Crops
Teachers Harvest Paddy on School Land Held by Awami League Leader
Teachers and staff of a girls' school in Gaibandha cut ripe paddy on school land held by a local Awami League leader, and both sides accuse each other over ownership.
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Awami League
Crops
Land-Grabbing Spree as Forest Department Doesn't Know Lawachara's Boundary
Encroachers have occupied land around Lawachara National Park for years, and a source says the park has shrunk to about half its size, as the Forest Department begins recovering land.
Livestock
Crores in Cattle Market Revenue Went to Chhelun and Toton, Say Locals
Two rival cattle markets near Chuadanga have cost the government crores in revenue, with locals blaming former MP Chhelun Joarder and his brother Toton.
Crops
Krishak League Plants 1,000 Fruit, Timber and Medicinal Trees in a Day
The Dhaka North unit of Bangladesh Krishak League planted 1,000 saplings in Uttara as part of its three-month drive to plant 52 lakh trees.
Crops
Farmer Brings Live Russell's Viper to Claim Awami League Reward
Farmer Rezaul Khan brought a live Russell's viper to Faridpur Press Club on 22 June to claim a Tk 50,000 reward announced by the district Awami League.
Environment
Awami League to Reward Anyone Who Catches a Live Russell's Viper
Faridpur district Awami League has clarified that its Tk 50,000 reward is for catching a Russell's viper alive in an environmentally sound way, not for killing one.
Environment
Some People Are Trying to Bring Back a '74 Situation: Prime Minister
Referring to the 1974 famine and the killings of 15 August, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said some people are still making the same attempt.
Crops
Awami League Leader Dies of Snakebite in Shariatpur
A ward-level Awami League leader in Damudya, Shariatpur, died of a snakebite after his family said the district hospital did not give him antivenom because no doctor was available.
Agribusiness
Cattle Market Held in Defiance of Government Order, Awami League Leader Collecting Tolls
An unapproved cattle market at Putika Bazar in Netrokona's Purbadhala kept running beside a ban notice, with a union Awami League president accused of collecting tolls.
Crops
Krishak League Leader Harvests Sharecropper's Paddy in Faridpur
A central Krishak League leader and local activists harvested the ripe paddy on about 30 decimals of a sharecropper's land in Alfadanga, Faridpur.
Crops
Awami League Activists Cut Housewife's Paddy and Take It Home in Gobindaganj
In Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, 120 Awami League activists led by the upazila chairman cut and carried home the paddy of a housewife who could not find labourers.
Environment
Public Palm Trees Killed to Save His Own Mango Trees, Locals Allege
Locals in Bagmara, Rajshahi, allege that a union Awami League leader has poisoned at least 50 roadside palm trees that were shading his young mango trees, which he denies knowing anything about.
Environment
Awami League to Plant 76,000 Saplings for Prime Minister's Birthday
The Awami League's forest and environment sub-committee will plant 76,000 saplings across the country in a week for Sheikh Hasina's 76th birthday.