Environment
What Will End the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sherpur?
With no permanent solution in a decade and a half, wild elephants and people keep dying in the conflict on the Sherpur border, where settlements have spread into the animals' range.
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Public suffering
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Tk 520 Crore Looted in 15 Days by Raising Egg and Chicken Prices
Leaders of the Bangladesh Poultry Association, a small farmers' body, accuse big poultry companies of taking Tk 520 crore from consumers and small farmers in 15 days by raising prices.
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Villagers Fed Up With Langur Menace
Farmers in Gangni upazila of Meherpur say growing troops of langurs are destroying their crops, while no food has been arranged for the animals there.
Environment
Fishing Cat Attacks Injure 10, Including Children and Elderly
Ten people in a Sunamganj village, including children and elderly people, are being treated in hospital after attacks by a fishing cat.
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Wild Elephant Attacks Torment Haluaghat Border Villagers
Villagers along the Haluaghat border in Mymensingh say wild elephant herds are wrecking homes and fruit trees while officials give little help.
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Farmers Distressed as Livestock Department Struggles in Jhalakathi
Foot-and-mouth disease has broken out among thousands of cattle in Jhalakathi, where a severe staff shortage is hampering the livestock department's work.