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How to Make a Mosquito Repellent at Home to Keep Dengue Mosquitoes Away
Rabishankar Maitri, a Bangladeshi writer and researcher living in France, shares a recipe for a home-made mosquito repellent cream and other neem remedies.
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Agribusiness
Jhenaidah Farmer Earns Lakhs from Bay Leaf Cultivation
A Kaliganj farmer who started with 100 bay leaf saplings in 2008 now has 400 trees on four bighas and says he sells about Tk 12 lakh of leaves a year.
Fruits
Mango and Litchi Orchards Covered in Blossom
Mango and litchi trees are heavy with blossom this spring, and growers expect a bumper harvest if storms and hail stay away.
Fruits
Tk 161 Crore Project to Keep Fruit on the Table All Year
ECNEC has approved a Tk 161 crore project to raise fruit production by 20 per cent and make fruit available throughout the year.
Agribusiness
Tk 230 Crore Flower Research Centre Planned at Jhikargachha, Jashore
The government plans a Tk 230.80 crore flower research centre on 20 hectares at Jhikargachha, Jashore, to raise flower production and cut post-harvest losses.
Agribusiness
Duck Farm on Tangail Beel Earns Over a Lakh a Month from Eggs
A returned migrant worker's mobile duck farm on a beel in Delduar, Tangail, is producing about 350 eggs a day and, he says, more than a lakh taka a month.
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Toothpaste, Face Wash and Coffee From Cow Products Earn Crores in India
Products made from cow dung and cow urine are finding buyers in India, with one Mumbai company earning more than 2.5 crore rupees a year.
Environment
New Year Sky Lantern Falls on Zoo, 30 Animals Burn to Death
At least 30 animals, including gorillas, orangutans and chimpanzees, died when a New Year sky lantern set fire to an ape house at Germany's Krefeld Zoo.