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Two Bighas of Banana Destroyed in Gangni, Tk 4 Lakh Loss
Miscreants cut down the banana plants on two bighas belonging to three farmers in Chargoal village, Gangni, Meherpur.
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Pesticide Kills 6,000 Tomato Plants, Tk 20 Lakh Loss
A farmer in Rajoir, Madaripur, has lost tomatoes on two bigha of land, about 6,000 plants, after applying a pesticide to control insects, a loss he puts at Tk 15 lakh to Tk 20 lakh.
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Big industrial groups hold only a nominal share of the rice market
Corporate groups blamed for the sudden rise in rice prices say their share of the rice sold in Bangladesh is less than one per cent, far too small to control the market.
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Middlemen in Farm Produce Will Be Destroyed: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdus Shahid warned that middlemen in the farm produce trade will be destroyed to bring prices under control.
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Farmer Trampled to Death While Chasing Away Elephants
A 37-year-old farmer was trampled to death by an elephant in Haluaghat, Mymensingh, while trying to drive a herd away from a potato field.
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Good Prices Boost Aman Procurement, Target May Be Exceeded
About a third of the Aman procurement target was met in the first month as good prices drew farmers and millers, prompting the food authorities to raise the target.
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Dragon Fruit Farmers Demand Action Against YouTubers Over 'Smear'
Hundreds of dragon fruit growers and traders from five districts rallied in Jibannagar, saying online claims about the fruit have hit demand.
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Fish Enclosures Block Drainage, Leaving 200 Acres of Farmland Under Water
Farmers in Damudya, Shariatpur, say fish enclosures built across the only drainage canal of Jayalu beel have kept 200 acres of paddy land waterlogged for five years.
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Farmer Survives by Biting Crocodile Back
An Australian cattle farmer escaped a crocodile that seized his leg by biting the animal's eyelid.
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Farmers Beat Fishing Cat to Death in Meherpur
Farmers in Meherpur beat to death an endangered fishing cat they found in a paddy field, in what the workers said was an act of curiosity.
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Tree Rats Raid Paddy Fields, Robbing Lakshmipur Farmers of Sleep
Large tree rats are destroying unripe Aman paddy in Lakshmipur, and farmers say neither poison bait nor traditional methods are stopping them.
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Farmer Dies of Snakebite
A 44-year-old farmer in Shahid Wahabpur, Rajbari Sadar upazila, has died after being bitten by a snake while working in a paddy field.
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Aus Paddy Prices Fail to Cover Farmers' Costs in Barguna
Aus cultivation in Barguna fell short of target this year, drought and heavy rain cut yields, and farmers say low paddy prices leave them unable to cover costs.