Environment
New Foal Joins the Zebra Herd at Gazipur Safari Park
A new foal has joined the zebra herd at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, bringing the number of zebras to 26.
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Crops
BRRI Seed Sower Machine Can Sow 7,000 Seeds an Hour
BRRI has developed a seed sower that evenly sows 7,000 to 7,300 rice seeds an hour, alongside a whole-feed combine harvester, transplanters, weeders and an improved solar light trap.
Crops
Not Extortion or Begging: Hijra Group Wins Attention With Farming in Gazipur
Instead of collecting money from people, a group of third-gender people (hijras) in Gazipur has taken up farming on 13 bigha of sharecropped land.
Crops
Technology Cuts Five to Seven Years From Developing a Rice Variety
Using the latest technology, BRRI's Transforming Rice Breeding project is cutting the time to develop a rice variety from 10 to 15 years to 8 to 10 years.
Agribusiness
Forest Department Raids Bird Market in Gazipur
Wildlife rescued in a Forest Department raid on a Tongi bird market were released in Bhawal National Park in Gazipur.
Crops
Rice Solution App Will Identify Rice Diseases From a Photo
BRRI has launched the Rice Solution mobile app, which uses AI and machine learning to diagnose rice diseases and pests from photos sent straight from the field.
Environment
Three Traffickers Arrested with Tokay Gecko in Gazipur
Police in Gazipur arrested three suspected members of a wildlife trafficking ring and recovered an endangered tokay gecko.
Crops
BRRI Develops an Affordable Seed Sowing Machine for Tray Seedlings
BRRI scientists have developed a low-cost seed sowing machine that fills a seedling tray in one second, letting one worker sow 14,400 trays a day for rice transplanters.
Agribusiness
Egg Production Falls in Gazipur
Rising prices of chicken feed and medicine have forced thousands of Gazipur poultry farms to close, cutting egg output sharply.
Environment
Safari Park Animal Deaths: High Court Orders Probe Report Submitted
The High Court issued a rule over authorities' inaction in the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger at the Gazipur safari park and ordered the probe report submitted.
Environment
'Checking Whether Anyone Instigated Animal Deaths at Safari Park'
The environment minister said investigators are checking whether anyone instigated the animal deaths at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur.
Environment
Now a Lioness Dies at Bangabandhu Safari Park
An ailing lioness died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur, following the deaths of 11 zebras and a tiger there in January.
Environment
Safari Park Saw 25 Zebras Born but 32 Die
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Gazipur has recorded 25 zebra births but 32 deaths, leaving only 18 zebras after January's die-off.