Crops
Fears of Mango Crop Failure Stall Advance Orchard Sales
Poor fruit set in Chapainawabganj's mango orchards has left growers unable to sell their orchards in advance as they usually do.
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Vegetables
Heatwave Scorches Crops as Livestock Struggle
A nearly month-long heatwave has damaged boro rice, jute and fruit crops and hit poultry and cattle farmers hardest.
Fruits
Mumbai and Golapkhas Mangoes to Reach Market from 9 May
Satkhira district administration has announced a mango harvest calendar to stop immature fruit being picked and sold.
Crops
SSTF Teaches Farmers How to Stay Safe from Lightning
A volunteer group ran a two-day lightning awareness drive for farmers harvesting rice in Munshiganj and Dhaka, giving them three safety rules.
Crops
Boro Rice Harvest in the Haors Nearly Complete
Ninety-seven per cent of the boro rice in Bangladesh's haor wetlands has been harvested, while 33 per cent has been cut nationwide.
Fruits
Unhealthy Race to Pick Unripe Mangoes and Lychees at Rajshahi University
Some Rajshahi University students are stripping unripe mangoes and lychees from trees opened to them, prompting complaints and a proctor's plea to wait 15 days.
Crops
Maize Farming Is Changing Farmers' Fortunes
Maize grown on Faridpur's once-fallow Padma river chars is lifting the fortunes of char dwellers and other farmers.
Vegetables
Drought Scorches Farmers' Hopes in Nilphamari
A long dry spell in Nilphamari is withering crops across the district, and farmers fear heavy losses despite extra irrigation.
Crops
15 Injured as Two Villages Clash in Kuliarchar
At least 15 people were hurt when two villages in Kuliarchar, Kishoreganj, clashed with spears over a banana theft and a longstanding feud.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Scarce in Padma and Meghna, Fishermen Frustrated
Fishermen are catching little hilsa in the Padma and Meghna after the two-month ban, leaving Chandpur's main fish landing quiet and prices high.
Fisheries
Maize Cultivation Rises in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram are turning to maize, with the area under the crop up 10 hectares this year.
Fisheries
Hilsa Scarce in Rivers, Fishermen Frustrated
Fishermen on the Meghna and Tetulia in Bhola are returning with few hilsa after the two-month ban and worry about their debts.
Livestock
7ft Python Removed from Chicken Coop
A seven-foot python found in a chicken coop in Morrelganj, Bagerhat, was rescued and released into the Sundarbans.