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Highly Venomous Belcheri Sea Snake Found on Kuakata Beach
A highly venomous sea snake known as belcheri was spotted on Kuakata beach and released into the Bay of Bengal.
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Child Dies in Monkey Attack in India's Gujarat
A child was killed in a monkey attack in Salki village of Gandhinagar in India's Gujarat on 14 November.
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Sherpur Farmer Earns Four Times His Costs From Sammam in Three Months
A former private-sector employee in Jhenaigati has grown sammam, a desert fruit, for the first time in Sherpur's Garo hills and earned four times his costs.
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Shariatpur's Khalil Succeeds With China Orange Orchard
A farmer in Bhedarganj, Shariatpur, has turned 40 decimals of land into a thriving orchard of China-variety oranges after his son saw the idea on YouTube.
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Arunima Resort in Narail Becomes a Sanctuary for Birds
Arunima Resort in Narail's Kalia upazila has become a haven for native and migratory birds that draws visitors all year round.
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Sharsha Farmer Ataur Profits From Early Beans
A farmer in Sharsha, Jashore, is making good money from an early summer crop of IPSA-1 hybrid beans.
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5-Foot Python Rescued in Tentulia
The Forest Department rescued a Burmese python injured by a plastic ring from a beel in Tentulia and sent it to Ramsagar National Park.
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Farmers' Hopes Sway in Mirsarai's Aman Fields
Aman paddy in Mirsarai covers 19,850 hectares, beating the season's target despite late rain, and farmers are hoping for a good harvest.
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More Than 500 Captive Birds Freed in Gurudaspur
Environmental activists in Gurudaspur, Natore, freed more than 500 wild birds seized from poachers.
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Rampaging Elephant Finally Captured
A Forest Department team from Dhaka tranquillised and captured an elephant that had rampaged through Tanore in Rajshahi and Nachole in Chapainawabganj.
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Pizza Hut Launches Snake Pizza
Pizza Hut has brought out a snake meat pizza in Hong Kong in partnership with the century-old restaurant Ser Wong Fun.
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Birdsong Fills Nalchity's Dead River
Locals in Nalchity want a bird-filled dead branch of the Sugandha river, known as Morgangi, turned into a tourist spot.
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Mirsarai Farmers Profit From Early Cucumbers
Farmers in Mirsarai are earning good prices from early cucumbers, and the area under the crop is growing each year.
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Farmer Survives by Biting Crocodile Back
An Australian cattle farmer escaped a crocodile that seized his leg by biting the animal's eyelid.
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Butterfly Fair at Jahangirnagar University on 24 November
Jahangirnagar University will hold its day-long butterfly fair on 24 November to promote butterfly conservation and public awareness.
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Papaya Worth Crores Rotting in Khagrachhari Orchards
Papaya growers in the hill district of Khagrachhari are selling at half price or watching fruit rot because a continuous blockade has halted transport.
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Child Killed in Circus Elephant Attack
A 12-year-old boy was killed by a circus elephant in Nachole, Chapainawabganj.
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Lakshmidigha Rice: When and How to Grow It
A lead agriculturist describes how Lakshmidigha, a nearly lost native red rice that grows with rising floodwater, is sown, revived and valued for its nutrition.
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Five-Day Photo Exhibition to Protect Nature Opens in Khagrachhari
An exhibition titled 'Save the Biodiversity of Hill Tracts', featuring 51 photographs by two photographers, opened in Khagrachhari on 4 November to raise awareness of the region's forests and wildlife.
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What to Eat to Avoid Illness in Winter
As the weather cools and colds and fevers spread, four foods can help the body build resistance to winter illness.