Fisheries
BGB Seizes Hilsa Being Smuggled to India at Sunamganj Border
Border Guard Bangladesh seized 46.5 kg of hilsa that smugglers abandoned while trying to take it into India through Tahirpur upazila.
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Sunamganj
Crops
Fearing Floods, Haor Farmers Rush to Harvest Paddy
A forecast of heavy rain and hill runoff has sent Sunamganj's haor farmers racing to harvest a bumper boro crop from 137 haors.
Crops
Favourable Weather Brings Smiles to Haor Farmers
Favourable weather has given Sunamganj a bumper Boro harvest this season, easing haor farmers' usual fears about getting their single crop home.
Crops
Fields Full of Paddy, but Haor Farmers Worry About Prices
Despite a good boro harvest in Sunamganj's haors, farmers fear the paddy price will not cover the higher costs of fertiliser, pesticide and labour.
Crops
Rainwater Submerges Crore Taka Worth of Paddy in the Haor
Rainwater has submerged farmers' ripening boro paddy in various haors of Sunamganj, with nearly Tk 1 crore worth lost, according to the agriculture department.
Crops
Tk 65 Crore Worth of Crop Produced in Sunamganj
Mustard is growing in popularity among haor farmers in Sunamganj, where this season's crop of 5,400 tonnes is worth Tk 65 crore.
Livestock
Villagers Rescue Endangered Wild Goat in Sunamganj
Local people in Sunamganj rescued an endangered wild goat, a red serow weighing 50 kg, from the Dhopajan Chalti river after mistaking it for a deer.
Crops
Haor Farmers and Youths Head Abroad Hoping to Change Their Fortunes
Passport applications in Sunamganj have multiplied as farmers and young people in the haor district leave farming to seek work abroad.
Livestock
Farmers in Trouble as Hill Torrents Flood Lowlands
Rain and hill torrents from upstream have flooded Sunamganj's lowlands, leaving livestock farmers who hoped to profit at Eid-ul-Azha in deep trouble.
Vegetables
Paddy, Fish and Vegetables Transform Sunamganj's Economy
Rising output of paddy, fish and vegetables is reviving the economy of the haor district of Sunamganj.
Crops
Three Ministers Harvest Paddy Together in Sunamganj Haor
Three ministers joined a boro paddy harvest festival at Dekhar Haor in Sunamganj and cut paddy together.
Crops
Every Gust of Wind Makes Haor Farmers' Hearts Tremble
Farmers in Sunamganj's haors expect a bumper boro crop but fear storms and rising rivers could stop them bringing it home.
Crops
Haor Farmers Fear Losing Their Crop Again This Year
Crop protection embankment work in Sunamganj's haors has missed its extended deadline, and farmers fear early floods will wreck their only Boro crop again.