Crops
Boro Land Being Ruined for Lack of Irrigation in Habiganj
Boro paddy land in Habiganj's haors is cracking and seedlings are turning red for want of irrigation water, leaving farmers despairing.
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Haor
Crops
85 Per Cent of Haor Crop-Protection Embankment Work Done in Netrokona
With 15 per cent of the work still to do, Netrokona's haor crop-protection embankments missed the 28 February deadline and the district has been given an extra week.
Environment
Bird Poaching in Moulvibazar's Haors Goes On Despite Crackdown
Poachers in Moulvibazar's wetlands keep killing migratory birds with poison bait and traps, and a forest guard has been withdrawn over a Hakaluki case.
Agribusiness
Duck Farming Makes Sunamganj Farmers Lakhpatis
Rising prices and tourist demand for duck meat are drawing more people in haor-rich Sunamganj into duck farming, with some now earning lakhs.
Environment
Migratory Birds Caught in Traps on the Haors
Migratory birds are being openly trapped with nets and poison bait in Moulvibazar's haors, with no action by the Forest Department or administration, locals allege.
Environment
Tanguar Haor No Longer Echoes to Migratory Birds' Wings as It Once Did
Fewer migratory birds have arrived this winter at Tanguar Haor, the Ramsar-listed wetland in Sunamganj, and people living around it blame hunters.
Livestock
Bird Poachers' Poison Bait Kills 500 Ducks in Hakaluki
About 500 ducks belonging to a farmer in Moulvibazar's Hakaluki Haor died after eating poison bait laid by a gang of migratory bird poachers.
Environment
Rare Birds Spotted at Tanguar Haor
This year's bird census at Tanguar Haor counted 51,368 migratory waterbirds, including rare and threatened species, and researchers expect numbers to rise sharply in February.
Livestock
Severe Fodder Shortage in the Haor After Flash Floods
With paddy lost to flash floods, haor farmers face an acute shortage of cattle feed, and a veterinary university has stepped in with feed and medicine.
EnvironmentFood Aid Under Way Across the Haor, With Some Complaints
Government food aid is under way across the flood-hit haor, and people hope it will help them recover, though some complain of irregularities.