Environment
Bagerhat Beel: Safe Haven for Birds Now a Death Trap
Poachers are using nylon traps and recorded bird calls to catch birds in the Kodalia-Kalshira beel in Bagerhat, once a safe haven for them.
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Agribusiness
Soybean Oil Price Goes Up Again, to Tk 160 a Litre
Soybean oil will now sell at Tk 160 a litre, up Tk 7, after crude soybean and palm oil prices rose on the international market.
Agribusiness
Human Hair Exports Rise
Exports of wigs and human hair almost doubled year on year in September, beating the monthly target by 79 per cent.
Daily life
Rajshahi's Fazli Mango Gets Geographical Indication Recognition
"Rajshahi's Fazli mango" has won geographical indication (GI) recognition, following an application by the Rajshahi Fruit Research Centre in 2017.
Daily life
Honey in Hot Water First Thing in the Morning: Are You Doing Harm?
According to Ayurveda experts, honey mixed into very hot water gradually turns into a kind of poison and can cause digestive problems.
Environment
20 Lakh Rats Killed in 20 Years
Magura carpenter Abdul Hannan says he has killed at least 20 lakh rats in 20 years with traps he built himself, helping farmers without charging anything.
Crops
Bumper Yield of Binakhesari-1 Grass Pea in Gopalganj
BINA's grass pea variety Binakhesari-1, safe for human consumption, has given a bumper yield of 1,600 kg a hectare in Gopalganj.
Bangladesh
Women Take Part in the Fight for Food but Are Still Not Recognised as Farmers
At events across Bangladesh, speakers demanded state recognition for women farmers, who make up more than 10.5 million of the country's 25.6 million farm workers.
Environment
Polluted Water From Naogaon Rice Mill Leaves Farmers in Despair
Farmers in Naogaon Sadar say a rice mill built against a culvert blocks drainage and sends polluted water into their fields, damaging crops year after year.
Agribusiness
Naogaon's Sourav Succeeds at Squash Farming After Watching YouTube
A Raninagar farmer who learned about squash from a YouTube report has had a good first harvest with support from the agriculture department.
Agribusiness
Tk 30 of Seed Earns Tk 45,000
Khulna sharecropper Sureshwar Mallik turned Tk 30 of spinach seed into Tk 45,000 in 45 days, and his success is inspiring others in Dumuria.
Environment
Keep Green Plants in the Office to Ease Stress, Study Suggests
Researchers in Japan found that office workers felt less stressed after spending a few minutes looking at a green plant on their desk.