Fruits
Farmers in Mirsarai Succeed With Off-Season Watermelon
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are making good profits from off-season watermelon grown with mulching under a DAE project, and the area under the crop is expanding.
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Crops
Manikganj Farmers Celebrate Bringing Home the Aman Harvest
A good aman crop after timely rain has put Manikganj's farming families in a festive mood as they harvest and bring the paddy home.
Environment
Snake Fear in Kushtia: 8 Deaths in 10 Months, Antivenom in Short Supply
Snakebites killed eight people in Kushtia in the first ten months of the year, while Kushtia General Hospital and several upazila health complexes ran out of antivenom.
Environment
19 Directives Must Be Followed to Protect Tanguar and Hakaluki Haors
The government has issued a protection order for Tanguar and Hakaluki haors, setting 19 mandatory directives on hunting, tourism, fishing, sand extraction and waste.
CropsJoypurhat farmers say cold stores sold their potatoes without telling them
In November 2025 farmers and traders in Joypurhat's Panchbibi and Khetlal upazilas alleged that three cold stores had sold their stored potatoes without informing them. The cold stores said the potatoes risked rotting and space had to be freed.
Crops
Spend Tk 6,000, Earn Tk 60,000: Water Chestnut Brings New Hope to Farmers
Farmers in Joypurhat are turning waterlogged low land to water chestnut, a three-month crop that costs little and sells well.
Vegetables
Bumper Winter Vegetable Yield in Magura, Supply Rises
Favourable weather has brought a bumper winter vegetable crop in Magura, filling local markets, though prices remain somewhat high for now.
Fruits
A Forest Story on a City Wall: Monkeys Appear on the Bangabhaban Wall
A troop of monkeys that appeared on the boundary wall of Bangabhaban drew curious crowds in Dhaka, a reminder of the wildlife the city has lost.
Environment
The World's Seven Most Striking Green Snakes
Green snakes blend superbly into their surroundings, and while some are dangerously venomous, others are entirely harmless; here are seven of the most striking.
CropsMulching and Trellises Open a Prospect for Summer Watermelon in Jhenaidah
A farmer in the Holidhani block of Jhenaidah Sadar grew a trial crop of summer watermelon on 52 decimals with mulching and trellises and set more than 2,000 fruits; an agriculture ministry team visited the field on 6 November 2025.
Fruits
Parents Give Fruit Saplings Across Village So Their Child Grows Up in Clean Air
A couple in Chitalmari, Bagerhat, celebrated the birth of their daughter by giving fruit tree saplings to more than 200 families in their village.
CropsGood Aman Paddy Yield in Thakurgaon, but Low Prices Disappoint Farmers
Farmers in Thakurgaon said on 8 November 2025 that the aman paddy yield was good but that a two-maund sack was fetching Tk 2,200 to Tk 2,400, too little to cover their costs, and they asked the government to fix a fair price and buy paddy.
FisheriesSeized jatka looted during distribution at Barishal fisheries office
Hundreds of people carried off seized jatka (juvenile hilsa) while it was being handed out at the Barishal divisional fisheries office on the night of 7 November 2025. Witnesses alleged that officials had held back cartons of fish; the district fisheries officer denied it.