Crops
Awami League Activists Cut Housewife's Paddy and Take It Home in Gobindaganj
In Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, 120 Awami League activists led by the upazila chairman cut and carried home the paddy of a housewife who could not find labourers.
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Storm and Hail Damage Crops in Rajshahi
A storm and hail in at least four upazilas of Rajshahi damaged mango, paddy, maize and other crops, though the losses have not yet been measured.
Crops
Chhatra League Starts Cutting Farmers' Paddy in Kishoreganj
Chhatra League activists in Kishoreganj have begun cutting and carrying home paddy for farmers short of labour, starting with six bighas in Maria.
Environment
Protest in West Bengal Over Order to Fell Over 300 Century-Old Trees on Jessore Road
Campaigners in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas protested against the felling of century-old trees along Jessore Road, demanding every tree be declared heritage.
Fruits
Green Mango Bharta That Will Make Your Mouth Water
A quick recipe for sweet, sour and spicy mashed green mango, made with just seven ingredients.
Crops
Fruit Bagging Method for Protecting Mangoes
Fruit bagging shields mangoes from fungus, insects and bad weather without pesticides, and most growers have now adopted it.
Crops
Nur Islam Succeeds With Year-Round Mango in Sharsha
A Jashore nurseryman has made a living from the year-round BARI-11 mango, which fruits three times a year and sells at Tk 400 a kg out of season.
Crops
Jubo League Urges Activists to Cut Farmers' Paddy
The Jubo League has called on its activists to cut, thresh and bring home paddy for helpless farmers struggling to harvest a bumper Boro crop.
Crops
Neck Blast Turns Paddy to Chaff, Leaving Haor Farmers in Despair
Harvesting has begun in Kishoreganj's haor, but farmers who grew BRRI dhan28 have little to smile about after neck blast turned much of their crop to chaff.
Crops
Chhatra League Calls on Activists to Cut Farmers' Paddy and Take It Home
Bangladesh Chhatra League has called on young people, students and youth to cut farmers' Boro paddy this season and carry it safely home.
Environment
Titanoboa, the King of Snakes
Long before the anaconda, a snake over a tonne in weight and 50 feet long ruled the forests of South America, according to fossils found in northern Colombia.
Environment
Fire Burns Naogaon's Altadighi National Park Sal Forest Again
Fire burned dry leaves, sal and cane in the sal forest of Altadighi National Park in Naogaon, five days after an earlier blaze there.
Crops
Fears of Disaster for Agriculture in Intense Heat, and What to Do
As a heatwave pushes temperatures to 42°C, an agriculturist warns of heavy crop losses and sets out steps to protect paddy, fruit, vegetables, livestock and fish.
Crops
Hail Causes Heavy Damage to Aus Paddy in Lalmonirhat
Hail with gusty wind in Lalmonirhat flattened half-ripe Aus paddy and pierced tin-roofed homes, leaving farmers and families distressed on the eve of Eid.
Crops
Mangoes Dropping for Lack of Rain
A two-week heatwave with no rain has dried the soil in Naogaon and set young mangoes dropping from the trees, worrying growers who cannot irrigate.
Crops
Price of a 5kg Watermelon Hits Tk 500
Watermelon prices in Mymensingh jumped at the end of Ramadan, with a four to five kg fruit selling for Tk 500.
Environment
Animals at Dhaka Zoo Struggle in Intense Heatwave
The intense heatwave has reached the animals of the National Zoo in Dhaka, which are eating less and seeking water and shade.
Crops
Boro Paddy at Risk of Heat Shock in Unbearable Temperatures
Scientists warn that the heatwave puts flowering boro paddy at risk of heat shock, which burns rice flowers and leaves empty grains.
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Three Ministers Harvest Paddy Together in Sunamganj Haor
Three ministers joined a boro paddy harvest festival at Dekhar Haor in Sunamganj and cut paddy together.
Crops
Over 50 Indigenous Farmers Say Pump Operator Holds Irrigation Hostage
More than 50 indigenous farmers in Rajshahi's Deopara union say a pump operator withholds irrigation water from them unless they pay extra.