Crops
Anowar Makes a Living Killing Rats
Anowar Hossain of Joypurhat turned a youthful habit of killing rats into a profession, killing about four lakh rats in 25 years and winning a national award.
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Bangladesh
Two Langurs Electrocuted in February on Uncovered Power Lines
Two langurs were electrocuted on uncovered power lines in Lathitila reserved forest in Juri, Moulvibazar, this February, after a third died last October.
Crops
What to Do for Your Crops in the Month of Falgun
The Agriculture Information Service has set out the care Boro rice, wheat, maize, jute, vegetables, mango and jackfruit need in the Bengali month of Falgun.
Crops
Tk 57 Crore Incentive to Boost Aus Production
The government will spend Tk 57.25 crore giving 10 lakh small and marginal farmers free seed and fertiliser to raise Aus rice cultivation and production.
Crops
Tomatoes Sell at Tk 2 a Kg in Bagerhat
A bumper tomato harvest in coastal Bagerhat has pushed wholesale prices down to Tk 2 to 3 a kg, leaving farmers unable even to pay for picking.
Environment
Young Russell's Viper Rescued From Gorai Riverbank
The forest department rescued a young Russell's viper from the Gorai riverbank in Kushtia and released it in a safe place that night.
Crops
Barishal Traders in Trouble Over Three Vegetables
Wholesalers at Barishal's Multipurpose City Market cannot sell cauliflower, cabbage and turnip even at Tk 2 to 4 a kg as the winter season ends.
Fruits
The Heron, King of the Marsh
A science writer describes America's largest heron, from its dagger-like beak and seven-foot wingspan to its nesting colonies and the long road from chick to hunter.
Agribusiness
Chicken Prices Up Tk 50 a Kg in Feni
Prices of every kind of chicken in Feni rose by Tk 40 to 50 a kg within a week, which sellers blame on higher feed prices.
Crops
Sagar Succeeds With Mushroom Farming in Naogaon
Naogaon vegetable seller Sagar Ali made about Tk 70,000 from his first mushroom crop and has now scaled up to a commercial farm of 300 packets.
Crops
Synchronised Boro Rice Cultivation Launched in Chuadanga
The Department of Agricultural Extension has launched synchronised Boro cultivation using farm machinery for 103 farmers on 150 bighas in Alamdanga, Chuadanga.
Environment
Hawk Fights Dog Over Food in Kuakata
A hawk of what the report calls a vanishing species was hurt fighting a dog over food in Kuakata and is being treated by Animal Lovers of Patuakhali.
Crops
Bhairab's Saddam Hossain Succeeds With Coloured Cauliflower
Saddam Hossain of Bhairab in Kishoreganj spent Tk 10,000 growing yellow and purple cauliflower on 15 decimals and has already sold Tk 50,000 worth.