Environment
Real Birds Caught in the Trap of 'Fake Calls'
In Narail, poachers are using bird calls recorded on mobile phones to lure migratory birds into nets, while the administration is accused of looking the other way.
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Agribusiness
Egg Import Push Aimed at Laundering Money, Says Poultry Association
The Bangladesh Poultry Association says a syndicate is trying to import eggs to launder money even though production exceeds demand.
Environment
Tapasi's 'Puchi Family' of 14 Cats
Tapasi Das's Facebook page Puchi Family, built around life with her cats, has grown to more than 15 lakh followers and helps fund animal and human welfare.
Environment
12-Foot Python Released in Kaptai National Park
A python 12 feet 7 inches long has been released into the deep forest of Kaptai National Park in Rangamati.
Crops
Cucumber Fields Hit by Viral Disease, Farmers at a Loss
Cucumber farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are at a loss after a viral disease hit their fields and treatments recommended by the agriculture office failed.
Environment
10-Foot Python Rescued from Fishery in Sreemangal
A large python found at a fishery in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, has been rescued by Swapan Dev Sajal of the Wildlife Service Foundation.
VideoA Safe, Export-Oriented Journey in Glasshouses
Shykh Seraj reports on Bangladesh's first glasshouse agriculture, three automated glasshouses covering 66,000 square feet in Trishal, Mymensingh, aimed at safe and export-oriented farming.
Crops
Gaibandha Women Turn to Floating Vegetable Farming
Marginal farmers, many of them women, in Saghata, Gaibandha, are growing vegetables without soil on floating beds in a waterlogged beel with help from a local NGO.
Crops
Government to Buy Aman Paddy Through an App in 272 Upazilas
The government will buy Aman paddy through the "Krishoker App" in 272 selected upazilas as a pilot this season, the Directorate of Food has told field officials.
Crops
Wild Elephant Carcass Recovered from Paddy Field in Netrokona
The carcass of a wild elephant has been recovered from a paddy field in the Betgara area of Kalmakanda, Netrokona, near the Indian border.
Crops
Production Costs Don't Add Up: Pabna Farmers Unhappy with Aman Price
As aman paddy comes in, farmers in Pabna say prices of Tk 1,200-1,350 a maund leave little or no profit once higher production costs are counted.
Crops
Pest Attack Ruins Aman in Panchagarh
Despite a good aman season in Panchagarh, farmers in parts of Sadar upazila have lost their crop to the brown planthopper, known locally as karen poka.
Crops
Hemanta's Nabanna Festival: Farmers and Labourers Busy Cutting and Threshing Paddy
As a good aman crop comes in across Naogaon, farmers prepare for Nabanna, though locals say the new-rice festival has lost much of its old character.
Environment
Python Leaves Forest for Village in Mirsarai
Residents of Mirsarai in Chattogram caught a python that had left the forest for a residential area, apparently in search of food.
Crops
New BRRI Rice Variety With Less Disease and Higher Yields Awaits Release
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute's new high-yielding Aman variety BRRI dhan103, which suffers less from pests and disease, is awaiting National Seed Board approval.
Crops
Heavy Metals Found Not Just in Brinjal but in the Soil: Study
Researchers at Bangladesh Agricultural University studying heavy metals in brinjal found harmful lead, cadmium and nickel in the soil itself, meaning other crops may be affected too.
Fisheries
Fisherman Dies of Snakebite in the Sundarbans
A 24-year-old fisherman, Monirul Gazi, died of a snakebite while drying fish at Dublar Char in the Sundarbans.
Crops
Brown Planthopper Attacks Aman Fields, Farmers at a Loss
Brown planthopper is attacking this season's aman paddy in Mirsarai, Chattogram, and farmers accuse sub-assistant agriculture officers of not visiting the fields, a charge the officials deny.
Crops
Zahurul Succeeds Growing Tomatoes on Brinjal Plants
A farmer in Raninagar, Naogaon, has succeeded in growing summer tomatoes by grafting them onto thorny wild brinjal plants, selling them at Tk 110 a kg wholesale.
Environment
Venomous Russell's Viper Caught in Naogaon
A schoolboy caught a venomous Russell's viper, locally called chandraboda, in Dhamoirhat, Naogaon, and handed it to forest officials.