Crops
Juicy, Sweet Lychee of Mangalbaria
Favourable weather has brought a good crop of the famous Mangalbaria lychee in Pakundia, Kishoreganj, where growers hope for Tk 10 crore in sales.
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Money
Fruits
Mango Donated to Kishoreganj Mosque Sells for Tk 1,600; Imam Buys It
A mango donated to a mosque in Itna upazila of Kishoreganj was sold for Tk 1,600 at an open auction, with the imam as buyer.
Crops
Off-Season Mangoes Hang on the Trees, Over Tk 1.25 Crore Sold in 3 Months
A Shibganj farmer growing year-round Katimon mangoes on 50 leased bighas has earned more than Tk 1.25 crore in three months, with more fruit still to come in winter.
Crops
'No Paddy at Home, So Higher Prices Bring Us No Profit'
Paddy prices in Naogaon have risen by up to Tk 100 a maund in two weeks, but farmers who sold early say they have nothing left to sell.
Agribusiness
Counterfeit Money Gangs Active Before Eid, Targeting Cattle Markets
Gangs selling counterfeit notes through Facebook pages and home delivery are targeting sacrificial animal markets, while law enforcers and banks set up note-detection booths.
Environment
Palm trees earn villagers Tk 2 crore, and no lightning deaths
Palm trees line every road in Kakiladah village in Kushtia, bringing in crores of taka each summer and, villagers say, keeping lightning deaths at zero.
Agribusiness
Tk 936 Crore Looted in 52 Days by Raising Chicken Prices
Bangladesh Poultry Association, which represents marginal farmers, alleges that corporate poultry firms made Tk 936 crore in 52 days by raising the prices of chickens and chicks.
Daily life
How Likely Is Coronavirus to Spread Through Money?
With studies finding dangerous microbes on Indian and Bangladeshi currency, a Khulna University professor says coronavirus could also spread through money.
Agribusiness
Tk 30 of Seed Earns Tk 45,000
Khulna sharecropper Sureshwar Mallik turned Tk 30 of spinach seed into Tk 45,000 in 45 days, and his success is inspiring others in Dumuria.