Crops
BRRI's Farming Advice After Cyclone Sitrang
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has issued advice for rice farmers following Cyclone Sitrang.
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Environment
Huge Python Rescued From Homestead in Morrelganj
Forest officials rescued an 11-foot python weighing 20kg from a homestead in Morrelganj, Bagerhat, and released it into the reserve forest.
Crops
Cyclone Raises Fears for Aman and Vegetables in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai fear losses after Cyclone Sitrang's rain and wind flattened aman seedlings and flooded winter vegetable fields.
Fisheries
Government Working Sincerely to Conserve Dolphins
Environment minister Md Shahab Uddin said the government is working tirelessly to conserve dolphins, with nine sanctuaries declared and seven conservation teams formed.
Crops
Minicket Exists, Minicket Doesn't
As researchers, BRRI and millers disagree over whether minicket paddy exists at all, the government is drafting a law to stop rice being sold under that name.
Environment
Slow Loris Brought for Sale Released Into Forest
The Forest Department rescued a slow loris a trafficker had taken to sell in the Kaptai range of Rangamati and released it into the forest.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Happy With Yardlong Bean Prices
Good yields and wholesale prices of Tk 45-50 a kg have made yardlong bean farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, happy this season.
Crops
Fourth Farmers' Market Opens in Azimpur
Dhaka South City Corporation's fourth farmers' market opened in Azimpur, giving vetted farmers from Savar a place to sell safe vegetables and fruit.
Agribusiness
800 Farms Close in Two Months in Gaibandha
With feed, chick and medicine prices soaring but egg and chicken prices flat, 800 of Gaibandha's 2,800 commercial farms have closed in two months.
Crops
Rat Attacks on Rice Fields Leave Bhairab Farmers Distraught
Widespread rat attacks on aman fields in Bhairab, Kishoreganj, have left farmers fearing crop failure despite traps and poison.
Agrotech
Snake Scare Grips BSMRSTU Students Again
Students at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University are again alarmed as venomous snakes appear across the campus.
Crops
Winter Vegetables Grown on 1,200 Hectares in Mirsarai
Mirsarai farmers are growing winter vegetables on 1,200 hectares, with early sellers already getting good prices.
Environment
Tree Planting at BUET on Sheikh Russel Day
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology marked Sheikh Russel Day 2022 with a discussion and a tree-planting programme.
Crops
What to Do When Aman Rice Leaves Turn Yellow: BRRI Advice
The Bangladesh Rice Research Institute has advised farmers how to diagnose and treat yellowing leaves in transplanted aman rice.
Crops
Agriculture Needs Tk 15,000 Crore Investment in 5 Years
Agriculture minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque told an FAO conference in Rome that Bangladesh needs Tk 15,000 crore of investment in four priority farm sectors over five years.
Environment
College Teacher Plants Trees on Wedding Anniversary
A college lecturer in Bagatipara, Natore, planted more than a hundred saplings along roadsides to mark his wedding anniversary.
Crops
'Pepe Badsha', Hero of Pabna's Vegetable Revolution, Helps Hundreds of Young Men Stand on Their Own Feet
Shahjahan Ali Badsha of Ishwardi, known as Pepe Badsha, turned a two-bigha plot into a 200-bigha farm and has inspired more than a hundred young men in Pabna.
Vegetables
Farmers' Vegetables and Fruit Go to Waste Without Specialised Cold Storage
Farmers in Ishwardi, Pabna, have long demanded specialised cold storage so they are not forced to sell perishable vegetables and fruit cheaply in peak season.
Crops
33 Geese Die After Eating Pesticide-Laced Grass in Niamatpur
Thirty-three geese died in Niamatpur, Naogaon, after eating grass on a field ridge sprayed with pesticide, and their owner has lodged a complaint with police.
Crops
Squash Farmer Faces Losses in Kurigram, No Help From Agriculture Department
Saidul Islam's four-bigha squash field on a Dharla river char in Kurigram was ruined by mosaic disease after heavy rain, and he says the agriculture department has offered no help.