Agribusiness
Foreign Knives and Cleavers Take Over the Local Market
Imported knives and cleavers from China and India are displacing locally made tools in Khulna's markets ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, leaving local blacksmiths with few orders.
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Villagers Protest Plan to Let Saline Water Into Farmland for Shrimp Enclosures
Villagers of Nayani in Khulna's Koyra upazila protested against a bid to let river saline water into farmland for shrimp enclosures after they switched back to rice.
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Khulna's Watermelons Travel to Every Corner of the Country
A good watermelon crop in Khulna is keeping traders busy sending the fruit to districts across Bangladesh, though a spell of rain cut prices for growers.
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From Hunger to National Best Farmer: Sureshwar Mallik's Safe Vegetable Farming
Sureshwar Mallik of Dumuria, Khulna, who once ate soaked rice for lack of money, now grows safe vegetables year-round using modern techniques and has won national honours.
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Farming Under Threat as Canals and Sluice Gates Fall Into Disrepair in Terokhada
Lack of maintenance has left many canals and sluice gates in Terokhada, Khulna, useless, worrying farmers about rice and other crops.
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Imported Fruit Prices High in Khulna Markets, Local Fruit Brings Relief
Imported fruit prices in Khulna have risen by Tk 20 to Tk 50 a kg during Ramadan, while cheaper local fruit is drawing more buyers.
AgribusinessEighteen Bede women in Khulna leave nomadic life to run small businesses
Eighteen Bede women at Seven Number Ghat in Khulna gave up a wandering livelihood and earned from cloth, bags, groceries, vegetables and goats after 10 days of training from the NGO Rupantar in 2022, Jagonews24 reported.
Environment
10-Foot Python Rescued in Koyra
Forest officials rescued a 10-foot python from a village in Koyra, Khulna, and released it into the Sundarbans.
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Many Tiger Photos Captured, Sundarbans Tigers Believed to Have Increased
Camera traps captured more tiger photos than before in the Sundarbans, but internet disruption has pushed the census result to next month.
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Khulna Tree Fair Short of Buyers Even in Its Final Days
Khulna's annual tree fair is drawing fewer buyers than expected in its final days, with some sellers reporting daily losses and blaming the quota movement.
Environment
No Shortage of Antivenom, Civil Surgeon Urges Calm Over Russell's Viper
Khulna civil surgeon Dr Sheikh Safiqul Islam says there is no shortage of antivenom in the district's hospitals and there is no need to panic over Russell's viper.
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Poachers Flee Leaving Cooked Deer Meat Deep in the Sundarbans
Poachers deep in the Sundarbans abandoned 9 kg of cooked deer meat and fled into the forest when forest guards arrived, leaving three boats behind.
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Tigers Must Be Protected to Save the Sundarbans: Forest Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister Begum Habibun Nahar said at a meeting in Koyra, Khulna, that tigers must be protected to protect the Sundarbans.