Environment
Today Is Snake Day
World Snake Day is marked on 16 July to counter the fear and negative ideas that surround snakes, most of which are not venomous.
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Vegetables
How to Keep Your Food Safe
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sets out four simple steps at home to protect families from food poisoning.
Environment
All Educational Institutions Told to Plant Trees
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has ordered all educational institutions under it to carry out tree-planting programmes on World Environment Day, 5 June.
Crops
Tobacco Farming Harms Land and Health
Poor farmers are growing tobacco for the cash and support companies offer, while the crop spreads its smell through villages and degrades the soil.
Crops
The Most Popular Potato Varieties for Cultivation
The potato, a starchy tuber first grown in the Andes, now has about 4,000 varieties, and a handful of popular types are easy to find worldwide.
Environment
World Tiger Day Today
As World Tiger Day is marked, Bangladesh's Sundarbans tiger numbers remain far from the 2010 doubling goal and the exact current count is unknown.
Environment
Common Misconceptions About Snakes
On World Snake Day, 16 July, a look at snakebite deaths in Bangladesh and some widespread misconceptions about snakes.
Vegetables
How to Keep Food Safe and Avoid Food Poisoning
Cleaning, separating, cooking and storing food correctly can protect a family from food poisoning, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Environment
Charka Textile Marks World Environment Day With Tree Planting
Charka Textile in Danga, Narsingdi, marked World Environment Day by planting more than a hundred trees with German-based Winsheh Bangladesh.
Environment
31st BCS Cadre Association to Plant 10,000 Trees Across the Country
The 31st BCS Cadre Association has taken up a programme to plant 10,000 trees across Bangladesh marking World Environment Day.
Environment
The Country Where You Must Plant Trees to Graduate
The Philippines has passed a law requiring every student to plant at least ten trees before graduating.
Environment
Role of Trees in Keeping Nature and Environment in Balance Is Undeniable
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the role of trees in meeting basic needs and keeping nature and the environment in balance is undeniable.
Environment
The Fight to Survive in Green
An essay argues that people's long struggle to survive has turned into a destructive fight against nature itself.