Environment
Speaker Opens Tree Planting Programme at Parliament
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury opened a tree planting programme at the Jatiya Sangsad on 17 July and urged everyone to plant more trees.
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Environment
Two Thousand Palm Saplings Planted at Ishwardi EPZ
Two thousand palm saplings were planted at Ishwardi EPZ in Pabna on 16 July to help protect against lightning.
Environment
Common Misconceptions About Snakes
On World Snake Day, 16 July, a look at snakebite deaths in Bangladesh and some widespread misconceptions about snakes.
Crops
People Will Know the Hill Tracts by Coffee and Cashew Nuts: Bir Bahadur
Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Minister Bir Bahadur Ushwe Sing said the hill region will one day be known for coffee and cashew nuts, just as Sylhet is known for tea.
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Hill Farmers Dream of Success With Lotkon Cultivation
Lotkon, once an unvalued wild fruit of the hills, is now in wide demand, and farmers in Khagrachhari are turning to growing it commercially.
Environment
19-Foot Burmese Python Caught in Florida
A 22-year-old in Florida has caught a Burmese python 19 feet long, as long as an adult giraffe is tall, thought to be the longest of its kind in the world.
Environment
What to Do to Stay Safe From Venomous Snakebites
Snakebites and the deaths they cause rise every flood season, but simple precautions can prevent most venomous bites.
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Latkan Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
Latkan, a once little-grown fruit, has transformed the economy of Kaliganj upazila in Gazipur, making farmers self-reliant and reaching markets abroad.
Environment
15 Cobra Hatchlings Found in Elderly Woman's Bedroom
Fifteen venomous cobra hatchlings have been found after the earthen floor of a bedroom in Khoksa, Kushtia, was dug up.
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Waterlogged Beel Puts Aman Cultivation on 500 Bighas in Doubt
Aman cultivation on about 500 bighas of Surikhali beel in Tala, Satkhira, is in doubt after a month of waterlogging that farmers blame on blocked drainage.
CropsBogura's Tk 4 Crore Fruit Market at Tinmatha Lies Unused
A Tk 4 crore fruit market built at Tinmatha to clear traffic at Bogura's Satmatha lay largely unused in July 2023 because some traders refused to move; the municipality and administration said they would act.
Environment
Mayor Rezaul Urges Tree Planting as Directed by the Prime Minister
Chattogram City Corporation mayor Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury has called on people to plant trees, as the Prime Minister has directed, to tackle climate change.
Fruits
Over 500 Mango Saplings Distributed at Barrister Sumon's Initiative
More than 500 mango saplings have been distributed to educational institutions in Shayestaganj, Habiganj, at the initiative of Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon.