Environment
Migratory Birds Fill Chatal Beel With Song
Migratory birds escaping the northern winter have begun arriving at Chatal Beel in Narsingdi's Monohardi, drawing visitors, though hunting keeps cutting their numbers.
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Poor Roads Make Life Hard on Jamalpur's Chars
Farmers on Jamalpur's river chars grow valuable crops but say broken roads and difficult river crossings deny them fair prices and quick access to hospitals.
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Python Rescued From Kitchen in Barguna
Forest department staff rescued a python from a kitchen in Patharghata, Barguna, and later released it in the Haringhata mangrove forest.
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Wild Elephants Rampage on Kurigram Border, Villagers in Fear
Wild elephants crossing from India at night have trampled crops, shallow pumps and homes in border villages of Kurigram's Rowmari and Rajibpur upazilas.
Agribusiness
Duck Farming Makes Sunamganj Farmers Lakhpatis
Rising prices and tourist demand for duck meat are drawing more people in haor-rich Sunamganj into duck farming, with some now earning lakhs.
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Why Prune the Branches of Fruit Trees?
Pruning branches from planting until fruiting is one of the main tasks of fruit tree management, done according to variety, age and growth habit.
Environment
Snake Found in School Meal, Students Fall Ill
At least 30 pupils fell ill and were admitted to hospital after a snake was allegedly found in the mid-day meal at a primary school in West Bengal's Birbhum district.
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Fire Service Rescues Cat Stuck on Ledge in Chattogram
Firefighters rescued a cat that had been stuck for three days on the third-floor ledge of a building in Chattogram's Chandgaon residential area.
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Fog and Cold Wave Damaging Boro Seedbeds in Naogaon
Dense fog and a cold wave are damaging irri-boro seedbeds in Naogaon, though officials say there are enough seedbeds to meet the target.
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Bumper Aman Yield Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
Farmers in Jhalakathi say they have not seen an aman harvest this good in 10 years, and prices in the market are satisfying too.
Environment
What Will End the Human-Elephant Conflict in Sherpur?
With no permanent solution in a decade and a half, wild elephants and people keep dying in the conflict on the Sherpur border, where settlements have spread into the animals' range.
Environment
Saudi Arabia Greening the Heart of the Desert
As rains turn hills around Makkah and Madinah green, Saudi Arabia is pressing ahead with mega-projects such as Green Riyadh and the Saudi Green Initiative to plant billions of trees.
Environment
3.15 Crore Trees to Be Planted on Chattogram Coast in Five Years
The forest department plans to plant 3.15 crore trees on newly risen coastal chars over the next five years to build a green wall protecting the Chattogram coast.