Vegetables
Helal Wins Big Growing 57 World-Famous Mango Varieties in One Orchard
Entrepreneur Helal Uddin has drawn attention by growing 57 world-famous mango varieties on a disused brick kiln in Chandpur.
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Fruits
World's Most Expensive 'Sun Egg' Mangoes Hang on a Jashore Farm
A farm owner in Abhaynagar, Jashore, is harvesting his first Japanese Miyazaki mangoes from saplings imported from India in 2024.
Crops
Thirty Bottle Gourds on a Single Stalk
Around 30 bottle gourds have grown from one stalk on a vine at the home of a mosque muezzin in Jatrapur village, Chaugachha, Jashore.
Agribusiness
2.4kg Hilsa Caught in Bishkhali River, Asking Price Tk 14,500
A hilsa weighing 2 kg 400 g caught in the Bishkhali river drew crowds at Barguna fish market, where the trader who bought it asked Tk 14,500.
Environment
Call Him 'Pagla' and the Porcupine Comes Running to Liton
A battery-run autorickshaw driver in Tangail's Ghatail has tamed a porcupine he rescued as a baby, though the forest officer says it must be returned to the wild.
Environment
The Country With No Mosquitoes or Snakes
While mosquito-borne diseases kill many people each year, Iceland has no mosquitoes and no snakes because of its cold climate.
Bangladesh
Nurullah Is Both Mother and Father to Shashi the Fawn
An abandoned deer fawn named Shashi is growing up in the care of forest department staffer Nurullah at the Shashiganj beat office in Tazumuddin, Bhola.
Livestock
Fox Eats and Lives With Ducks, Hens and Goats in Netrokona
At a home in Kalmakanda, Netrokona, a pet fox named Lalu eats and sleeps alongside ducks, chickens and goats.
Environment
Why Do Camels Eat Venomous Snakes?
A feature describes a camel disease called Hayam which, the writer says, is cured only when the camel swallows a live venomous snake.
Crops
Mojar Has Been Eating Live Snakes and Scorpions for 15 Years
Day labourer Md Mojar Mia of Kurigram has been eating live snakes, scorpions, raw cow blood and tripe for 15 years, and neighbours want him treated.
Environment
The Colour Play of the Chameleon
Often feared as venomous or blood-sucking, the chameleon is a harmless, peace-loving creature that changes colour and eats crop pests.
Crops
Anowar Makes a Living Killing Rats
Anowar Hossain of Joypurhat turned a youthful habit of killing rats into a profession, killing about four lakh rats in 25 years and winning a national award.
Agribusiness
Four-Legged Rooster in Chapainawabganj Draws Offers of Tk 50,000
A rooster with four legs has become the star attraction at a children's park in Nachol, Chapainawabganj, and bids for it have reached Tk 50,000.