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Latkan Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
Latkan, a once little-grown fruit, has transformed the economy of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur, making farmers self-reliant and reaching markets abroad.
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CropsBogura's Tk 4 Crore Fruit Market at Tinmatha Lies Unused
A Tk 4 crore fruit market built at Tinmatha to clear traffic at Bogura's Satmatha lay largely unused in July 2023 because some traders refused to move; the municipality and administration said they would act.
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Dreams of Crore-Taka Earnings From Dragon Fruit in Bandarban
A development worker in Rowangchhari, Bandarban, who planted dragon fruit as a hobby in 2020 now has more than 1,600 plants on five acres and dreams of crore-taka earnings.
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Kaliganj's Mostafa Succeeds with Foreign Mulberry Varieties
A Gazipur farmer who planted three foreign mulberry varieties on trial has had a strong first harvest and plans to farm them commercially.
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Hill Jackfruit in Demand on the Plains
Demand for hill jackfruit is rising on the plains, with over a hundred trucks a week leaving Khagrachhari's Matiranga market for other districts.
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Atiar's 'Brunei King' Mango Spreads Across the Country
A giant mango from the Sultan of Brunei's orchard, brought to Magura in 2014, has become the district's signature variety and is spreading nationwide.
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Miyazaki Mango Sells at Tk 900 a kg in the Hills
After the success of Amrapali, farmers in the Khagrachhari hills are growing colourful foreign mangoes that sell for Tk 600 to 900 a kg.
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IFIC Bank Celebrates 'Madhumas Utsab 2023'
IFIC Bank is celebrating a month-long 'Madhumas Utsab 2023' at more than 1,280 branches and sub-branches across the country.
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Environment Minister Orders Planting of Fruit Trees to Feed Wildlife
Project-based feeding is no permanent solution, the minister said, telling forest officials to plant fruit trees that monkeys and other wildlife can eat.
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Lovely Akter Succeeds with Sweet Indian Grapes in Barishal
A Babuganj woman who learnt from YouTube has turned 47 Indian Chhomchhom grape vines into a trellis heavy with fruit.
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Afrahim Badsha Finds Success as a Litchi Grower in Dinajpur
Former power-technology engineer Afrahim Badsha Manik has followed his father into litchi farming in Biral, Dinajpur, and expects to sell about Tk 50 lakh worth of fruit this year.
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Alauddin Set to Earn Tk 1.5 Lakh From Banana Farming in Pakundia
A Kishoreganj farmer who planted 200 G-9 banana saplings supplied free by the agriculture office expects to earn Tk 1.5 lakh.
Fruits
Ishwardi's Pesticide-Free Bagged Litchis Head to the UAE
Pesticide-free litchis grown with the fruit-bagging method in Ishwardi, Pabna, are being exported to the United Arab Emirates for the first time.