Crops
Mango Exports Reach 2,700 Tonnes This Year, Most to the UK
Bangladesh has exported 2,700 tonnes of mangoes so far this year, about 1,000 tonnes more than last year, with the United Kingdom the largest buyer.
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Crops
Sharsha Farmers Worried About Transplanted Aman
With little rain even in the monsoon, farmers in Sharsha, Jashore, are irrigating to plant transplanted Aman rice, and the extra cost has left them anxious.
Crops
Ashwina Mangoes Fail to Fetch a Price in Their GI Year
Chapainawabganj's Ashwina mango recently won geographical indication status, but this year farmers cannot recover their production costs from selling it.
Environment
Endangered Langur Rescued in Chandanaish, Bus Driver Jailed
A mobile court in Chandanaish jailed bus driver Md Jasim Uddin for two months after an endangered black langur was recovered from his bus.
Environment
48 Snakebite Patients Admitted to Hospital in a Month, Four Dead
Chuadanga Sadar Hospital alone treated 48 snakebite patients in July, four of whom died, as snakes become more common in the district.
Crops
BARI Varieties Lengthen the Mango Season, but Prices Stay High
Thanks to Amrapali and BARI varieties, mangoes are still plentiful in Dhaka's markets in August, though prices are rising as the season lengthens.
Livestock
Fox Eats and Lives With Ducks, Hens and Goats in Netrokona
At a home in Kalmakanda, Netrokona, a pet fox named Lalu eats and sleeps alongside ducks, chickens and goats.
Agribusiness
40-Year-Old 'Fai Bot' Bonsai Priced at Tk 5.5 Lakh at Barishal Tree Fair
A 40-year-old bonsai 'Fai Bot' tree priced at Tk 5.5 lakh is the talk of Barishal's divisional tree fair.
Crops
Omar Sharif Succeeds With Avocado Farming in Mirsarai
Young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif has become the first to grow avocado on trial in Mirsarai, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
Fruits
Chapainawabganj's Gourmati Mangoes Go to Sweden
Nachole grower Rafiqul Islam sent one tonne of Gourmati mangoes to Sweden, adding to about 10 tonnes he has exported this year.
Crops
No Rain at Height of Season, Aman Farming in Doubt
A lack of rain at the height of the season has left Mirsarai farmers unsure whether they can grow aman at all this year.
Environment
Slow Loris Leaves Forest for Village in Mirsarai
A slow loris has left the forest and has been wandering around homes in Mirsarai's Madhyam Wahedpur for four days.
Environment
Tree Planting at Foreign Service Academy to Mark Mourning Month of August
The foreign ministry planted 16 saplings at the Foreign Service Academy, one for each member of Bangabandhu's family, to mark August.
Crops
Khagrachhari's Successful Agri-Entrepreneur Nurul Alam
Md Nurul Alam, who worked in IT, is growing desert dates commercially on the hills of Matiranga in Khagrachhari.
Environment
Angry Man Releases Snake in Municipal Office
After officials failed to come for six hours, a Hyderabad man caught the snake in his home himself and released it in the municipal office.
Environment
'Everywhere You Look in Dhaka, Only Buildings': DMP Commissioner
Launching the DMP's 2023 tree-planting programme, Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq said there is no alternative to planting trees to keep the earth liveable.
Environment
UP Member Dies of Snakebite in Faridpur
Woman UP member Kakon Shikder Kanon, 34, died of a snakebite in Sadarpur, Faridpur.
Environment
A Snake Bathed With Shampoo
A viral video shows a young man fearlessly washing a king cobra with shampoo, though where it was filmed is unknown.
Crops
Farmers Struggle to Plant Aman Even in the Rainy Season
Scant monsoon rain has forced Thakurgaon farmers to plant aman using costly machine irrigation, with seedlings drying in the heat.
Rooftop farming
People and a Herd of Deer Shelter Under One Roof in the Rain
A viral video shows wild deer in Japan's Nara Park sheltering from heavy rain beside people under a roadside roof.