Vegetables
Fish and Meat Out of Reach for Ordinary People
With beef at Tk 750, broiler at Tk 240-250 and fish prices rising, middle- and low-income families in Dhaka can no longer afford fish or meat.
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Environment
Tree Planting in Gulshan Marks 50 Years of Bangladesh-Korea Friendship
Dhaka North mayor Md Atiqul Islam opened a tree-planting programme in Gulshan to mark 50 years of Bangladesh-Korea friendship.
Crops
May Our Native Fruits Survive With Pride
Within just two decades more than fifty of Bangladesh's native fruits have come under threat, depriving people of their taste, nutrition and variety.
Crops
85 Per Cent of Haor Crop-Protection Embankment Work Done in Netrokona
With 15 per cent of the work still to do, Netrokona's haor crop-protection embankments missed the 28 February deadline and the district has been given an extra week.
Crops
Shimul Blossoms Light Up the Railway at Salap in Sirajganj
A thousand flowering shimul trees along the railway at Salap in Sirajganj are drawing crowds, even as the tree becomes scarce across the district.
Environment
Five Snakes Rescued From Snake Charmer Released in Forest
Members of Animal Lovers of Patuakhali released five snakes of three species, rescued from a snake charmer, in Kuakata.
Vegetables
Python Rescued From Vegetable Field in Sharankhola
An eight-foot python found in a farmer's vegetable field in Sharankhola, Bagerhat, was rescued and released into the Sundarbans.
Livestock
1,200 Chickens Burnt to Death in Night-Time Farm Fire in Narail
A fire at a poultry farm in Narail's B-Patna village late on Sunday night killed 1,200 chickens, with the owner putting the loss at about Tk 8 lakh.
Fisheries
Sheikh Hasina Has Raised People's Capacity, Says SM Rezaul Karim
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim credited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with raising people's capacity at the closing of the livestock exhibition in Agargaon.
Agribusiness
Forest Department Raids Bird Market in Gazipur
Wildlife rescued in a Forest Department raid on a Tongi bird market were released in Bhawal National Park in Gazipur.
Fisheries
Sheep and Goat Ramp Show Draws Curious Crowds at Dhaka Livestock Exhibition
A two-day livestock exhibition marking Livestock Service Week opened in Agargaon, drawing crowds to its cattle, pet birds, fancy poultry and ramp show.
Crops
Mujibur Succeeds Growing Three Crops on the Same Land in Bhairab
Bhairab farmer Mujibur Rahman has grown capsicum and lettuce for three years and added sunflower this year on the same land, drawing crowds of visitors.
Environment
Colourful Butterflies Near Extinction
Bangladesh's butterfly species have fallen from over 600 a decade ago to about half that, as felling, clearing and trapping destroy their habitat.