Environment
Animals Enjoy Quiet Time at Zoo Without Visitors
With the National Zoo in Mirpur closed to visitors because of coronavirus, its animals are calmer while feeding and care go on as normal.
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Environment
Deer Skin Recovered in Shyamnagar
The Forest Department recovered a deer skin in a raid on a house in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, but the poachers escaped.
Agribusiness
Trade at Khatunganj Falls by Half
Trade at Chaktai-Khatunganj, the country's largest wholesale market for consumer goods, fell by about half on the first day of lockdown, while prices of ginger, garlic and onion rose.
Environment
Geologist Injured After Being Whipped by an Octopus
A geologist was injured when an octopus lashed him with its tentacles at a beach in Western Australia, BBC reported.
VideoEducated Young People Drive Farming Success in Tangail
Shykh Seraj reports from Madhupur, Tangail, where educated young entrepreneurs are leading commercial and technology-based farming with polynet houses and cocopeat hydroponics.
VideoHow Is Strawberry Farming Faring in Bangladesh?
Strawberry growing in Bangladesh has had mixed results, but Rajshahi grower Masud Rana has expanded from 10 katha to 8 bighas over four or five years.
Crops
Yellow Tea Arrives, Fetching Tk 8,300 a Kg
The Brindaban tea garden in Habiganj has produced yellow tea, and its first 6 kg sold at Tk 8,300 a kg at the Chattogram auction.
Livestock
So Many Tasty Dishes From Poultry Chicken!
A display of dishes made from poultry chicken amazed the fisheries and livestock minister and guests after the Poultry Media Award ceremony in Dhaka.
Vegetables
Onion Self-Sufficiency Will Take a Few More Years
Despite rising production, Bangladesh needs a few more years to end onion imports, with farmers calling for disciplined markets and import policy.
Environment
35 Sundhi Turtles Rescued During Sale in Bogura
An environmental group of Government Azizul Haque College rescued 35 endangered sundhi turtles being sold in Bogura and held two sellers.
VideoAfrin's "Thikana": Agritourism on the Balu River Inspired by Rizia's House
In Beraid, Dhaka, a college student has built Thikana, an agritourism venture of traditional wooden architecture and foreign flowers, including commercial petunias.
Environment
The Owl, a 'Bird of Rumour'
Owls are the subject of many myths in rural Bangladesh, but scientists say they are neither good nor bad omens and help farmers by eating rats.
VideoRooftop Farm of Local Government Additional Secretary Mesbah Uddin
Rooftop farming has become a social movement, and Local Government Ministry additional secretary Mesbah Uddin, an agriculturist, keeps a rooftop farm alongside his work.
Environment
Dog Bites 11 People in Mirzapur Village
A dog bit 11 people, including women and children, in a village in Mirzapur, Tangail, on 10 March.
VideoIPRS Technology Produces 600 Bighas' Worth of Fish on 60 Bighas
Businessman Akbar Hossain's in-pond raceway system (IPRS) in the Barind region of Chapainawabganj creates river-like currents so 60 bighas of water produce as much fish as 600.
Crops
Farmers Distressed as Livestock Department Struggles in Jhalakathi
Foot-and-mouth disease has broken out among thousands of cattle in Jhalakathi, where a severe staff shortage is hampering the livestock department's work.
Agribusiness
Cattle Dying of Stroke After Fattening With 'Excessive Feed'
Cattle in Jhalakathi fed on market feed instead of grass are losing immunity and dying of stroke, alarming farmers already facing foot-and-mouth disease.
Environment
Thai Navy Praised for Saving Cats From Burning Ship
Thai navy sailors rescued four cats stranded on a fire-damaged fishing boat in the Andaman Sea, winning praise on social media.
Environment
Migratory Bird Meat on Sale in Tahirpur Restaurants for a Higher Price
Restaurants in Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila sell the meat of migratory birds to tourists who pay extra, and locals say hunting has driven many birds away from Tanguar Haor.
Environment
Nilgai Saved From Slaughter Recovering at BGB Camp in Baliadangi
A nilgai that villagers tried to slaughter in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila is recovering under care at a Border Guard Bangladesh camp.