Environment
100 Crocodiles Released in the Sundarbans
One hundred crocodiles were released in the Sundarbans, a World Heritage Site, to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary.
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Environment
A Bond of the Heart With Migratory Birds in Bogura
Migratory birds have filled two beels in Sherpur upazila of Bogura, and local people step in to stop hunters.
Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Jahangirnagar University With Song
Migratory birds have returned to Jahangirnagar University's lakes, though crowds of visitors are putting their habitat at risk.
Environment
Pelican Still Without a Mate After Four Years
A male great white pelican at Gazipur's safari park has had no mate for four years since the female died in 2017.
Environment
'Deep-Sea Mining Could Wipe Out Hundreds of Species'
Researchers warn that almost two-thirds of hundreds of deep-sea mollusc species are at risk of extinction as seabed mining expands.
Environment
Young Man Held With 55 Sundhi Turtles in Mongla
The Coast Guard has detained a young man with 55 sundhi turtles, a rare species, at Digraj Bazar in Mongla.
Crops
Green Chillies From Boror Char Head for the Middle East and Europe
Farmers at Boror Char in Mymensingh have formed three export teams as green chillies from the vegetable hub head for foreign markets.
Crops
Shahnaz Finds Success Raising Chickens in Her Spare Time
A housewife in Sreepur, Gazipur, has built a thriving Kadaknath chicken farm and hatchery from 200 chicks.
Livestock
Four-Legged Chick Hatched in Kurigram
A chick with four legs has hatched in Nageshwari, Kurigram, and is moving about normally despite the extra legs.
Crops
Lafa Brinjal on the Verge of Extinction as Farmers Turn to High-Yield Varieties
The famous round Lafa brinjal of Gafargaon in Mymensingh is disappearing as farmers switch to higher-yielding varieties.
Crops
Year-Round Tomato Brings Ten Times the Profit in Mymensingh
A farmer back from Singapore is growing grafted, year-round BARI Hybrid Tomato-8 at Borer Char, Mymensingh, and says it earns eight to ten times more than winter tomato.
Crops
How to Control Common Tomato Diseases
The agriculture department has advised farmers on the main tomato diseases and how to prevent and control them.
Crops
Back From Singapore, Kamrul Farms With Mulching for Lower Costs and Good Yields
After ten years in Singapore, Kamrul Hasan has brought plastic mulching to Borer Char, Mymensingh, where it cuts weeding, fertiliser and irrigation costs.
Crops
Bumper Tomato Yield in Rajshahi
Tomato farming in Rajshahi has nearly doubled, bringing a bumper crop and good profits at the start of the season.
VideoBighas Upon Bighas of Colourful Roses in Savar
Rose growing has transformed villages in Savar, where Imran Hossain grows 7 bighas of Merinda roses and flowers earn two to three times more than other crops.
VideoGreen and Ripe Mangoes in November on a Dhanmondi Rooftop
On a Dhanmondi building shared by ten families, Shafiqul Islam's rooftop farm, started in 2008, bears mangoes even in November thanks to year-round varieties.
Crops
Char Women Becoming Self-Reliant Through Farming
Women on the flood-hit chars of Kurigram are recovering by growing vegetables and raising livestock with help from the NGO Friendship.
Environment
Seven-Point Demand to Stop Killing and Abuse of Wildlife
An alliance of 33 environmental groups held a sit-in outside the Forest Department and made seven demands to stop the killing and abuse of wildlife.
Vegetables
Thailand's Monkey Festival Returns After Two Years
Thailand's traditional monkey festival in Lopburi has returned after nearly two years of closure because of the Covid pandemic.
Crops
Pest Attack in Fields Leaves Meherpur Farmers at a Loss
Farmers in Meherpur say pests attacking cauliflower and cabbage cannot be controlled with pesticides and the agriculture office has not helped.