Fruits
Bangladesh Sends Mangoes as a Gift to India's Prime Minister
The Bangladesh government has sent 140 kg of mangoes to Kolkata by bus as a gift for the Indian prime minister.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Japan Wants to Increase Support for Bangladesh's Agriculture
Japan has expressed deep interest in strengthening cooperation in Bangladesh's agriculture sector, its ambassador told the agriculture minister on 3 July.
Fisheries
Hilsa Caught in Fishermen's Nets at the Start of the Season
Large hilsa are turning up in West Bengal fishermen's nets at the start of the season, though small catches keep prices high in Kolkata's markets.
Environment
Villagers beat 14 cobras to death after finding them in a haystack in Kushtia
Villagers in Kalidaspur in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila beat to death a large cobra and 13 young cobras found in a haystack.
Environment
Regional cooperation needed to curb pollution: environment minister
Environment Minister Saber Hossain has called for greater regional cooperation, coordination and connectivity to control pollution in South Asia.
Crops
More Russell's Viper Bite Victims Recover Than Die
Russell's vipers are turning up across Rajshahi, but hospital data show most people bitten recover, even though most upazila health complexes lack antivenom.
Environment
Don't Be Misled: The Facts About Snakebite and the Russell's Viper
A doctor sets out the facts on the Russell's viper and snakebite, dispelling social media myths and explaining what to do, and not do, after a bite.
Environment
Russell's Viper Spotted Again in Chandpur
Another venomous Russell's viper has been found in Eklaspur union of Matlab Uttar upazila in Chandpur, and locals beat it to death.
Crops
Civil Society Writes to Government to Stop Golden Rice and Bt Brinjal
Civil society representatives have written to the government calling for a halt to commercial approval of Golden Rice and withdrawal of Bt brinjal's approval.
Crops
Nepal Wants to Use Bangladesh's Barind Irrigation Experience
Nepal's energy, water resources and irrigation minister asked Bangladesh to help it bring the Barind region's prepaid-meter and digital irrigation to Nepalese farming.
Fruits
Juicy Hill Litchis Reach the Market in Rangamati
Boatloads of hill litchis are arriving at Rangamati's Samata Ghat, where growers are pleased with prices of Tk 300 to Tk 800 per hundred.
Crops
Lychees Reach Rajshahi's Markets at High Prices
The first lychees of the season are selling in Rajshahi at Tk 300 per hundred, though the main crop is still weeks away.
Crops
SSTF Teaches Farmers How to Stay Safe from Lightning
A volunteer group ran a two-day lightning awareness drive for farmers harvesting rice in Munshiganj and Dhaka, giving them three safety rules.