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Woman Detained With 24 Monitor Lizards in Khagrachhari
Police detained a woman in Khagrachhari with 24 monitor lizards she said she had bought in Chattogram to sell.
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Environment
Rangamati's Elephants Are Losing Their 'Conflict' With People
Constant conflict with people, habitat destruction and food shortages have pushed Rangamati's critically endangered Asian elephants towards local extinction.
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Headteacher Suspended After Pupils Planted Branches Instead of Saplings
An acting headteacher in Kaukhali upazila has been suspended for having pupils plant tree branches instead of saplings during a government tree-planting programme.
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Government to Import Fertiliser Worth Tk 903 Crore From Saudi Arabia and Morocco
The government will import 110,000 tonnes of urea, DAP and TSP fertiliser from Saudi Arabia and Morocco for about Tk 902.74 crore.
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Government to Buy Rice From Vietnam at Tk 51.50 a Kg
The government will import 100,000 tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice from Vietnam on a government-to-government basis at Tk 51.50 a kg.
Vegetables
Why Country After Country Is Turning Away From India's Farm Produce
Japan's halt on Indian mangoes, China's action on rice and tighter spice checks elsewhere have exposed weaknesses in India's testing and traceability systems.
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Government to Buy Sugar, Soybean Oil and Lentils Worth Tk 519 Crore
The cabinet committee on government purchase has approved buying sugar, refined soybean oil and lentils worth Tk 519.38 crore.
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Relief Rice Finally Reaches Kurigram Flood Victims
Distribution of 30 tonnes of GR rice allocated for flood and river-erosion victims in Nageshwari, Kurigram, has finally begun, weeks after the floods receded.
Environment
Collective Effort Needed to Secure Elephants' Future, Says Minister Mintoo
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said at a World Elephant Day event that securing elephants' future needs the whole of society, not the government alone.
Environment
Losing Food and Water in the Forest, Garo Hills Elephants Move Into Villages
Forest loss, encroachment and climate change have left the Garo Hills unable to feed and water wild elephants, driving them into villages where people and elephants are dying.
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Company Accused of Selling Pesticides Under Forged Registrations
General Agro Chemical Limited is accused of marketing more than half a dozen pesticides for about a decade under forged registrations, which its managing director denies.
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Hilsa Production Is Falling and the Fish Are Getting Smaller
While Bangladesh's fish output and exports grow, fishers and scientists say hilsa production is falling and the average fish is getting smaller.
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Government Fertiliser Found in Thakurgaon Shops, but Officials Never Came to Check
Reporters in Thakurgaon found hundreds of sacks of government fertiliser in open-market shops and alerted officials, who did not come even after a four-hour wait.