Fruits
Mango Sapling Priced at Tk 50,000 at Faridpur Tree Fair
A fruit-laden Thai Chiang Mai mango sapling priced at Tk 50,000 has become the talk of the tree fair in Faridpur.
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Trees
Environment
BGB Launches Tree Plantation Drive
The director general of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has inaugurated the force's Tree Plantation Drive 2024, which aims to plant 73,515 trees.
Environment
257,000 Acres of Forest Land Illegally Occupied: Forest Minister
Some 257,158 acres of Forest Department land are illegally occupied and 30,162 acres were recovered from encroachers up to May, the environment minister told parliament.
Environment
Cutting Trees Is a Crime: Environment Minister
Environment Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said cutting trees is a crime as he opened a nationwide Jubo League tree-planting programme.
Environment
'Bonayon' to Distribute 50 Lakh Saplings for Environment Day
The private tree planting programme Bonayon will hand out 50 lakh saplings across the country for World Environment Day.
Crops
Why Plant Leaves Turn Yellow, and What to Do
Leaves on pot and rooftop garden plants can turn yellow for many reasons, and knowing the cause makes it easy to take the right remedy.
Environment
Trees Allegedly Felled Under Cover of Darkness at Suhrawardy Udyan
Environmentalists allege that trees were felled at night in Dhaka's Suhrawardy Udyan in the name of development, a claim the contractor and police deny.
Agribusiness
Eucalyptus and Rain Tree: How Harmful, How Profitable?
As a tree-planting craze sweeps social media in the heat, an agroforestry expert explains the real harms and benefits of eucalyptus and rain tree.
Environment
High Court Issues Rule on Tree Felling and Planting
The High Court issued a rule asking why failing to frame an eco-friendly tree policy and inaction on the heatwave should not be declared illegal.
Environment
Rajshahi University Chhatra League Plants Trees Against Heatwave
Rajshahi University's Chhatra League unit planted around 100 saplings on campus as part of a central drive to plant 5 lakh trees in ten days.
Environment
Yamaha Riders Club Runs Tree-Planting Drive
Yamaha Bangladesh, with the Yamaha Riders Club, has planted several thousand forest and fruit trees in Dhaka and other districts in a drive running until June.
Crops
Passion Fruit Hangs From a Restaurant Wall in Zajira
Passion fruit vines planted to decorate a restaurant in Shariatpur's Zajira are now bearing fruit that staff used to throw away as wild berries.
Crops
Bhola Palli Bidyut to Plant 50,000 Trees
Bhola Palli Bidyut Samity has launched a programme to plant 50,000 trees to help people cope with the intense heatwave.