Crops
Vegetables Sell for a Pittance in Thakurgaon as Output Rises
A bumper harvest has pushed vegetable prices in Thakurgaon so low that tomato growers get only Tk 3-5 a kg, while shoppers still pay Tk 15-20.
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Environment
Thakurgaon UNO Seizes Felled Roadside Trees, Halts Road Work
The Thakurgaon Sadar UNO seized roadside trees felled during road widening in Borogaon union, which workers said were cut on the union chairman's orders.
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The Upazila That Sells Tk 900 Crore of Vegetables a Year
Vegetable farming has brought a quiet revolution to more than 50 villages in several unions of Thakurgaon Sadar upazila, which the agriculture department says sell about Tk 900 crore of vegetables a year.
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Maize Farming Turns Farmers' Fortunes in Thakurgaon
Because it costs little and pays well, maize cultivation keeps growing in Thakurgaon, where farmers have turned to hybrid varieties as an alternative to rice and other crops.
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Paddy Prices Leave Thakurgaon Farmers in Despair
Thakurgaon farmers who expected good returns from an early Aman harvest are selling paddy below their production costs.
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Family Nutrition Gardens Yield Tk 2 Crore of Vegetables a Year
Homestead nutrition gardens set up by about 10,000 families in Thakurgaon with the agriculture department's help are producing vegetables worth crores of taka a year.
Environment
Snakebite Victims Dying in Thakurgaon for Want of Antivenom
Three people have died of snakebites in Thakurgaon in July as the district's upazila health complexes have no antivenom.
Fruits
Man, 65, Dies After Falling From Mango Tree in Thakurgaon's Haripur
A 65-year-old man died after falling from a mango tree while picking fruit in Haripur, Thakurgaon.
Livestock
Buy Thakurgaon's 'Bigboss' and Get a Free Motorcycle
A Thakurgaon farmer is offering a free motorcycle to whoever buys his 1,700kg bull, Bigboss, which he has raised for six years.
Vegetables
Migratory Birds Arrive at Thakurgaon's Derka Pond for the First Time
Migratory birds have made the 0.83-acre Derka pond in Thakurgaon Sadar their winter home for the first time, delighting villagers and visitors.
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Zahid Becomes Self-Reliant With a Quail Farm
A Thakurgaon dry-cleaner who lost his income in the Covid lockdown now runs a profitable quail farm employing five people.
Vegetables
Thakurgaon Farmer Amirul Surprises Neighbours by Growing 11 Crops on One Plot
A farmer in Ranisankail, Thakurgaon, has grown 11 crops in the gaps of his malta orchard and says the mix has brought him good profits.
Environment
Nilgai Dies of Injuries After Being Chased
A male nilgai that strayed from India into Haripur, Thakurgaon, died of heavy bleeding after being injured while locals and police chased it.