Livestock
38 Research Cocks Stolen in Savar
Thirty-eight research cocks have been stolen from the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) in Savar, Dhaka.
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Vegetables
Agriculture Information Service Explains How to Care for Chilli Plants
The Agriculture Information Service has set out how to control dieback, fruit rot and lesion disease in chilli plants.
Environment
Tree Fair in Full Swing, Tk 15 Crore of Saplings Sold
The National Tree Fair 2023 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre has sold nearly 21 lakh saplings worth about Tk 15 crore.
Fruits
Sheikh Hasina Sends Mangoes as a Gift to Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent 1,500 kg of mangoes to Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif as a goodwill gift.
Agribusiness
BGMEA to Plant Five Lakh Trees
The BGMEA has launched a week-long tree-planting drive and plans to plant five lakh trees this year in Dhaka, Chattogram, Narayanganj and surrounding areas.
Environment
'Spread Oxygen, Save Lives': Rotaract Club Plants Trees in Rangamati
The Rotaract Club of Rangamati planted trees at a government primary school under the slogan "Spread oxygen, save lives".
Fruits
Ripe Mango Barfi
A simple recipe for mango barfi made with just four ingredients: mango, sugar, milk and desiccated coconut.
Crops
The Ailments Jackfruit Seeds Can Help With This Season
Jackfruit seeds, cheap and plentiful in season, carry protein, minerals and fibre that can help with digestion, eyesight, skin, hair and more.
Crops
Kaliganj's Mostafa Succeeds with Foreign Mulberry Varieties
A Gazipur farmer who planted three foreign mulberry varieties on trial has had a strong first harvest and plans to farm them commercially.
Crops
Guava Yield Collapses, Farmers Fear Tk 3 Crore Loss
With no rain early in the season, guava flowers and fruit dropped across 55 villages in the Barishal region, and farmers and traders fear a loss of Tk 3 crore.
Livestock
1,100 Bottles of Phensedyl Found at Poultry Farm
RAB detained two alleged drug dealers with 1,100 bottles of Phensedyl at an abandoned poultry farm in Narayanganj's Rupganj.
Crops
Aus Farming Booms in Dinajpur
Dinajpur has had a bumper aus paddy yield, with the DAE expecting 30,000 tonnes of rice and farmers keen to expand the crop next year.
Crops
Rivals Uproot Paddy on Three and a Half Bighas to Seize Land
A farmer in Chapainawabganj has complained to police after rivals uprooted newly transplanted paddy seedlings on three and a half bighas of land he had paid for.