Environment
Zoo Animals Stay Healthy in Winter, but No Migratory Birds Yet
Migratory birds have not yet appeared on the Dhaka zoo lake this winter, while zoo officials say the animals are being kept warm and healthy.
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Six Countries Take the Lion's Share of Bangladesh's Vegetable Exports
Although Bangladesh exports fresh vegetables to more than 40 countries, most of the earnings have long come from just six, as high air freight lets India and Pakistan take over markets.
Crops
An Easy Way to Grow Winter Bottle Gourd
Bottle gourd, a popular winter vegetable now grown all year, can be raised easily from polybag seedlings in pits around the homestead or in the field.
Agribusiness
Broiler Chicken Hits Tk 200 a Kg
Broiler chicken now sells for Tk 200 a kg in Dhaka after rising Tk 45 a kg over four straight weeks, while most vegetable prices are unchanged.
Environment
Naogaon Scheme to Build Bird 'Sanctuaries' Falls Apart
An unusual effort to create 'sanctuaries' for birds in Naogaon has collapsed, with clay pots tied to trees falling and breaking for lack of oversight.
Crops
Birds Decline in Kalapara-Kuakata as Habitat and Food Shrink
Coastal forests of Kalapara-Kuakata in Patuakhali, which once held 50-60 bird species, now show only 10-15, as habitat and food disappear.
Environment
The Tale of Tony
Kazi Enayet Ullah recalls a family Christmas in the mountains of northwest Spain and Tony, the dog who has become a companion in all their joys and sorrows.
Environment
Milder Winter Brings Fewer Migratory Birds to Moulvibazar
Migratory birds have started arriving at a historic pond in Moulvibazar's Rajnagar, but a late winter has brought far fewer of them this year.
Crops
Easy Ways to Grow Peas
Peas, a popular winter vegetable and pulse, grow best in well-drained loam sown in November, with careful land preparation, fertiliser and irrigation.
Environment
Fishing Cat Caught in Fox Trap in Sylhet
A fishing cat caught in a trap set for a fox on the outskirts of Sylhet was rescued and released in Khadim National Park.
Crops
Potato Storage House Project Proposed Without Study Questioned
The Planning Commission has questioned a Department of Agricultural Marketing project to build 450 model potato storage houses, saying it was proposed without any research or feasibility study.
VideoLet Truth Prevail: Shykh Seraj on His Authentic Social Media Platforms
Shykh Seraj has asked followers to stay with his authentic social media platforms and to remove pages and groups that use his photos without his involvement.
Crops
Cyclone Disrupts Potato Planting, Output May Fall
Cyclone Jawad struck at potato planting time, damaging fields in Munshiganj and elsewhere and raising fears that this season's output will fall.
Crops
"BINA's Sunflower Varieties Will Revolutionise Oil Crops Once Released"
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture expects to release three advanced sunflower lines within three years, which scientists say could spread sunflower on fallow land.
Environment
Jahangirnagar University to Honour Bird Lovers
Jahangirnagar University will hold Bird Fair 2022 on 7 January to raise awareness of bird conservation, with awards in several categories for bird lovers.
Crops
Teesta Farmers Try to Get Back on Their Feet
Farmers along the Teesta in Lalmonirhat, hit by a sudden flood in October, are clearing sand and sowing new crops on the dried river's chars.
Environment
Minister Urges Forest Officers to Dedicate Themselves to Forests and Biodiversity
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin urged newly recruited forest officers to devote themselves to protecting forests and biodiversity.
Crops
Broken Road a Thorn in the Side of Mymensingh Vegetable Farmers
Farmers in Mymensingh Sadar's vegetable-growing chars say the narrow, broken Shambhuganj-Paranganj road is costing them their profits.
Crops
Bumper Bean Yield in Meherpur
With no natural disaster this season, bean farmers in Meherpur are profiting from a good harvest grown on 550 hectares.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh at 50: How a TV Star and a Poor Farmer's Son Turned Scientist Changed Bangladesh's Farming
A former Bangladesh Rice Research Institute scientist recalls how high-yielding rice transformed farm families and made the country surplus in rice.