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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Sunamganj
Vegetables
Good Winter Vegetable Yield Brings No Joy to Sunamganj Farmers
Sunamganj farmers have harvested a good winter vegetable crop after the floods, but low prices at market have left them disappointed.
Crops
Aman Cultivation in Sunamganj Exceeds Target
Sunamganj's flood-hit farmers have bounced back, planting transplanted aman on more land than targeted and reaping a bumper crop.
Agribusiness
Chickens Dying in the Heat in Sunamganj, Farmers at a Loss
Continuous load-shedding and extreme heat are killing poultry in Sunamganj, and farmers say they cannot keep their businesses going unless the power problem is solved.
Livestock
Flood Hits Sacrificial Animal Markets in Sunamganj
The flood has hit Sunamganj's sacrificial animal markets, which are full of cattle but have few buyers on the eve of Eid.
Environment
Sunamganj Flood Victims Lose Nearly 3.9 Lakh Livestock and Poultry
Floodwater has killed 387,528 domestic animals and birds in Sunamganj, and the district livestock office has sought 900 tonnes of cattle feed and medicine.
Crops
Tahirpur Villagers Fight to Survive Wild Elephants, Want a Lasting Fix
Border villagers in Tahirpur, Sunamganj, keep torches ready against raiding wild elephants and are demanding a permanent solution from the government.
Environment
Five Wild Elephants Cross the Border Into Bangladesh
Five wild elephants crossed the Indian border and the Jadukata river into the Baragop Tila area of Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj.
Environment
Fishing Cat Attacks Injure 10, Including Children and Elderly
Ten people in a Sunamganj village, including children and elderly people, are being treated in hospital after attacks by a fishing cat.
Environment
Fishing Cat Beaten to Death and Dumped in Tanguar Haor
Local people beat a fishing cat to death at Tanguar Haor in Tahirpur, Sunamganj, dumped it in the haor and held a celebration procession.
EnvironmentFood Aid Under Way Across the Haor, With Some Complaints
Government food aid is under way across the flood-hit haor, and people hope it will help them recover, though some complain of irregularities.