Environment
Vulture Injured by Electrocution Rescued in Bogura
The student environmental organisation "Teer" rescued an injured vulture from Bogilagari village in Shibganj, Bogura, on 6 February and handed it to the forest department.
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Crops
Tk 600 Crore of Paddy Washed Away in Sunamganj as Embankments Broke Over Five Years
Breaches in haor crop-protection embankments during untimely floods have washed away Tk 600 crore 20 lakh of paddy in Sunamganj over the past five years, the agriculture department says.
Crops
Sharsha Farmer Ataur Profits From Bean Farming
Farmer Ataur Rahman of Sharsha in Jashore has profited from growing an early summer IPSA-1 hybrid bean variety, one of 45 hectares of early beans in the upazila this year.
Fisheries
Selling Discarded Fish Scales Makes Them Self-Reliant
Scales collected from large fish at Dhaka's markets are dried and sold at Tk 70 to Tk 80 a kg to exporting companies, supporting about 20 families at Karwan Bazar.
Crops
BMDA Neglect Hampers Boro Farming on 250 Bigha
Boro cultivation on 250 bigha in Gaibandha's Saghata upazila is being hampered because pumps under the Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA) at Ramnagar have no power connection or remain unrepaired.
Environment
Matian Dighi Comes Alive With Thousands of Migratory Birds
Thousands of migratory birds have again come to Matian Dighi in Dhamair union of Biral upazila, Dinajpur, filling the village with their calls from before dawn until sunset.
VideoGazipur Farmer Succeeds With an Integrated Farm of High-Value Crops
In Gazipur Sadar, former farm labourer Shafiqul Islam has built a 24-bigha integrated farm of papaya, banana, pumpkin, cauliflower and cabbage.
Crops
Sitakunda farmers grow 12,000 coloured cauliflowers
Coloured cauliflowers have been grown in Sitakunda, Chattogram, for the second year, with the number rising from 1,200 to 12,000.
Environment
Wildlife crime team visits Panchagarh to find out how leopard died
A three-member team from the Wildlife Crime Control Unit visited the Atwari border area on 3 February to investigate the death of a leopard.
EnvironmentTwo fishing cat cubs found at a Teknaf sawmill sent to Dulahazara safari park
The coastal forest department rescued two fishing cat cubs from a sawmill at Acharbunia in Sabrang union, Teknaf, on 3 February 2024 and sent them to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park at Dulahazara, Chakaria.
Crops
'Tal begun' brinjal changes the fortunes of Mirsarai farmers
Brinjal farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are earning well, many of them from the high-yielding tal begun variety.
Bangladesh
Leopard found dead on Atwari border, villagers say it was poisoned
A leopard was found dead on the Darkhor border in Atwari, Panchagarh, with villagers saying it ate a poisoned cow carcass.
Crops
Kishoreganj farmer earns a lakh taka from yellow cauliflower
Farmer Abul Hasim in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, has earned a lakh taka from coloured cauliflower grown with organic fertiliser only.
Crops
Two Sitakunda farmers succeed with their first beetroot crop
Two farmers in Sitakunda, Chattogram, have had a good yield from beetroot in their first attempt at the crop.
Crops
Once unknown, kathbadam grows popular in Dinajpur
Kathbadam picked from trees around Dinajpur town has become a popular snack, sold fresh on the Boropul bridge.
Crops
Abdur Rahim sells Tk 6 lakh worth of jujube a year
Young Jhalakathi farmer Abdur Rahim Sikder has found success growing jujube with his father on 300 decimals of land.
Crops
Mirsarai farmer Muslim succeeds with squash
Farmer Muslim Uddin has succeeded in growing squash on a trial plot of 10 decimals in Katachhara union, Mirsarai.
Livestock
Baghdash caged after raid on pigeons in Shibganj
A baghdash rescued by local people in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj, is being cared for in a cage at a local man's home.
Crops
Drives and fines across the country to stop illegal rice hoarding
The food ministry fined several dozen establishments across the country on 29 January in drives against illegal rice hoarding.
Environment
Slow loris returned to the forest in Matiranga
An endangered slow loris rescued from a residential area in Matiranga, Khagrachhari, has been released into the forest.