Rooftop farmingShamima Sultana's Three-Tier Rooftop Farm in Mirpur DOHS
In Mirpur DOHS, where most roofs are green, Shamima Sultana has built a three-tier rooftop farm of about 200 kinds of plants on an eight-storey building.
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Rooftop farmingEnvironment
Police Action Saves Seven-Foot Python
A python more than seven feet long, caught in a fishing net in Gowainghat, Sylhet, was saved by police and released into the forest.
Environment
Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Mymensingh's Gafargaon
A 42-year-old housewife bitten by a snake in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, died on the way back to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital.
Crops
Bitter Gourd Worth Nearly Tk 5 Lakh Sold Every Day in Satkhira's 'Bitter Gourd Village'
Bitter gourd farming has changed the fortunes of more than a hundred families in Hatchhala village of Shyamnagar, Satkhira, which now sells about 300 maunds a day.
Environment
Plant at Least Two Trees at Every House, Mayor Atiqul Urges
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam has called for at least two trees to be planted at every house in the city.
Livestock
Endangered 'Wild Goat' Spotted in Baraiyadhala National Park
Camera traps set up for a two-year wildlife census have recorded the endangered wild goat (bon chhagol) in Baraiyadhala National Park.
Livestock
Deputy Commissioner Visits Jamalpur's 'Bird Brother' to See His Birds
Jamalpur's new deputy commissioner visited the farm of Tara Mia, who keeps more than 7,000 birds and pigeons of 50 to 60 species, and promised support for bird farmers.
Crops
Langurs Raid Homes and Fruit Orchards in Search of Food
A shortage of food is driving rare black-faced langurs from Keshabpur in Jashore into homes and farmers' fruit orchards in neighbouring Monirampur.
Livestock
Writ Seeks End to Hasil at All Cattle Markets in the Country
A writ petition in the High Court seeks orders to stop the collection of hasil at every cattle market in the country and to bar cattle markets at Aftabnagar.
Fruits
People in Thailand Eat More Fruit Than Rice
A Jagonews24 report from Thailand describes a country where fruit of every kind is cheap and plentiful and where some people eat more fruit than rice.
Environment
'Cats Home' Wins the Trust of Cat Lovers in Cumilla
A free boarding house for cats in Cumilla city, 'Cats Home Biraler Bari', has become a trusted place for cat owners and animal rescuers.
Crops
Students Win Praise for Planting Rice in the Mud
Guided by their science teacher and a local farmer, more than a hundred seventh-grade students at Khila High School in Netrokona planted rice seedlings in the mud.
Environment
'My Brother Left This World Because He Did Not Get the Vaccine in Time'
A government employee bitten by a snake in Chatkhil, Noakhali, died after being sent from hospital to hospital, and his family blame a lack of antivenom.
Vegetables
Mirsharai's Abdul Mannan Profits from Papaya Farming
Abdul Mannan, a young farmer in Mirsharai, Chattogram, is earning well from Red Lady papaya grown between his mango trees, and others are following his lead.
BangladeshShykh Seraj at 71: the farmer's friend who put agriculture on television
Born in Chandpur on 7 September 1954, the founder-director and head of news of Channel i spent four decades bringing the farmer to the centre of the screen, from Mati O Manush on BTV to Hridoye Mati O Manush. A portrait on his 71st birthday.
Fruits
GI Recognition Brings No Benefit to Chapainawabganj Mango Growers
Chapainawabganj mango growers say GI certification of four of their mango varieties has brought no benefit because the fruit carries no GI tag or branding.
Crops
Seedbed Raised on Borrowed Money Destroyed in Feud
A farmer in Alfadanga, Faridpur, has accused rivals of destroying his winter vegetable seedbed overnight, a loss he puts at about Tk 3 lakh.
Environment
Three Tigers Filmed Swimming Across Rivers in the Sundarbans, Video Goes Viral
Tourists on two luxury cruisers and forest guards filmed three tigers swimming across rivers in the Sundarbans' Sharankhola range as the tourist season opened.
Cooking
Woman Dies of Snakebite in Her Kitchen
A 31-year-old woman bitten by a snake while working in her kitchen in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, has died in hospital.
Crops
Which Fruits Should Kidney Patients Avoid?
People with kidney problems should be careful with fruit, especially bananas and other foods high in potassium.