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Wild Elephant Found Dead in Ukhiya Paddy Field, Crowds Gather
The body of an elderly wild elephant was found in a paddy field in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, and the forest department says a post-mortem will establish the cause of death.
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Nabanna Festival Mood Fills Homes Across Magura
Farming households in Magura are busy harvesting new paddy and making rice flour for Nabanna, the harvest festival many say is slipping into the past.
CropsUnknown Disease Hits Aman Paddy in Gaibandha, Farmers Fear for the Harvest
In November 2025 aman paddy leaves were drying brown within two weeks across Gaibandha's seven upazilas; farmers feared heavy losses, and the agriculture department's preliminary view was bacterial leaf blight.
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Second Woman Dies After Wild Elephant Attack in Rangamati
A second woman injured in a wild elephant attack on the Assambasti-Kaptai road in Rangamati has died, bringing the death toll to two.
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Water Hyacinth Blooms Brighten Open Waters of Mirsarai
Water hyacinth is in bloom across the open canals, beels and ponds of Mirsarai in Chattogram, delighting residents and passers-by.
Environment
Woman Killed, Three Injured in Wild Elephant Attack in Rangamati
A woman was killed and others injured when herds of wild elephants attacked two autorickshaws on the Assambasti-Kaptai link road in Rangamati.
CropsBagerhat sugarcane growers report a better season; DAE office to seek incentives
Kachua growers reported a good crop and prices in November 2025 but say they still carry last year's debts and get no help from the agriculture office. The DAE's deputy director said cane has no incentive and that the office would recommend one.
CropsQuestions raised on how far Bogura spice centre's varieties reach farmers
A Jagonews24 report of November 2025 said most farmers it met did not know the 58 spice varieties listed by the BARI centre in Bogura; the centre's officers said the varieties were grown widely and that they had no budget for extension.
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Faridpur Farmers Busy Planting Murikata Onion, Worried About Fertiliser Costs
Murikata onion planting in Faridpur has reached 75 per cent of the target, but farmers complain of fertiliser shortages and overcharging, which dealers deny.
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Bangladesh Fruit Production Rises by 50 Lakh Tonnes in a Dozen Years
Bangladesh's annual fruit output has grown from about one crore tonnes to 1.5 crore tonnes in a dozen years, with most fruits up but jackfruit and coconut down.
CropsHill Jhum Paddy Grown on Plain Land in Jhenaidah Yields Well at Low Cost
A farmer in Ramnagar village of Jhenaidah Sadar grew the hill paddy Sentu Pajam 21 on high fallow land in the 2025 aman season, and said it needed under a tenth of aman's irrigation and cost Tk 7,000 to 8,000 a bigha.
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Chitoi Pitha From Dry Rice Flour, Made Just Right
A simple method for making soft, puffed chitoi pitha from shop-bought dry rice flour by blending it with warm water and a handful of cooked rice.
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Date Palm Trees Decline in Narail, Tappers in Short Supply
With date palm trees and tappers dwindling in Narail's Kalia upazila, a local journalist has brought tappers from Rajshahi and officials promise to train local gachhis.