Crops
Wild Elephant Found Dead Beside Tobacco Field in Chakaria
The Forest Department recovered the carcass of a wild elephant from the edge of a tobacco field at the foot of the hills in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar, on 12 February.
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Crops
Locally Made Farm Machinery Will Save a Lot of Foreign Currency, Says BRRI Chief
Banglamark Limited has unveiled a locally made BRRI Grain Collector at its farm machinery factory in Chattogram, where BRRI-designed machines are being produced.
Crops
Fruit Importers Threaten to Halt Imports Unless Extra VAT Is Withdrawn
Fruit traders in Chattogram formed a human chain demanding the withdrawal of increased VAT and extra duty on fresh fruit imports.
Crops
Topsoil Cutting Frenzy on Farmland in Mirsharai
Topsoil is being stripped from triple-crop farmland in Mirsharai, Chattogram, mostly for brick kilns, despite occasional drives by the administration.
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Colourful Flowers Spread Their Fragrance at Chattogram's DC Park
The third flower festival at Chattogram's DC Park, running from 4 January to 4 February, fills 194 acres with 136 species of flowers and daily cultural events.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Earn Up to a Lakh Taka Selling Straw
Rising demand from cattle farmers has turned aman straw in Mirsarai, Chattogram, into a cash crop worth up to Tk 1 lakh for some growers.
EnvironmentTen-foot python found in a Sitakunda kitchen, released in the hills
A python estimated at about 10 feet was found coiled around a kitchen rack in a house in Kumira union, Sitakunda, on 15 November 2024; volunteers from a local group released it deep in the nearby hills.
Fruits
Oranges Go for Tk 10.50 a Kg at Auction
A shipment of 52,200 kg of oranges fetched just Tk 10.54 a kg at a Chattogram Customs auction, where uncleared ginger and fruit juice also sold far below their reserve prices.
CropsSummer Rupban beans on Sitakunda's hills bring farmers extra income
In November 2024 farmers on the hills of Sitakunda in Chattogram were earning well from summer Rupban beans. The upazila agriculture department said about 300 farmers grew the crop on 30 hectares that year.
Agribusiness
Plenty of Fish in Mirsarai Market, but Prices Are High
Fish is pouring into markets in Mirsarai, Chattogram, after the 22-day hilsa ban, but prices remain high.
Livestock
60 Cobra Hatchlings Emerge From Eggs Washed in by Flood
Sixty cobra hatchlings, from eggs carried to Mirsarai by August's flood, were rescued and released into the hills around Mahamaya Lake.
Crops
Young Agri-Entrepreneurs Succeed With Early Vegetables
Young entrepreneurs are leading a shift to early winter vegetables in Chattogram, where vegetable output has nearly doubled in a decade.
EnvironmentPythons leave the Mirsarai hills for villages as food runs short
More than 15 pythons entered villages in Mirsarai, Chattogram, in the year to October 2024, most caught in nets protecting crops. Forest and livestock officials put it down to shrinking habitat and a lack of food; every python was released in the forest.