Agribusiness
More Than 4.63 Lakh Animals Sold Online
Online sales of sacrificial animals reached 463,096 this year, worth more than Tk 4,231 crore, according to the Department of Livestock Services.
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Coronavirus
Environment
National Zoo Earns Tk 1.34 Crore Selling Deer and Peacocks in 13 Months
After animals bred heavily during the Covid closure, the National Zoo sold deer and peacocks worth Tk 1.34 crore in 13 months and now plans exchanges instead.
Environment
Covid Takes Its Toll on Indonesia's Elephants
The collapse of tourism during the Covid pandemic has left elephants at a Bali safari park so short of food that they are little more than skin and bone.
Environment
National Zoo Animals Thrive as Covid Keeps Visitors Away
Animals at the National Zoo in Mirpur are in good health while the zoo is closed to visitors, and the authorities say viral photos of starving animals are not theirs.
Environment
Another Lion Dies of Covid in India
A second lion has died of coronavirus within two weeks at Tamil Nadu's Arignar Anna zoo in India.
Crops
'Bangladesh Has Proved Its Food Production Capacity Even in Disasters'
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said Bangladesh is set to rank third in world rice production for a third straight time, proving its capacity despite disasters.
Agribusiness
Poultry Farmers Hit by Syndicate Dominance
Small and medium poultry farmers, already hit by the coronavirus lockdown, say syndicates controlling chick and feed prices are driving them out of business.
Environment
Animals Enjoy Quiet Time at Zoo Without Visitors
With the National Zoo in Mirpur closed to visitors because of coronavirus, its animals are calmer while feeding and care go on as normal.
Environment
Squirrels Play and Birds Sing in a Deserted Park
With the public kept out of Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan during the coronavirus crisis, squirrels and birds have taken over the historic park.
Agribusiness
Rebuilding the Market Chain Is Needed to Keep Poultry Farmers Afloat
Economists and farmers say Bangladesh's poultry sector needs its broken supply chain rebuilt and the government's promised incentive paid quickly to genuine farmers.
Agribusiness
Broiler Chicken May Not Be Found Even at Tk 300 a Kg
With broiler farms lying empty after coronavirus losses and no sign of the promised incentive, farmers warn broiler chicken may soon be unavailable even at Tk 300 a kg.
Crops
After Coronavirus, a New Scare in Bangladesh: Locusts
Leaf-eating insects in Teknaf sparked fears in 2020 that desert locusts had reached Bangladesh, but experts found they were a local grasshopper.
Agribusiness
Tk 60 at the Farm, Tk 130 in Dhaka
A month into the lockdown, broiler chicken sells at farms for half its Dhaka price, leaving farmers who spend Tk 110 a kg to produce it deep in loss.