Crops
Sand Dredged After Migratory Bird Colony Gear Removed on the Atrai
Sand traders are accused of clearing a migratory bird colony at Madhuban on the Atrai river in Naogaon's Mahadebpur to dredge sand.
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Livestock
Guest Birds Become Permanent Residents in Naogaon's Khagorkuri Village
Birds that once came to Khagorkuri village near Naogaon town as seasonal guests have now nested and raised young there, and villagers guard them against hunters.
Environment
Have You Ever Seen the Harichacha, the Treepie?
The harichacha, or treepie, a long-tailed relative of the crow, is still seen around Naogaon town even as shrinking thickets drive many birds away.
Environment
The Indian Silverbill Is Disappearing
The Indian silverbill, once common in rural Bangladesh, is vanishing from many areas as the kash grass, shrubs and thickets it lives in disappear.
Rooftop farmingRooftop garden in Naogaon town bears oranges grown in drums
In March 2018 Ahsan Habib Ratan's hobby garden on the roof of his house in Naogaon town's Sultanpur area held about 80 kinds of plants, and orange trees he had planted in drums a year earlier were bearing fruit, Jagonews24 reported.
Agribusiness
Naogaon's Sourav Succeeds at Squash Farming After Watching YouTube
A Raninagar farmer who learned about squash from a YouTube report has had a good first harvest with support from the agriculture department.