AgribusinessConsumer Rights Drive on Indian Hilsa at Jashore Market
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection fined a Jashore fish wholesaler Tk 5,000 for failing to show the set price and import papers for Indian hilsa.
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CropsGovernment Fertiliser Found in Thakurgaon Shops, but Officials Never Came to Check
Reporters in Thakurgaon found hundreds of sacks of government fertiliser in open-market shops and alerted officials, who did not come even after a four-hour wait.
CropsForest Department Accused of Felling 1,200 Orange Trees After Family Stopped Monthly Payments
A family in Moulvibazar's Kamalganj says forest officials destroyed its 1,200-tree orange orchard because it stopped paying monthly bribes; the Forest Department says the orchard was illegal.
CropsForest Land Grabbed for Malta and Pineapple Farming, 5 Acres Recovered
A joint drive in Kamalganj recovered about 5 acres of reserved forest that local influential people had turned into malta, pineapple, lemon and betel nut gardens.