Agribusiness
Rising Fodder Prices Hit Qurbani Cattle Markets
Repeated rises in fodder prices after two floods in a month have squeezed Sherpur's farmers, pushing up the price of Qurbani animals.
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Fisheries
Special Trains to Carry Qurbani Animals From 6 July
Special trains will carry Qurbani animals from 6 to 8 July, the fisheries and livestock minister said at the online launch of Digital Haat 2022.
Livestock
Animals Arrive at Aftabnagar Market as Traders Wait for Buyers
Cattle are pouring into Dhaka's Aftabnagar market a week before Eid-ul-Azha, but visitors are mostly looking and traders are waiting for buyers.
Agribusiness
College Graduate Hamida's 45-Maund Bull Priced at Tk 15 Lakh
Hamida Akter, a history graduate from Tangail, is asking Tk 15 lakh for her 45-maund bull Manik, hoping the sale will fund her dream of a large cattle farm.
Crops
How to Raise Turkeys at Home
As turkeys grow more popular in Bangladesh, a guide to breeds, egg production, feeding and the diseases that threaten them.
VideoNo Flood Like This in 122 Years in Sylhet and Sunamganj
Farmers in Sylhet and Sunamganj, already hit by early Boro-season floods, faced an unprecedented second flood that forced many to abandon grain stores and cattle.
Crops
Wild Elephant Attacks Terrorise Villagers, One Killed
A day after an orchard owner filed a police complaint against wild elephants in Rangunia, a farmer guarding his vegetable field was killed by one.
Environment
Golf Federation Holds Tree-Planting Drive at Kurmitola
Golf clubs across the country held a simultaneous tree-planting programme on the Bangladesh Golf Federation's instructions, opened at Kurmitola Golf Club.
Environment
Two Women Arrested at Bangkok Airport With 109 Animals, Including Snakes, in Luggage
Two Indian women were arrested at Bangkok airport after 109 live animals, including snakes, turtles and armadillos, were found in their luggage.
Environment
Sunamganj Flood Victims Lose Nearly 3.9 Lakh Livestock and Poultry
Floodwater has killed 387,528 domestic animals and birds in Sunamganj, and the district livestock office has sought 900 tonnes of cattle feed and medicine.
Environment
BAFWA Launches Flood Relief and Tree-Planting Programmes
The Bangladesh Air Force Women's Welfare Association (BAFWA) has launched relief distribution for flood victims and its 2022 tree-planting programme.
Crops
How to Deal with Drowsiness in Chicks
Gumboro disease makes young chicks droop and can kill up to 90 per cent of a flock, but vaccination and good hatchery hygiene can prevent it.
Environment
Air Force Begins Tree-Planting Programme
In step with the National Tree Plantation Programme 2022, the Bangladesh Air Force has launched its own tree-planting programme for this year.
Environment
Tree-Planting Programme Launched at Suhrawardy Udyan
A tree-planting programme matched to the architectural design of the Independence Monument project has been launched at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka.
Vegetables
A Long Flood Would Hit Food Production
Floods have damaged crops, fish farms and cattle farms across Bangladesh, and a prolonged flood could hurt Aus and Aman rice and overall food production.
Environment
Mother and Daughter's Care Sends a Lakshmi Owl Back to Its Nest
An owl that took shelter from a storm in a Sylhet lecturer's home was cared for by her and her daughter and flew back to its nest the next day.
Environment
Jubo League Launches Tree-Planting Drive at Hatirjheel
Jubo League chairman Sheikh Fazle Shams Parash planted trees at Hatirjheel's Platinum Park, launching the organisation's nationwide tree-planting drive.
Fisheries
Nazim Majhi Earns Tk 40,000 a Month Selling Pigeons
A Bhola fisherman who began with 10 pairs of pigeons during a fishing ban now keeps about 80 pairs and earns Tk 30,000 to 40,000 a month.
Crops
How to Disinfect a Poultry House
Disinfecting the poultry house thoroughly before chicks arrive is the first condition for a profitable farm; these are the steps.
Crops
Donkey Milk at Tk 6,000 a Litre: Engineer Quits Job to Farm Donkeys
A 42-year-old from Karnataka who left a software company job has set up a donkey farm and is selling donkey milk at about 5,000 rupees a litre.