Crops
Gabtoli Wholesale Flower Market Opens
A permanent wholesale flower market has opened on the embankment at Gabtoli in the capital.
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Capital
Fruits
A Forest Story on a City Wall: Monkeys Appear on the Bangabhaban Wall
A troop of monkeys that appeared on the boundary wall of Bangabhaban drew curious crowds in Dhaka, a reminder of the wildlife the city has lost.
Agribusiness
When Water Is Lost, Life Is Lost: The Emptiness Behind a Full Fish Market
The native fish crowding Dhaka's Dayaganj market come from wetlands that are drying up, and the people who catch them fear the trade has no future.
Fruits
Fruit Prices Rise on Supply Shortage Excuse
Retail prices of every kind of fruit in Dhaka have risen by Tk 30 to 80 a kg, with traders blaming supply disrupted by the halt of Indian trucks during Puja.
Agribusiness
Short Supply Puts Hilsa Out of Reach as Prices Soar
Large and medium hilsa were beyond ordinary buyers' reach in Dhaka's markets on 12 September, with sellers blaming poor supply late in the season.
Environment
Dhaka will survive only if its water bodies survive, there is no other way: Rizwana Hasan
Environment, forest and climate adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan says saving Dhaka depends on saving its canals and water bodies.
Environment
Lalbagh Thana Chhatra Dal Plants Trees to Mark BNP's Founding Anniversary
Lalbagh thana Chhatra Dal held a tree-planting programme to mark the founding anniversary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
Crops
Mango Season Grows Longer, with High Prices at the End
Late-ripening varieties have stretched Bangladesh's mango season to about five months, though end-of-season prices in Dhaka have doubled.
Environment
Everyone Must Work Together to Build a Liveable City: DNCC Administrator
DNCC administrator Mohammad Ejaz told a youth marathon in Agargaon that a fair and liveable Dhaka needs citizens of every party and opinion to work together.
Environment
BARVIDA Plants Fruit, Timber and Medicinal Trees to Protect Environment
The reconditioned car importers' association BARVIDA planted several hundred fruit, timber and medicinal trees at United Medical College and along the roads beside it in Dhaka.
Fruits
Dozens of Pomelos Hang From a Tree Inside Dhaka's Concrete New Market
A pomelo tree laden with fruit inside Dhaka's New Market has become an unexpected attraction for shoppers.
Crops
Hill Fruit Is the Future of Organic Food, Says Adviser Supradip
Chittagong Hill Tracts affairs adviser Supradip Chakma has called hill fruit the future of organic food as he opened a five-day fair in Dhaka.
Environment
Tree Fair Opens With a Thousand Species of Plants
The Forest Department's National Tree Fair has opened in Dhaka with a thousand species of plants on sale, priced from Tk 20 to Tk 7 lakh.