Livestock
Chattogram's Qurbani Cattle Markets Wait for Buyers on Opening Day
Trading formally opened at Chattogram city's sacrificial animal markets on 8 June, but on the first day buyers came mostly to look, not to buy.
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Chattogram
Agribusiness
1,000kg Kala Pahar Priced at Tk 7 Lakh
A 1,000kg Holstein Friesian bull called Kala Pahar has become the talk of Mirsharai this Eid season, with a Tk 7 lakh price tag.
Agribusiness
Buy 950kg Bull 'Jayed Khan', Get a Goat Free
A 950kg red Sahiwal bull named 'Jayed Khan' is on offer at Tk 12 lakh at Nirob Agro Farm in Mirsarai, Chattogram, with a free goat and free home delivery on Chand Raat.
Livestock
Two Chattogram Cattle Markets to Go Cashless
Chattogram City Corporation and Bangladesh Bank will work together to make transactions at two sacrificial animal markets in the city cashless this year.
Environment
Two Spectacled Langur Babies Rescued in Chattogram
Police in Karnaphuli, Chattogram, rescued two spectacled langur babies from a bus and arrested the bus supervisor accused of trafficking them.
Environment
Reprimanded for Planting Trees, While an Award Went to Those Who Planted None
Nearly two years after he sought to withdraw a tree-planting award application, the public administration ministry has reprimanded former Hathazari UNO Mohammad Ruhul Amin.
Environment
138 Endangered Turtles Rescued in Chattogram
The Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division has rescued 138 turtles of an endangered species from two shops on Station Road in Chattogram.
Fruits
Watermelons That Sold for Tk 300 Now Go for Tk 50 in Mirsarai
A day of drizzle has pushed watermelon prices in Mirsarai down to Tk 50 a piece, and traders fear losses.
Fisheries
Sick Eagle Found by Madrasa Pond in Mirsarai Handed to Forest Department
A sick eagle was rescued from a madrasa in Mirsarai, Chattogram, on 20 March and handed over to the forest department.
Bangladesh
Injured Deer Near Death in Sitakunda Amid Forest Officer's Indifference
A spotted deer rescued from a poacher's trap in Sitakunda was still lying untreated at the forest range office three days later, despite a vet's advice to send it for better care.
Bangladesh
Two Deer Caught in Poachers' Trap, One Rescued Alive
The coastal forest department rescued two spotted deer caught in poachers' traps on the Sitakunda coast, one of them dead and the other injured.
Crops
Farmers Frustrated as Tomatoes Cost Double in Retail Markets
Despite a bumper tomato crop in Mirsharai and Sitakunda, farmers are selling at Tk 10-12 a kg and struggling to cover costs while the same tomatoes sell for Tk 25-30 at retail.
Environment
Three Cubs Born to Tigers 'Joe Biden' and Joya at Chattogram Zoo
Three cubs were born at Chattogram Zoo to Joe Biden, a tiger raised by zoo staff after his mother abandoned him, and the tigress Joya.