Environment
Snakebird Numbers Have Fallen Fast Over the Past 30 Years
The oriental darter, once common across Bangladesh, has declined rapidly over three decades and is now endangered in the country.
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Environment
Migratory Birds Being Hunted in Satkhira
Poachers are trapping and shooting migratory birds in wetlands across Satkhira in defiance of a government ban.
Environment
Migratory Birds Enchant Visitors at Jahangirnagar University
Flocks of migratory birds have again settled on the lakes of Jahangirnagar University, drawing visitors from Dhaka and elsewhere.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Bite Harder in India; Hopes Pinned on Imports from Turkey
Onion prices in Kolkata and West Bengal jumped to 150 a kilo, with the government blaming floods in Maharashtra.
AgribusinessOnions: Can Bangladesh End Its Dependence on Indian Imports?
After India stopped onion exports on 29 September 2019, prices in Dhaka neared Tk 250 a kg by November. An economist and the agriculture secretary said other import markets and more home-grown onions were the way out.
AgrotechKrishoker App: how Bangladesh planned to buy Aman paddy without middlemen
To curb irregularities in Aman paddy procurement, Bangladesh's Directorate General of Food moved in November 2019 to use the 'Krishoker App' in 16 districts, with a software lottery deciding which registered farmers would sell to the government.
Crops
Rajshahi's Openbill Colony to Get a Permanent Home
The government plans to acquire land around a mango orchard in Rajshahi's Bagha upazila to give a nesting colony of Asian openbills a permanent home.
Agribusiness
Why Are Rice Prices Rising After Onions?
Rice of every kind is getting dearer in Bangladesh even as traders and the food minister say there is no shortage.
AgribusinessOnion crisis: why Bangladesh could not grow all the onions it needed
Onions sold at Tk 240 to 250 a kilogram in Dhaka on 16 November 2019 after India's export ban, and experts said such crises would recur unless Bangladesh grew more at home.
Environment
Farm Department Pushes Crop Insurance to Shield Farmers from Nature's Blows
After repeated weather losses in eight months, the agriculture department is urging farmers in the district to insure their crops.
Agribusiness
What Will Farmers Gain from Bangladesh's New Decision to Buy Paddy Directly?
The government will buy aman paddy straight from farmers this season, but farmers ask how fair and transparent the process will be.
VideoWhat Was the First Episode of Hridoye Mati O Manush Like?
A look back at the first episode of Hridoye Mati O Manush, launched in 2004, whose report focused on how farmers are deprived in the market.
VideoJahanara Laizu's Rooftop Farm in Jatrabari
In just three years, Jahanara Laizu of Jatrabari has grown a two-tier rooftop farm from two guava seedlings planted in 2016.
Agribusiness
When Will India Resume Onion Exports?
Bangladesh has renewed its request to India to lift the onion export ban, but Delhi remains undecided.
Environment
Call to Make the Bird Village a Tourist Area
Villagers and bird lovers want Alidewna, a village alive with thousands of birds, declared a sanctuary and a tourist spot.
Environment
Crowds Flock to Railway Station to See Sparrows
Sparrows roosting in the trees of Dinajpur railway station draw crowds every afternoon, and station workers keep them safe.
Livestock
A New Use of the Internet of Things Begins in Bangladesh's Livestock Sector
A capsule-shaped IoT device placed in a cow's stomach now reports its health to farmers' phones in Bangladesh, Shykh Seraj reports from a farm in Rupganj.
CropsKalna farm in West Bengal trials 21 rice varieties as alternatives to Lalswarna
In September 2019 the Kalna subdivision agriculture farm in Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, began trials of 21 rice varieties, looking for alternatives to the long-grown Lalswarna paddy, which officials linked to more pests, falling yields and a late rabi season.
VideoYard Farming in Savar and Toronto
This episode visits Mobarak Hossain's livestock-and-vegetable yard farm in Savar and Kamruk bin Razzak's yard of Bangladeshi vegetables in Toronto.
VideoFourth-Grader Suha Sahani Surprises Everyone by Naming Every Flower
At Narayanganj High School and College, where pupils farm the roof, fourth-grader Suha Sahani impressed Shykh Seraj by naming every flowering plant.