee success in Nalitabari has drawn more than a hundred farmers into the crop, with support from the agriculture office.
Crops
Early Paddy Harvest Begins in Hili, Farmers Smile
Hakimpur farmers are harvesting early Jatabari paddy with labourers paid in straw, clearing the fields for early potatoes.
Vegetables
Flood-Hit People in Lakshmipur Receive Fish, Chickens and Paddy Seedlings
The Agriculturists Association of Bangladesh handed paddy seedlings, fish, chickens, fertiliser and seeds to flood-affected families in Raipur, Lakshmipur.
Environment
Bird Flu Kills 47 Tigers in Vietnamese Zoos
An H5N1 outbreak at two zoos in southern Vietnam has killed at least 47 tigers since August, along with three lions and a panther.
Agribusiness
Large Hilsa Sells at Tk 2,200 a kg in Dinajpur
Hilsa prices at Dinajpur's Bahadur Bazar range from Tk 400 for jatka to Tk 2,200 a kg for the largest fish, with traders reporting slow sales.
Environment
Snakebite Victim Taken to Healer, Later Dies
A 65-year-old man bitten by a snake tangled in his net in Santhia was taken to healers before hospital and died on the way to Pabna General Hospital.
Fruits
Khorshed Alam Succeeds with Dragon Fruit
What began as a hobby with 30 plants has grown into a 2,000-plant dragon fruit garden in Kurigram that sells fruit worth lakhs of taka a year.
Fisheries
Strict Action If Fishers Go on the River During Mother Hilsa Protection
Chandpur's deputy commissioner told the district task force that this year's mother hilsa drive will be enforced more strictly than ever, with buyers as well as sellers facing action.
Agribusiness
277 Tonnes of Hilsa Go to India via Benapole in Five Days
Hilsa is being exported to India through Benapole at $10 a kg, well below what the same fish fetches in local wholesale markets.
Rooftop farmingZiaul Ahsan's Three-Tier Rooftop Farm in Mirpur
On a seven-storey building in Mirpur, retired navy officer Ziaul Ahsan's three-tier rooftop farm of more than 300 plants meets almost all his family's vegetable needs.
Crops
Early Bean Crop Fails, Farmers Weep in Silence
Waterlogging after three spells of heavy rain has devastated the early bean crop in Ishwardi, leaving farmers with heavy losses.
Fisheries
How to Cook Hilsa Kofta
A recipe for hilsa kofta curry, fried balls of hilsa paste simmered in a spiced onion-tomato gravy.