Crops
Aman: Government to Buy Rice at Tk 44, Paddy at Tk 30
The government will buy seven lakh tonnes of paddy and rice from the local market this Aman season, starting in late November.
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Bangladesh
EnvironmentBangladesh Sets 25 Per Cent Tree Cover Target for 2030, Minister Tells Parliament
In a written reply to parliament on 13 September 2023, then environment minister Md Shahab Uddin said the government aimed to raise tree cover to 25 per cent and forest cover to 16 per cent by 2030, from 22.37 and 14.1 per cent in 2015.
Fruits
GI Recognition Brings No Benefit to Chapainawabganj Mango Growers
Chapainawabganj mango growers say GI certification of four of their mango varieties has brought no benefit because the fruit carries no GI tag or branding.
Crops
Harmful Carbofuran Pesticide Recommended for Four More Months' Use
A national technical committee has recommended that registered carbofuran pesticides, harmful to people and animals, be allowed for four more months.
Fruits
Sheikh Hasina Sends Mangoes as a Gift to Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent 1,500 kg of mangoes to Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif as a goodwill gift.
Agribusiness
BGMEA to Plant Five Lakh Trees
The BGMEA has launched a week-long tree-planting drive and plans to plant five lakh trees this year in Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj and surrounding areas.
Livestock
Border Markets Full of Local Cattle, Sellers Frustrated by Few Buyers
With Indian cattle unable to cross the border, markets in Sharsha, Jashore, are full of local cattle and goats, but sellers say there are too few buyers.
Agribusiness
Cattle Special Train Leaves Jamalpur for Dhaka With 400 Cows
A cattle special train carrying 400 cows in 25 wagons left Islampur in Jamalpur for Dhaka on Saturday evening, with more trains to follow.
Livestock
Healthy Qurbani Animals and Hassle-Free Markets
Bangladesh now has a surplus of sacrificial animals, and the government has taken steps against harmful fattening and to make cattle markets hassle-free.
Environment
Snakebites Kill About 7,500 People a Year in Bangladesh: NCDC
A nationwide snakebite survey by the Non-Communicable Disease Control programme found that 4,03,317 people are bitten each year in Bangladesh and about 7,511 die.
Fruits
Bangladeshi Mangoes Handed to Indo-Bangla Press Club Members
Members of Kolkata's Indo-Bangla Press Club and their families were given Bangladesh's famous Rajshahi mangoes at an event on 17 June.
Fruits
Mamata Sends Mangoes to Hasina and Modi
Despite her political differences with Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has sent mangoes to the Indian prime minister and to Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Environment
31st BCS Cadre Association to Plant 10,000 Trees Across the Country
The 31st BCS Cadre Association has taken up a programme to plant 10,000 trees across Bangladesh marking World Environment Day.