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How to Protect Seedbeds in Dense Fog and Severe Cold
With dense fog spreading across the country, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has advised farmers how to protect rice seedbeds.
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Boro Farmers Must Apply Fertiliser in the Right Doses, DAE Advises
The Department of Agricultural Extension has set out what Boro farmers should do, from fertiliser doses and line transplanting to pest watch until harvest.
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Rice Solution App Will Identify Rice Diseases From a Photo
BRRI has launched the Rice Solution mobile app, which uses AI and machine learning to diagnose rice diseases and pests from photos sent straight from the field.
Environment
Rabbit Rearing: A Hobby That Also Brings an Income
Rabbits breed fast, fall ill rarely and are in demand, so more people in Bangladesh are rearing them both as a hobby and for income.
Agribusiness
Four-Legged Rooster in Chapainawabganj Draws Offers of Tk 50,000
A rooster with four legs has become the star attraction at a children's park in Nachol, Chapainawabganj, and bids for it have reached Tk 50,000.
Livestock
Ducks Keep Hossain Ali's Household Going in Sirajganj
Hossain Ali, 63, started with a couple of ducks as a hobby and now keeps 600, earning his family's living from them in Tarash, Sirajganj.
Livestock
2,500 Chicks Die in One Night at Loan-Funded Poultry Farm in Feni
Two thousand five hundred 12-day-old chicks died at a poultry farm in Sonagazi, Feni, and poultry doctors could not establish the cause.
Environment
The Sharp-Eyed, Nine-Foot Steller's Sea Eagle
Steller's sea eagle, a bird of prey with a nine-foot wingspan, can spot prey miles away and fights its fellows for salmon in Russia's Kamchatka.
Crops
Cold Strikes Boro Seedbeds in Dinajpur
Intensifying cold and dense fog in Dinajpur are damaging Iri-Boro seedbeds, and farmers are covering seedbeds and potato fields to protect them.
VideoThe British High Commissioner's Delightful Yard Garden
Bangladeshi fruit trees have been planted in the British High Commissioner's garden in Dhaka under the Queen's Green Canopy initiative.
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A Little Touch of Green
In a mechanical city, more people are finding comfort in indoor plants on balconies, and a few trusted online sellers are helping new gardeners.
Environment
Crocodiles, Tokay Gecko and Birds Released in the Sundarbans
Crocodiles, a tokay gecko and birds seized from various places were released into the forest and waterbodies at Karamjal in the Sundarbans.
Environment
Bishkhali River Banks Ring With Birdsong of Migratory Birds
Migratory birds have settled along the Bishkhali river in Jhalokathi, drawing visitors, while bird lovers warn that hunting and habitat loss threaten them.
Crops
How to Get Healthy, Strong Seedlings in Winter
Following a few rules in the Poush cold can help farmers raise healthy, strong seedlings in their seedbeds.
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Migratory Birds Fill the Jute Research Centre Field in Faridpur
As every winter, migratory birds have filled the jute research centre field in Faridpur, drawing crowds of visitors from near and far.
Agrotech
Number of Cattle and Goats in Bangladesh Has Risen
The Agriculture Census 2019 shows the number of cattle, goats, buffaloes and poultry in Bangladesh has increased.
Crops
Homestead Vegetable Farming Grows in Sirajganj
In Sirajganj, 1,158 men and women are becoming self-reliant by growing vegetables in their yards under a government nutrition garden project.
VideoAbu Musa's 20-Bigha Fruit Orchard
In Kotchandpur, Jhenaidah, schoolteacher Harun-or-Rashid Musa has built a 20-bigha integrated orchard of high-value local and foreign fruits.
Vegetables
Housewives Transform Vegetable Farming and Livestock Rearing on the Coast
In salt-hit Mongla, where farming and livestock had all but vanished, more than a hundred women are now growing vegetables and rearing goats and sheep.
Environment
Two Youths Jailed for Trapping Birds in Faridpur
A mobile court in Saltha upazila of Faridpur sentenced two young men to a year's simple imprisonment each for trapping migratory birds.