Vegetables
Relief in Khulna Vegetable Markets, but Fish Prices Stay High
Vegetables are cheaper in Khulna's markets, but fish prices have not fallen as supply is still low after the fishing ban ended.
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Livestock
Woman Dies of Snakebite While Grazing Cattle
Maleka Begum, 50, died of a venomous snakebite while grazing cattle on a remote char in Raipur, Lakshmipur.
Environment
World Tiger Day Today
As World Tiger Day is marked, Bangladesh's Sundarbans tiger numbers remain far from the 2010 doubling goal and the exact current count is unknown.
Crops
Chuadanga Farmer Dies of Snakebite After Hours at Exorcist's House
A farmer bitten by a snake in his paddy field in Chuadanga died in hospital after his family first took him to an exorcist.
Fruits
Abid's Hall Balcony Garden Holds 70 Plant Species
A Rajshahi University master's student has turned the balcony outside his hall room into a garden of about 70 plant species.
Fruits
Hog Plum Khatta with Coconut Paste
The sweet-and-sour hog plum, or amra, can be turned into a mouth-watering khatta with coconut paste.
Crops
Atikullah's Green Dream Hangs From the Trellis
A farmer in his sixties in Kaliganj, Gazipur, has drawn crowds with sweet grapes on about a bigha of trellises, once mocked by his neighbours.
Environment
Snake Panic Capsizes Boat, Killing Three Wedding Guests in Tangail
Three people including the groom's elder brother drowned in Tangail's Mirzapur when panic over a snake in the water overturned their boat.
Fruits
Saplings in Exchange for Plastic Bottles at Chittagong University
A student organisation at Chittagong University handed out about 4,000 fruit saplings to people who brought in plastic bottles.
Environment
IFIC Bank Launches Nationwide Tree-Planting Programme
IFIC Bank has begun a month-long tree-planting drive across its 1,300 branches and sub-branches under the slogan "Let trees be life's companions".
Crops
Shrabon 'Drought' Burns Northern Farmers' Fortunes
A rainless monsoon is forcing farmers across northern Bangladesh to irrigate aman paddy, pushing up costs and raising fears of lower yields.
Fruits
Naogaon Mangoes Lag in Exports for Lack of Support
Naogaon is famous for its mangoes, but only Sapahar upazila exports them, and growers say government support would let them earn far more.
Fruits
How to Get to the Floating Guava Market and What It Costs
Bangladesh's largest floating guava market at Bhimruli, on the Jhalakathi-Pirojpur border, is at its liveliest from late July.