Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Falls by Tk 150-200 a kg After Raid
Hilsa prices at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing fell by Tk 150-200 a kg during a consumer directorate raid, then went back up once it ended.
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Agribusiness
Raid on Hilsa Depots, Five Fined Tk 42,000
Five hilsa traders at Karwan Bazar and Jatrabari were fined Tk 42,000 after the consumer directorate found evidence of overpricing.
Agribusiness
Consumer Directorate Drive at Barishal Hilsa Market
The consumer rights directorate inspected Barishal's Port Road wholesale fish market after hilsa prices rose on news of exports to India.
Crops
Sakila's Enchanting Rooftop Garden in Kalyanpur
Sakila Parvin has recreated the greenery of her native Naogaon on a rooftop garden in Dhaka's Kalyanpur.
Environment
Why Do Snakes Become a Menace?
A guide to why snakes enter homes during the monsoon floods, what to do on seeing one, first aid for bites and the myths around snakes.
Environment
Pran-RFL School Plants Trees in Memory of Those Killed in Student Movement
Pran-RFL Public School in Habiganj held a tree-planting programme in memory of the martyrs of the anti-discrimination student movement.
Bangladesh
Two Zebra Foals Born at Sreepur Safari Park
Two zebra foals have been born at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Sreepur, Gazipur, taking its zebra count to 30.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Price Rises Tk 200-300 a kg on News of Exports to India
Wholesale hilsa prices in Chandpur rose by Tk 200-300 a kg on news of exports to India, pushing the fish further beyond ordinary buyers.
Environment
Elephant Attacks Kill Two in One Night in Chattogram
Two people, including a woman, were killed in separate elephant attacks on the same night in Bairag union of Anwara, Chattogram.
Agribusiness
Elephant Kills Mahout While Collecting Money at Market
A mahout named Nazrul Islam was killed when the elephant he was using to collect money threw him down and trampled him in Kotalipara, Gopalganj.
Crops
Demand for Water Chestnut Grows in Satkhira Markets
Early water chestnut has reached Satkhira's markets, and growers in Debhata expect profits as demand for the fruit rises.
Environment
Snake Menace Rises in Mirsarai, Over 400 Bitten in 9 Months
Snakebites have risen in Mirsarai, Chattogram, after the devastating flood, with about 400 people bitten this year and one schoolboy killed.
Agribusiness
Let the King of Fish Come to the Homes of Poor Subjects
A columnist argues that despite big catches, hoarding syndicates keep hilsa out of reach of ordinary people and calls for cheap government sales.
Fisheries
Army Seizes 1,050kg of Hilsa Being Smuggled to India
Army members seized more than a tonne of hilsa being smuggled to India through Kasba in Brahmanbaria on 23 September and detained one man.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Is Being Exported to India, Not Sent as a Gift: Rizwana Hasan
Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said hilsa is going to India as an export that will earn the government money, not as a gift, while visiting the broken Musapur regulator in Noakhali.
Environment
Young Man Dies of Snakebite in Kishoreganj
A 22-year-old man died after being bitten by a venomous snake in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj on the night of 22 September.
Environment
45 Kalkeute Hatchlings Rescued in Satkhira
Forty-five kalkeute snake hatchlings were rescued from a house in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, on 22 September.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Diplomacy and 'O Amar Desher Mati'
A columnist asks why 3,000 tonnes of hilsa are going to India for Durga Puja against the fisheries adviser's wishes, and reflects on the bonds between the two Bengals.
Crops
Commercial Grape Farming Begins in Chandpur for the First Time
Chandpur entrepreneur Kamruzzaman Pradhania has succeeded in growing grapes, a foreign fruit, and has begun commercial cultivation on 20 decimals of land.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Export Decided at the Highest Level, No Use Being Emotional: Salehuddin
Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said hilsa is being exported to India by a decision at the highest level, and emotional talk serves no purpose.