Environment
Rain Trees 'Killed' by a Novel Method
Vandals have stripped the bark from eight rain trees planted by the Roads and Highways Department on the Khagrachhari-Panchhari road, slowly killing them.
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Khagrachhari
Crops
National Fruit Jackfruit Boosts the Hill Economy in Khagrachhari
Jackfruit has filled the markets of the hill district of Khagrachhari early in the season and is playing a big role in the hill economy.
Environment
Slow loris returned to the forest in Matiranga
An endangered slow loris rescued from a residential area in Matiranga, Khagrachhari, has been released into the forest.
Crops
People Will Know the Hill Tracts by Coffee and Cashew Nuts: Bir Bahadur
Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing said the hill region will one day be known for coffee and cashew nuts, just as Sylhet is known for tea.
Livestock
Local Cattle Markets Busy in Khagrachhari
Buyers from the plains are flocking to Khagrachhari's hill markets for local cattle raised without fattening drugs, though prices are up this year.
Environment
Ansar Battalion Holds Tree Plantation Programme in Khagrachhari
The 20 Ansar Battalion in Manikchhari opened a day-long tree plantation programme as part of the national tree planting campaign.
Crops
Vegetables Flourish in the Yard of Guimara Police Station
The officer-in-charge of Guimara police station in Khagrachhari has turned fallow land in the station yard into a vegetable garden and is planting a fruit orchard.
Crops
Golden Jhum Paddy Catches the Eye on Khagrachhari's Hills
Ripe jhum paddy has turned the hills of Khagrachhari golden, and jhum farmers are busy bringing in the harvest.
Livestock
Salahuddin's Bull to Be Sold for Tk 4 Lakh
A 16-maund black-and-white bull raised by Md Salah Uddin in Guimara is drawing crowds, and he wants to sell it for Tk 4 lakh.
Environment
Best Friends: A Monkey and a Dog in Panchhari
A monkey rescued as a baby and a black guard dog have become firm friends at a garden in Jharnatila, Panchhari, drawing daily visitors.
VegetablesKhagrachhari's Hill-Grown Mukhi Kachu Finds Buyers Across Bangladesh
Farmers in Khagrachhari were growing more mukhi kachu (taro) on the hill slopes in November 2019, and wholesalers said the crop had reached big markets in Noakhali, Cumilla, Chattogram and Dhaka.
Environment
Exhibition to Show 40 Species of Hill Birds in Photographs
Two young photographers will show pictures of about 40 bird species from Khagrachhari and Rangamati at the district's first exhibition on saving hill birds.