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National Vegetable Fair Starts Monday at Khamarbari
The National Vegetable Fair 2022 begins on Monday at the KIB grounds in Khamarbari with 47 organisations taking part.
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Zahid Becomes Self-Reliant With a Quail Farm
A Thakurgaon dry-cleaner who lost his income in the Covid lockdown now runs a profitable quail farm employing five people.
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Villagers Fed Up With Langur Menace
Farmers in Gangni upazila of Meherpur say growing troops of langurs are destroying their crops, while no food has been arranged for the animals there.
Environment
Dulahazara Safari Park's Lion 'Sohel' Dies
Sohel, the lion at Dulahazara Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Cox's Bazar, has died of old age at 22, the park says.
Environment
Excess Nitrate in Grass and Bacterial Infection Killed 11 Zebras
An inquiry found that 11 zebras at Gazipur's Bangabandhu Safari Park died from excess nitrate in their grass and mixed bacterial infection, the environment minister said.
Environment
Migratory Birds Caught in Traps on the Haors
Migratory birds are being openly trapped with nets and poison bait in Moulvibazar's haors, with no action by the Forest Department or administration, locals allege.
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Capsicum Farming Brings More Than Double the Profit
Capsicum, a foreign vegetable, is now grown commercially in Sonagazi, Feni, where officials say farmers earn more than double their costs.
Environment
Endangered Civet Rescued in Sirajganj
Local people rescued an endangered civet, known as gandhagokul, in Mechhra union of Sirajganj Sadar upazila.
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Birdsong Fills Patrakhola Lake All Year Round
An irrigation lake in a Kamalganj tea estate has become a year-round home for birds, with guards posted to keep hunters away.
VideoFolk Music and Hajari Gur, the Soul of Manikganj
The famous Hajari gur of Manikganj, a date palm jaggery with a history of 250 to 300 years, is now made by just 20 families under strict purity rules.
Environment
A Hundred Kinds of Animals on Show Together
The first nationwide livestock exhibition, held in 499 upazilas, displayed a hundred kinds of animals and birds at its central venue in Dhaka.
Environment
Safari Park Animal Deaths: High Court Orders Probe Report Submitted
The High Court issued a rule over authorities' inaction in the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger at the Gazipur safari park and ordered the probe report submitted.
Environment
Migratory Birds Down 70 Percent on Bhola's Chars
Migratory birds on the chars of Bhola have fallen by 70 percent in two years, blamed on food shortage, hunting, climate change and human disturbance.
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Selim Surprises All by Growing Two-Kilogram Aubergines
A Bhola farmer growing the BARI-12 aubergine for the first time is harvesting fruit weighing up to 2 kg each.
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Why Are Vegetable Prices So High in Peak Season, Asks Agriculture Minister
The agriculture minister questioned high vegetable prices in peak season and linked rising food prices to global inflation and freight costs.
Environment
Two Monkeys Rescued From a Cage at a Park in Savar
Wildlife officials rescued two caged rhesus monkeys from a park in Savar but took no legal action because the owners did not know the law.
Livestock
Mobile Veterinary Clinics to Reach Farmers' Doorsteps Free of Charge
The Department of Livestock Services is rolling out mobile veterinary clinics that will give farmers in 360 upazilas free emergency treatment for their animals.
Environment
Permission Needed Even to Cut Trees at Home Under Draft Law
Under a draft law approved by the cabinet, people will need government permission even to cut large trees they have planted on their own land.
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Tahirpur Villagers Fight to Survive Wild Elephants, Want a Lasting Fix
Border villagers in Tahirpur, Sunamganj, keep torches ready against raiding wild elephants and are demanding a permanent solution from the government.
Environment
'Checking Whether Anyone Instigated Animal Deaths at Safari Park'
The environment minister said investigators are checking whether anyone instigated the animal deaths at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.