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Farmers Score With Valentina and Carotina Cauliflower
Purple "Valentina" and yellow "Carotina" cauliflowers fetch double the price of white ones, and farmers in Shariatpur are growing more of them each year.
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Shariatpur
LivestockEngineer Arifuzzaman Khan builds a lovebird breeding farm in Shariatpur's Naria
In January 2024 Arifuzzaman Khan, a physically disabled engineer, was breeding lovebirds in 48 cages on a farm he set up on 45 decimals of leased land in Naria upazila, Shariatpur, after leaving his job in 2021.
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Fish Enclosures Block Drainage, Leaving 200 Acres of Farmland Under Water
Farmers in Damudya, Shariatpur, say fish enclosures built across the only drainage canal of Jayalu beel have kept 200 acres of paddy land waterlogged for five years.
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Winter Vegetables Turn Around Fortunes of Jajira Farmers
Good soil and favourable weather have made winter vegetable farming profitable in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur, with produce now sold in Dhaka and other districts.
Bangladesh
Injured Fishing Cat Found Lying on Road in Shariatpur
An injured fishing cat found lying on a road in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur was taken home and revived by a local man before the authorities were told.
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Awami League Leader Dies of Snakebite in Shariatpur
A ward-level Awami League leader in Damudya, Shariatpur, died of a snakebite after his family said the district hospital did not give him antivenom because no doctor was available.
Bangladesh
Langur in Village Takes Food From People's Hands
A black-faced langur has spent two days roaming Char Sonamukhi in Shariatpur, where villagers are feeding it by hand.
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Sellers Happy With Cattle Prices, Buyers Are Not
Farmers in Shariatpur welcome higher cattle prices, but buyers say their budgets fall short and sales remain slow.
Agribusiness
'Sultan Raja', Shampooed Every Day, Priced at Tk 10 Lakh
Shariatpur farmer Sultan Ojha wants Tk 10 lakh for Sultan Raja, a 30-maund Friesian bull he has raised for two and a half years and bathes with shampoo every day.
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Five Jungle Cat Kittens Rescued from Grassland
Five jungle cat kittens found in a grass field in Zajira, Shariatpur, were released by the Forest Department near where their mother lived.
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Farmers in Zajira Profit from Mulching
Plastic mulching, first tried by one cucumber grower in 2015, now covers about 200 acres of vegetables in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur, bringing farmers good profits.