Environment
Tree Planting Drive at Bangabandhu Maritime University in Baklia
The vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University opened a tree planting drive at its permanent campus in Baklia, Chattogram.
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Agribusiness
Trader Beaten for Not Taking Cattle to Market, Five Including Jubo League Leader Held
Police have held five people, including a Jubo League leader, after a cattle trader was allegedly beaten in Dhaka's Shukrabad for not taking his cattle to their sacrificial animal market.
Agribusiness
Rajarhat Hide Traders Face a Triple Crisis
Hide traders at Jashore's Rajarhat, the south-west's largest rawhide market, are preparing for the post-Eid market while facing unpaid dues, price uncertainty and costly salt.
Livestock
Few Buyers at Chuadanga Cattle Markets
With a week to Eid, Chuadanga's farmers say buyers are scarce and some are taking animals home unsold.
Livestock
Strict Action for Extortion From Cattle Trucks: DMP Commissioner
Dhaka's police chief warned against extortion from cattle trucks and set out security and traffic rules for the capital's Eid markets.
Fruits
Shariatpur District Administration to Plant 50,000 Trees
Shariatpur's district administration is handing saplings to secondary students as part of a drive to plant 50,000 trees.
Livestock
Local Cattle Markets Busy in Khagrachhari
Buyers from the plains are flocking to Khagrachhari's hill markets for local cattle raised without fattening drugs, though prices are up this year.
Environment
Atiq Asks Every Councillor to Plant a Thousand Trees
Dhaka North's mayor wants each of the city's 72 councillors to plant 1,000 trees in their ward over the next three months.
Crops
Environment Minister Orders Planting of Fruit Trees to Feed Wildlife
Project-based feeding is no permanent solution, the minister said, telling forest officials to plant fruit trees that monkeys and other wildlife can eat.
Environment
Air Force Launches Tree Plantation Programme
The Bangladesh Air Force has launched its 2023 tree plantation programme in line with the national tree planting campaign.
Crops
Photos Shared Online, 'World's Most Expensive' Mangoes Stolen from Odisha Orchard
Four Miyazaki mangoes, said to fetch Rs 2.5 lakh a kilogram, were stolen from an Odisha farmer's orchard after he posted photos of them online.
Fruits
The Health Benefits of Eating Jamrul
Jamrul, a neglected summer fruit, carries vitamin C, calcium, fibre and plenty of water that support immunity, digestion and bone health.
Crops
Lovely Akter Succeeds with Sweet Indian Grapes in Barishal
A Babuganj woman who learnt from YouTube has turned 47 Indian Chhomchhom grape vines into a trellis heavy with fruit.