Environment
Two Palli Bidyut Staff Caught With 8kg of Deer Meat in Koyra
Two employees of the rural electricity service were detained in Koyra, Khulna, with eight kilograms of deer meat during a joint Forest Department and Coast Guard operation.
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Crops
Sultan Dreams of Becoming a Lakhpati From Shed Paddy Grain
A farmer in Rupsha, Khulna, has grown a crop of paddy from grain shed at harvest, without tilling or transplanting, and neighbours are keen to copy him.
Environment
Seedlings Worth Tk 80 Lakh Sold at Khulna Tree Fair
About 71,000 seedlings worth nearly Tk 80 lakh were sold at a 28-day tree fair in Khulna, the fair's closing ceremony heard.
Vegetables
Relief in Khulna Vegetable Markets, but Fish Prices Stay High
Vegetables are cheaper in Khulna's markets, but fish prices have not fallen as supply is still low after the fishing ban ended.
Agribusiness
Week-Long Sacrificial Cattle Market Opens in Khulna
Khulna's mayor opened the week-long Joragate cattle market and told organisers to collect tolls honestly and prevent harassment.
Crops
Climate-Smart Technology Brings Crops to Fallow Coastal Land
Poly mulch, solar-powered drip irrigation and mini ponds under a DAE climate-smart project are letting farmers in coastal Khulna grow crops on saline, fallow land.
Crops
Farmer Breeders Share How They Developed New Rice Varieties
Farmers from across Bangladesh gathered in Khulna to describe how they developed new rice varieties suited to their areas, from one or two lines to about 200.
Vegetables
Egg and Chicken Prices Fall in Khulna, but Fish Costs More
Egg, chicken and vegetable prices fell in Khulna's markets over the past week, but fish became dearer as supply dropped, while rice, oil and sugar stayed high.
Environment
Young Man Jailed for Trapping Migratory Birds in Dakop, Khulna
A mobile court in Dakop upazila of Khulna sentenced a 26-year-old man to one month's simple imprisonment for trapping migratory birds.
Vegetables
Colourful Watermelon and Vegetable Farming Grows in Rupsa
Farmers in Khulna's Rupsa upazila are overcoming salinity to grow off-season coloured watermelons and vegetables on the dykes of their fish enclosures.
Agribusiness
Beef and Goat Meat Prices Fixed in Khulna for Ramadan
Khulna City Corporation has fixed the maximum price of beef at Tk 600 a kg and goat meat at Tk 850 a kg in the city for Ramadan.
Crops
Drumsticks Sell at Tk 400 a Kg in Khulna
New-season drumsticks are selling at up to Tk 400 a kg in Khulna after rain and wind cut the crop.
Crops
Dacope Farmers Keep Farming Despite Disasters
Overcoming cyclones such as Sidr, Aila and Bulbul, river erosion and salinity, farmers in Dacope near the Sundarbans are growing rice and vegetables.