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Faridpur Growers Happy With Bumper Lalmi Harvest
Growers in Faridpur's Sadarpur upazila are enjoying a bumper lalmi harvest and good Ramadan prices, with the fruit sent across the country.
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1,600 Farmers in Jhenaidah Receive Aus Rice Seed and Fertiliser
Free aus rice seed and fertiliser are being distributed to 1,600 small and marginal farmers in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila over two days.
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Watermelon Farmers Suffer in Silence as Sellers Laugh All the Way
Watermelons change hands four times on the way to market and sell for four times the farm-gate price, while the farmers who grow them miss out on a fair price.
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Unsold Tomatoes End Up on a Rubbish Dump in Khulna's Terokhada
Tomato farmers in Terokhada upazila of Khulna had a bumper crop but could not sell it, and many have dumped their rotting tomatoes on a rubbish heap.
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Farmers Grow Sweet Pumpkin on Fallow Banks of the Dharla River in Lalmonirhat
Farmers in Lalmonirhat are earning extra income by growing sweet pumpkin on fallow land along the Dharla river, using seed given free by the agriculture office.
Environment
Deer Rescued from Poachers' Trap and Released in the Sundarbans
The Forest Department rescued a deer caught in a poachers' trap in the Sundarbans and released it back into the forest.
Bangladesh
Youth Arrested over Killing of Fishing Cat with Spear in Chuadanga
Police have arrested one of three men accused of spearing a fishing cat to death in Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila, after a video of the killing went viral.
Environment
Injured Python Released into Forest After Treatment in Mirsharai
A 16-foot python found injured and tied up by children in Mirsharai, Chattogram, was rescued, given first aid and released back into the forest.
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A Drop of Water, a Drop of Life
World Water Day, observed every 22 March, highlights a worsening safe water crisis worldwide and in Bangladesh, and the steps individuals, government and society can take.
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Manikganj Farmers Hope for a Bumper Maize Crop
Maize farmers in Manikganj expect a bumper crop this season, with the area under maize up by 4,333 hectares on last year.
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Thai Sapodilla Grown in the Hills of Mirsharai
Young agri-entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif has succeeded in growing Thai sapodilla in the hills of Mirsharai in Chattogram, and this year sold some of the fruit at market.
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Watermelon Bought for Tk 150 Sells for Tk 600 After Changing Hands Four Times
Barguna's watermelon farmers are not getting a fair price as the fruit bought from them for Tk 150 sells for up to Tk 600 after passing through four hands.
Agribusiness
Fishing Cat Speared to Death in Chuadanga, Video Goes Viral
A fishing cat was killed with a fish spear in Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga, and a video of the killing drew sharp criticism on social media.