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Haor Farmers and Youths Head Abroad Hoping to Change Their Fortunes
Passport applications in Sunamganj have multiplied as farmers and young people in the haor district leave farming to seek work abroad.
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Fruit Bagging Brings Pabna Grower a Double Win With Late Mangoes
Teacher-turned-grower Mridul Biswas of Pabna bags his late-variety mangoes to keep them free of pests and pesticides, and sells them when prices are high.
Bangladesh
Jackal Emerges from Bamboo Grove and Bites 15 People in Saidpur
At least 15 people were injured when a jackal attacked in Saidpur, Nilphamari, and a seriously hurt teenager was taken to Rangpur.
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What to Do in Vegetable Growing in the Month of Ashwin
The Bengali month of Ashwin is the time to prepare soil and seedbeds and sow winter vegetables, in fields and rooftop gardens alike.
EnvironmentTuntuni, the Tailorbird of Bengal's Village Gardens and Folk Tales
A Jagonews24 feature of 14 September 2023 described the tuntuni, the tiny leaf-stitching bird of Bengali folk tales, and voiced concern that it was seen less often. Bangladesh's 2015 Red List rated the common tailorbird Least Concern.
EnvironmentBangladesh Sets 25 Per Cent Tree Cover Target for 2030, Minister Tells Parliament
In a written reply to parliament on 13 September 2023, then environment minister Md Shahab Uddin said the government aimed to raise tree cover to 25 per cent and forest cover to 16 per cent by 2030, from 22.37 and 14.1 per cent in 2015.
Environment
80 Per Cent of the Country's Snakebite Patients Admitted to Rajshahi Medical
Snakebite admissions and deaths are rising at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, which faced an antivenom shortage that its director says is now over.
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Kaliganj's Kakrol Goes to the Middle East
Pesticide-free kakrol from two safe vegetable villages in Kaliganj, Gazipur, is being sold in Dhaka and exported to the Middle East.
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Kaptai Lake Gates to Open if Water Rises One More Foot
Kaptai Lake is brimming after rain and hill runoff, and its gates may be opened if the water rises one more foot.
Environment
Rakayet Rushes Out Whenever He Hears of a Snake
Rakayet Ahsan, a volunteer in Kalapara, Patuakhali, rushes out to rescue snakes and other wild animals and has released hundreds back into the wild.
Fruits
Seller Takes Tk 285 and Says He Knocked Off Two Taka
Fruit sellers outside Mugda Medical College Hospital are charging dengue patients' relatives well above prices elsewhere in Dhaka.
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Ashwina Mango at Tk 15,000 a Maund, Yet Growers Count Losses
Ashwina mangoes now fetch up to Tk 15,000 a maund in Chapainawabganj, but growers say much of their crop has rotted and they are still losing money.
Environment
Police Action Saves Seven-Foot Python
A python more than seven feet long, caught in a fishing net in Gowainghat, Sylhet, was saved by police and released into the forest.