Environment
Seven Ways Bamboo Helps Protect the Environment
From protecting soil and water to absorbing more carbon dioxide than trees, bamboo plays a wide role in protecting the environment and supporting rural livelihoods.
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Agriculture and nature
Crops
The Remarkable Life of the Hairy Caterpillar Hidden Among the Leaves
A hairy caterpillar spotted on a roadside debdaru tree offers a lesson in metamorphosis, and a reminder never to touch one with bare hands.
Crops
Lemurs, Unique Animals Pushed Towards Extinction by Trafficking
A column warns that lemurs, 94 per cent of whose species face extinction, are also victims of trafficking, as shown by the theft of ring-tailed lemurs from Gazipur Safari Park.
Crops
Why Have Fireflies Forgotten the Way to Our Courtyards?
Habitat loss, artificial light, pesticides, climate change and unregulated tourism are behind the decline of fireflies, researchers say, and simple steps can help bring them back.
Crops
The Native Fruits You Can Find Close at Hand This Autumn
Palm fruit, guava, hog plum, star fruit and monkey jack bring the flavours of Sharat, and planting and protecting native fruit trees is urgent, writes Niamur Rashid Shihab.
Crops
What You Need to Know Before Starting to Farm
Tanushree Gain Priyanka sets out how to make compost at home, prepare soil for indoor plants and value livestock, fish and trees before taking up farming.
Crops
Farming at Home: Why, Where and How
Tanushree Gain Priyanka explains why farming at home pays and how to make compost and liquid fertiliser from kitchen waste.
Crops
What It Will Take to Save Sea Turtles on Cox's Bazar Beaches
Olive ridley turtles returning to nest in Cox's Bazar are dying in fishing nets in growing numbers, and researchers say enforcement and awareness are essential to protect them.
Agribusiness
Fair Prices for Farm Produce and Market Volatility
Blaming middlemen alone will not fix Bangladesh's farm markets, this analysis argues; fair prices for farmers and consumers need market-led planning, information, storage and coordination.
Crops
Cane Craft Offers Foreign Exchange and Jobs for the Unemployed
Bangladesh's traditional cane craft is in decline despite strong demand abroad, but with government support it could earn foreign exchange and give work to the unemployed.
Crops
One Lakh Palm Saplings to Be Planted Across the Country
A campaign to plant one lakh palmyra saplings across Bangladesh to curb lightning deaths and protect the climate and biodiversity was launched in Rajshahi with 1,000 saplings.
Crops
Is Untreated Waste Killing Bangladesh's Rivers?
Government and World Bank data show untreated industrial effluent, sewage and solid waste are severely polluting Bangladesh's rivers, above all around Dhaka, writes Moazzem Hossain Tipu.
Agrotech
The Technology That Could Change the Future of Farming in Bangladesh
The AI-based platform Dr. Chashi, used with about 100,000 farmers since 2020, lets farmers photograph a diseased crop, get a likely diagnosis and act before reaching for pesticide.