Fruits
Satkhira Mangoes Reach the Market
Satkhira growers began picking and selling early mango varieties on 5 May, but many say the district's mango calendar has damaged their market.
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Satkhira
Crops
Miscreants Burn a Farmer's Paddy from One Bigha in Kalaroa
Unknown people set fire overnight to paddy that farmer Israil Hossain had cut and stacked in his field in Satkhira's Kalaroa upazila.
Fruits
Satkhira Mangoes to Reach the Market from 12 May
Under the Satkhira district administration's schedule, the district's early mangoes will reach the market from 12 May, with later varieties following in stages.
Fruits
8,000 kg of Carbide-Treated Mangoes Destroyed in Satkhira
RAB-6 members in Satkhira seized 8,000 kg of mangoes ripened with carbide that were being sent to Dhaka and had them crushed.
Fruits
2.5 Tonnes of Chemically Ripened Mangoes Seized in Satkhira
Two and a half tonnes of Gobindabhog mangoes ripened with chemicals were seized in Kaliganj, Satkhira, and crushed under a pickup's wheels.
Bangladesh
Deer Antlers and a Gun Found in a Drain Near the Sundarbans
River police recovered the antlers of hunted deer and a single-barrel gun from a drain at Harinagar in Shyamnagar, Satkhira.
Vegetables
With No Space of Their Own, Satkhira's Vegetable Sellers Block the Road
Vegetable traders at Satkhira's oldest market say they pay rent and revenue yet have no shed, so they trade on the road and cause daily traffic jams.
Fisheries
Fisherman Dies of Snakebite in the Sundarbans
A 24-year-old fisherman, Monirul Gazi, died of a snakebite while drying fish at Dublar Char in the Sundarbans.
Environment
Day-Long 'Ganga-Jamuna Literature Festival' Held in Kaliganj
A day-long Ganga-Jamuna Literature Festival was held in a festive atmosphere in Kaliganj, Satkhira, on the theme "Union, not separation, is fundamental".
Livestock
Security Stepped Up on Satkhira Border to Stop Smuggling of Sacrificial Hides
Border Guard Bangladesh and Satkhira district police have tightened security along the whole Satkhira border to stop hides of sacrificial animals being smuggled into India.
Environment
Two Hunters Fined in Satkhira for Killing Bullfrogs
A mobile court in Tala, Satkhira, fined two young men Tk 1,000 each after more than 50 bullfrogs were found with their legs cut off.
Environment
Deer Skin Recovered in Shyamnagar
The Forest Department recovered a deer skin in a raid on a house in Shyamnagar, Satkhira, but the poachers escaped.
Environment
Migratory Birds Hunted Indiscriminately in Satkhira as Administration Stays Idle
Migratory birds that shelter in Satkhira every winter are being trapped and shot in beels across the district, with little enforcement of the wildlife law.