Environment
Cutting Trees Is a Crime: Environment Minister
Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said cutting trees is a crime as he opened a nationwide Jubo League tree-planting programme.
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Agribusiness
No Cattle Under Tk 1 Lakh in Chattogram
At Chattogram's Sagarika market, buyers say even small cattle cost more than Tk 1 lakh, while traders blame rising feed and transport costs.
Livestock
DSCC Opens Phone Lines for Complaints on Eid Waste and Markets
Dhaka South City Corporation has set up a central control room with public phone numbers to oversee sacrificial animal markets and waste removal.
Agribusiness
Plenty of Animals at Shahjahanpur Market, but Prices 'High'
The Shahjahanpur sacrificial animal market in Dhaka has plenty of animals two days before Eid, but buyers and sellers disagree over prices.
Agribusiness
Traders Wait for Buyers at Gabtali Cattle Market
Sacrificial animals have arrived at Dhaka's Gabtali market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, but trading has not yet picked up and traders are waiting for buyers.
Livestock
Hill Cattle in High Demand at Rangamati's Sacrificial Animal Market
Hill cattle raised on natural fodder are topping buyers' lists at the sacrificial animal market in Rangamati.
Livestock
Last Train Carrying Sacrificial Animals Arrives in Dhaka
The last of Bangladesh Railway's special cattle trains for Eid-ul-Azha has arrived in Dhaka, with traders paying Tk 8,500 per wagon.
Fruits
Beat the Heat with a Mango Smoothie
With ripe mangoes plentiful in the market, a mango smoothie needs only five ingredients and a minute to make.
Bangladesh
Barking Deer Rescued in Kalmakanda Released into Durgapur Forest
A barking deer that strayed from a border forest into a village in Kalmakanda, Netrokona, has been rescued and released into a deep forest in Durgapur.
Crops
Chandpur Orchard Expects Tk 16-17 Lakh in Sales from 51 Foreign Mango Varieties
An entrepreneur in Chandpur who grows 51 foreign mango varieties on an old brick kiln site expects to sell Tk 16-17 lakh worth of fruit this year.
Crops
National Fruit Jackfruit Boosts the Hill Economy in Khagrachhari
Jackfruit has filled the markets of the hill district of Khagrachhari early in the season and is playing a big role in the hill economy.
Vegetables
Buffalo Bought for Sacrifice Kills Vegetable Trader in Rangunia
A buffalo bought for sacrifice killed vegetable trader Md Mohsin, 37, and injured four others in Rangunia, Chattogram, after it broke its rope and ran away.
Fisheries
Veterinary Teams to Serve Sacrificial Animal Markets Across the Country
Veterinary medical teams will provide first aid and advice at sacrificial animal markets across Bangladesh, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Md Abdur Rahman said.