Crops
Omar Sharif Succeeds With Avocado Farming in Mirsarai
Young entrepreneur Md Omar Sharif has become the first to grow avocado on trial in Mirsarai, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
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Fruits
Chapainawabganj's Gourmati Mangoes Go to Sweden
Nachole grower Rafiqul Islam sent one tonne of Gourmati mangoes to Sweden, adding to about 10 tonnes he has exported this year.
Crops
No Rain at Height of Season, Aman Farming in Doubt
A lack of rain at the height of the season has left Mirsarai farmers unsure whether they can grow aman at all this year.
Environment
Slow Loris Leaves Forest for Village in Mirsarai
A slow loris has left the forest and has been wandering around homes in Mirsarai's Madhyam Wahedpur for four days.
Environment
Tree Planting at Foreign Service Academy to Mark Mourning Month of August
The foreign ministry planted 16 saplings at the Foreign Service Academy, one for each member of Bangabandhu's family, to mark August.
Crops
Khagrachhari's Successful Agri-Entrepreneur Nurul Alam
Md Nurul Alam, who worked in IT, is growing desert dates commercially on the hills of Matiranga in Khagrachhari.
Environment
Angry Man Releases Snake in Municipal Office
After officials failed to come for six hours, a Hyderabad man caught the snake in his home himself and released it in the municipal office.
Environment
'Everywhere You Look in Dhaka, Only Buildings': DMP Commissioner
Launching the DMP's 2023 tree-planting programme, Commissioner Khandaker Golam Faruq said there is no alternative to planting trees to keep the earth liveable.
Environment
UP Member Dies of Snakebite in Faridpur
Woman UP member Kakon Shikder Kanon, 34, died of a snakebite in Sadarpur, Faridpur.
Environment
A Snake Bathed With Shampoo
A viral video shows a young man fearlessly washing a king cobra with shampoo, though where it was filmed is unknown.
Crops
Farmers Struggle to Plant Aman Even in the Rainy Season
Scant monsoon rain has forced Thakurgaon farmers to plant aman using costly machine irrigation, with seedlings drying in the heat.
Rooftop farming
People and a Herd of Deer Shelter Under One Roof in the Rain
A viral video shows wild deer in Japan's Nara Park sheltering from heavy rain beside people under a roadside roof.
Environment
75% of the World's Tigers Now Live in India; Numbers Up in Nepal and Bhutan
India, Nepal and Bhutan have made major gains in tiger numbers, with India now home to about 75% of the world's tigers.