Environment
Butterfly Fair at Jahangirnagar University on 24 November
Jahangirnagar University will hold its day-long butterfly fair on 24 November to promote butterfly conservation and public awareness.
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Livestock
38 Research Cocks Stolen in Savar
Thirty-eight research cocks have been stolen from the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) in Savar, Dhaka.
Livestock
Sultan and Pathan Found in Savar
A buffalo farm in Ashulia is rearing more than 300 buffaloes for Eid, including two Jafarabadi bulls weighing over 1,000 kg each.
Livestock
Savar Tannery Estate Ready for Eid Hides
Savar's tanneries have stocked salt and chemicals and lined up extra workers to handle the Eid-ul-Azha rawhide collection.
Livestock
18 Goats Die Inside Bus Luggage Box
Eighteen goats being carried to a Dhaka sacrificial market in a bus luggage box died of extreme heat at Baipail in Ashulia.
Environment
Two Monkeys Rescued From a Cage at a Park in Savar
Wildlife officials rescued two caged rhesus monkeys from a park in Savar but took no legal action because the owners did not know the law.
Livestock
Ostriches to Be Raised at Home, Each Giving as Much Meat as a Cow
The Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute is studying ostriches at Savar and plans to take ostrich farming to trained model farmers across the country by 2025.
Environment
Over a Hundred Roadside Trees Felled and Sold Without Permission
A case has been filed against four people, including officials of an NGO, for felling government roadside trees in Dhamrai, Dhaka, without permission.
EnvironmentJahangirnagar University to hold its 20th Bird Fair on 24 January
Jahangirnagar University's zoology department was to hold its annual Bird Fair 2020 on Friday 24 January in front of the Zahir Raihan Auditorium, with birdwatching, contests and exhibitions to build public support for bird conservation.
VegetablesForeign vegetable farming earns Savar villages the name 'China village'
Several villages in Savar's Tetuljhora and Bhakurta unions had become known locally as 'China village' by early 2020, as farmers grew foreign vegetables for Chinese restaurants. The upazila agriculture officer put the area at about 80 hectares.
Vegetables
Razia Sultana's Exotic Vegetable Farm in Ashulia
In Ashulia, Savar, young housewife Razia Sultana has built an 18-bigha farm of foreign vegetables and adds new crops based on demand, cost and profit.
Agribusiness
Turkey, a New Addition to the Poultry Industry
Turkey is a new addition to Bangladesh's poultry industry, and in Ashulia, Amir Hossain Sarkar went from 21 chicks to a commercial farm with its own hatchery in a year.