Crops
Rice Seedlings Submerged by Rain Sold as Cattle Feed in Dinajpur
Farmers in Birampur, Dinajpur, are cutting rice seedlings submerged by days of rain and selling them as cattle feed to recover some of their losses.
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Dinajpur
Environment
Black-Faced Langur Enters Town in Search of Food
A lone black-faced langur has been roaming Phulbari upazila town in Dinajpur for several days, taking food from homes and shops.
Environment
Apon Ghar Foundation Distributes 5,000 Saplings
Apon Ghar Foundation handed out 5,000 tree saplings to students of St Philip's High School and College in Dinajpur.
Agribusiness
Two and a Half Kg of Snake Venom Seized at Birampur Border
Border Guard Bangladesh recovered nearly 2.5 kg of snake venom abandoned by smugglers at the Birampur border in Dinajpur.
Environment
Police Officer Injured by Snakebite While on Duty
A Birampur police officer was bitten on the hand by a snake while taking down details at a road accident and is recovering in hospital.
Crops
Rice Prices Rising Quietly, Buyers Helpless
The price of every type of rice in Dinajpur's Birampur rose by Tk 4-5 a kg in a week, and traders blame a syndicate of mill owners.
Crops
Paddy Prices Are Higher, but Fertiliser and Pesticide Costs Hit Farmers
Boro paddy is selling for more than last season in Dinajpur, but rising fertiliser, pesticide and irrigation costs have pushed farmers on leased land into losses.
Environment
No Deaths From Russell's Viper Bites, Enough Antivenom in Stock
Dinajpur's health department says three recent snakebite deaths were not caused by Russell's viper and that the district has enough antivenom.
Environment
Elderly Woman Dies of Snakebite in Dinajpur
A 60-year-old woman, Bhaduri Bewa, died of a snakebite in Bochaganj upazila of Dinajpur on 24 June.
Crops
Dinajpur Hopes to Sell Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Litchis
Madrazi litchis have reached Dinajpur's markets at good prices, and the DAE expects Tk 1,000 to 1,200 crore worth of litchis to be traded this season.
Fruits
Child Dies After Litchi Seed Lodges in Throat
A five-year-old boy in Birampur, Dinajpur, died after a litchi seed became stuck in his throat, according to his family.
Vegetables
Beekeepers Turn to Cucumber Flower Honey in the Off-Season
A young Dinajpur beekeeper has succeeded in harvesting honey from cucumber flowers after the main season, and others in the district are following him.
Environment
2.5kg of Snake Venom Seized in Birampur
BGB recovered two and a half kilograms of snake venom abandoned near the Ghasuria border in Birampur, Dinajpur, late on 9 May.