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Drizzle Rots Cauliflower and Cabbage in the Fields
Days of steady rain have brought fungal disease to cauliflower and cabbage in Birampur, Dinajpur, worrying farmers.
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Environment
Two Palli Bidyut Staff Caught With 8kg of Deer Meat in Koyra
Two employees of the rural electricity service were detained in Koyra, Khulna, with eight kilograms of deer meat during a joint Forest Department and Coast Guard operation.
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Palm Gorgora Pitha
A recipe for gorgora pitha, a steamed cake made with palm pulp, coconut, milk and rice flour dough.
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Banana Farming Brings Prosperity to the Hills
Year-round banana farming is lifting growers in the Khagrachhari hills, though poor communications keep them from fetching the right price.
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1,886 Hectares of Paddy and Vegetable Land Under Water in Kishoreganj
Two days of continuous rain have flooded 1,886 hectares of paddy and vegetable land in Kishoreganj, including 1,620 hectares of transplanted Aman.
Environment
Mayor Atiq Urges More Tree Planting to Tackle Climate Risk
Dhaka North City Corporation mayor Atiqul Islam has called for planting more trees to tackle climate risk, warning that building on felled trees threatens the city's environment.
Environment
DNCC Signs MoU for Planned Tree Planting
Dhaka North City Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with three organisations to plant trees in a planned way, finding new spaces while keeping existing trees.
Environment
8-Foot Python Caught in Mirsarai Village, Released Into Forest
A python found in a residential area of Mirsarai in Chattogram was released into the forest by Forest Department officials on 4 October.
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Brick Kiln Fire Scorches 30 Hectares of Aman Paddy
Farmers in Bagharpara, Jashore, allege that fire from a neighbouring brick kiln has scorched 30 hectares of Aman paddy, harming more than 150 growers.
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Growing Boro Paddy in the Aus Season
A government doctor from Madhupur in Tangail has drawn attention by growing Boro paddy in the Aus season and getting a bumper yield, and neighbours are now following him.
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Family Nutrition Gardens Yield Tk 2 Crore of Vegetables a Year
Homestead nutrition gardens set up by about 10,000 families in Thakurgaon with the agriculture department's help are producing vegetables worth crores of taka a year.
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Farmer Dies of Snakebite
A 44-year-old farmer in Shahid Wahabpur, Rajbari Sadar upazila, has died after being bitten by a snake while working in a paddy field.
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Irregularities and Graft Sink Shyampur Packing House, Exports Under Threat
Exporters allege bribery at every step of the government's only central packing house at Shyampur, while projects worth hundreds of crores have left it without a working lab.