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Started as a Hobby, Moin Uddin's Deer Farm in Mirsarai Is Now a Tourist Spot
A deer farm started as a hobby in 2013 by expatriate Moin Uddin at Olinagar in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has become a tourist attraction.
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Okra Farmers in Ishwardi Happy with Double Prices
Farmers in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna are earning well from okra this year, with a good yield and prices almost double those of other years.
Environment
Firefly Light and the Pharmaceutical Industry
A feature on how fireflies produce "cold light" and how researchers hope bioluminescent proteins can help drug development and diagnosis.
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Papaya Farming Changes the Fortunes of Gaibandha's Abdus Samad
A farmer in Palashbari upazila of Gaibandha has changed his fortunes by growing a high-yielding papaya on four bighas.
Environment
Girl Dies of Snakebite in Chattogram
A 12-year-old schoolgirl died after being bitten by a snake in her sleep in Boalkhali, Chattogram.
Crops
Black Rice Paddy Catches the Eye in Nandigram
A farmer in Nandigram upazila of Bogura has drawn crowds by growing black rice for the first time in the area.
Environment
Forest Department to Recruit 275 People
The Forest Department will recruit 275 people to nine posts at the Office of the Chief Conservator of Forests, with applications open until 30 November.
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Vegetables Flourish in the Yard of Guimara Police Station
The officer-in-charge of Guimara police station in Khagrachhari has turned fallow land in the station yard into a vegetable garden and is planting a fruit orchard.
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Government to Buy Rice at Tk 42 and Paddy at Tk 28 a Kg
The government will buy eight lakh tonnes of paddy and rice from the domestic market this aman season, paying Tk 42 a kg for rice and Tk 28 for paddy.
Environment
King Cobra Escapes on Its 'Wedding Night' at Stockholm's Skansen
A columnist writing from Sweden describes the search for a king cobra that escaped from its terrarium at Skansen in Stockholm after being placed with a mate.
Crops
Feni Farmers Rush to Grow Early Vegetables for Better Profit
Farmers across Feni's six upazilas are busy growing early winter vegetables in the hope of higher prices at the start of the season.
Environment
Jackals Bite 15 People in a Day in Mirzapur
At least 15 people, including a child, were injured by jackal bites in three areas of Mirzapur municipality in Tangail on one day.
Environment
Two Pythons Released in Kaptai National Park
Two pythons about seven feet long, rescued in Rangamati, were released into Kaptai National Park.
VideoRooftop Farming at the BMET Office in Kakrail
The Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training in Kakrail, Dhaka, has transformed abandoned space on its building into a green area of flowers and crops.
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Kurigram Farmers Try to Recover with Winter Vegetables
Farmers in flood-hit Kurigram are trying to recover by growing early winter vegetables, with production under way on 710 of 7,250 target hectares.
Crops
BRRI Advises Farmers on What to Do After Cyclones and Storm Rain
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has told farmers how to protect aman paddy after a cyclone or storm rain.
Environment
Woman's Body Found Inside Python in Indonesia
The body of a 50-year-old woman who went missing on her rubber plantation in Indonesia's Jambi province was found inside a python.
Crops
Dinajpur Farmers Busy Planting Early Potatoes
Farmers in Dinajpur are busy planting early potatoes on land cleared of short-duration aman, hoping for higher prices, though fertiliser costs are a worry.
Vegetables
Sitrang Sheds Aman Flowers, Leaves Vegetable Fields Under Water
Cyclone Sitrang damaged aman and vegetable crops across 19 districts, though the DAE says the losses were smaller than feared.
Crops
Power Cut in Parts of Faridpur, Widespread Damage to Aman
Cyclone Sitrang caused widespread damage to ripening aman paddy in Faridpur, uprooted trees and left several upazilas without electricity.