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Fishing Cat Caught in Fox Trap in Sylhet
A fishing cat caught in a trap set for a fox on the outskirts of Sylhet was rescued and released in Khadim National Park.
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Potato Storage House Project Proposed Without Study Questioned
The Planning Commission has questioned a Department of Agricultural Marketing project to build 450 model potato storage houses, saying it was proposed without any research or feasibility study.
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Cyclone Disrupts Potato Planting, Output May Fall
Cyclone Jawad struck at potato planting time, damaging fields in Munshiganj and elsewhere and raising fears that this season's output will fall.
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"BINA's Sunflower Varieties Will Revolutionise Oil Crops Once Released"
The Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture expects to release three advanced sunflower lines within three years, which scientists say could spread sunflower on fallow land.
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Jahangirnagar University to Honour Bird Lovers
Jahangirnagar University will hold Bird Fair 2022 on 7 January to raise awareness of bird conservation, with awards in several categories for bird lovers.
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Teesta Farmers Try to Get Back on Their Feet
Farmers along the Teesta in Lalmonirhat, hit by a sudden flood in October, are clearing sand and sowing new crops on the dried river's chars.
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Minister Urges Forest Officers to Dedicate Themselves to Forests and Biodiversity
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin urged newly recruited forest officers to devote themselves to protecting forests and biodiversity.
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Broken Road a Thorn in the Side of Mymensingh Vegetable Farmers
Farmers in Mymensingh Sadar's vegetable-growing chars say the narrow, broken Shambhuganj-Paranganj road is costing them their profits.
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Bumper Bean Yield in Meherpur
With no natural disaster this season, bean farmers in Meherpur are profiting from a good harvest grown on 550 hectares.
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100 Crocodiles Released in the Sundarbans
One hundred crocodiles were released in the Sundarbans, a World Heritage Site, to mark Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's birth centenary.
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A Bond of the Heart With Migratory Birds in Bogura
Migratory birds have filled two beels in Sherpur upazila of Bogura, and local people step in to stop hunters.
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Migratory Birds Fill Jahangirnagar University With Song
Migratory birds have returned to Jahangirnagar University's lakes, though crowds of visitors are putting their habitat at risk.
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Pelican Still Without a Mate After Four Years
A male great white pelican at Gazipur's safari park has had no mate for four years since the female died in 2017.