Environment
Tel Plastics Launches Environment Development Fund
Tel Plastics, the household goods brand of RFL Group, has launched an environment development fund financed by at least Tk 2 from the sale price of its products.
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Crops
Middlemen Eat Up Farmers' Profits
Vegetable farmers selling at Rajshahi's Khorkhori wholesale market are denied fair prices while middlemen take the bulk of the profit as the same produce sells for much more in city markets.
Crops
Samsul Haque Hopes to Sell Broccoli Worth a Lakh Taka
Samsul Haque, a farmer in Muradnagar, Cumilla, has grown broccoli commercially on 55 decimals after a successful trial, and hopes to profit by more than a lakh taka.
Environment
Now a Dead Porpoise Dolphin on the Beach
A dead porpoise dolphin about 4 feet long has washed up on Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali, the latest of several dead dolphins and turtles found there this month.
Environment
Bird Hunting Goes on Unchecked in Hakaluki
With little oversight from the authorities, poachers are freely killing birds in Hakaluki haor with poison bait and traps as migratory birds prepare to leave.
Environment
Centuries-Old Gopinathpur Horse Fair, the Only One of Its Kind, Gets Busy
The traditional Gopinathpur fair in Joypurhat's Akkelpur upazila has returned after two years of Covid closure, and its horse market, which organisers say is the only one in the country, is busy again.
Environment
Two Large Dead Turtles Found in Kuakata
Two dead turtles, one weighing about 25 kg and the other 20 kg, have washed up on Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali, a day after a dead dolphin was found there.
Crops
Back From Abroad, Mahabubur Succeeds With a Poultry Farm
After a long spell working in Malaysia, Mahabubur Rahman of Subarnakhali village in Jashore's Sharsha upazila has turned his fortunes around with a layer chicken farm.
Opinion
BRAC: A Development Partner That Grew Up With the Country
As BRAC marks its golden jubilee, Shykh Seraj recalls how the organisation founded by Sir Fazle Hasan Abed grew alongside Bangladesh and changed life in its villages.
Environment
'Farighar', a Residential Hotel for Pets in Dhaka
A residential hotel for pets, Farighar, has opened on Mirpur's Zoo Road in Dhaka so owners can leave their cats and dogs in care while they are away.
Environment
Two Fishing Cat Cubs Rescued in Gauripur
The Forest Department has rescued two fishing cat cubs from a Napier grass field in Gauripur, Mymensingh.
VideoA Rooftop Farm in the Colours of the Flag
Mirpur dentist Dr M A Odud Sarkar has filled his 2,800 sq ft roof with fruit and crops, while calling for quality seedlings and policy support for urban farming.
Environment
UP Member Caught Felling Government Tree in Kamalnagar
A union parishad member in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur, was caught red-handed cutting a roadside government tree worth about Tk 25,000.
Environment
Teddy Gives His Life to Save His Owner
A German Shepherd named Teddy died after fighting off a venomous snake to protect his farmer owner as he slept while guarding a potato field in Kotchandpur.
Livestock
27 Cattle Die in Nachole Farm Fire After Smoke Lit Against Mosquitoes
Twenty-seven cattle died in a fire at a farm in Nachole, Chapainawabganj, after straw was lit to drive away mosquitoes.
Environment
Fishing Cat Rescued From Maize Field Released Into Forest
A young fishing cat rescued from a maize field in Meherpur has been released into a local forest.
Environment
Everyone Should Plant at Least One Tree: Chief Justice
Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique has urged everyone in the country to plant at least one tree to curb environmental pollution.
Vegetables
Abdul Rashid Sells Tk 4 Lakh Worth of Snake Gourd
Favourable weather has brought a bumper early snake gourd crop to the chars of Bhola, with farmers getting good prices.
Environment
Environment Minister Seeks Everyone's Cooperation to Improve Environment
Environment Minister Md Shahab Uddin has called for everyone's cooperation to improve the country's environment.
Crops
Drumsticks Sell at Tk 400 a Kg in Khulna
New-season drumsticks are selling at up to Tk 400 a kg in Khulna after rain and wind cut the crop.