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Excessive oyster harvesting in Pabna jeopardises bio-diversity

In addition to lime production, the demand for oyster powder has increased in the poultry and fish industries. As a result, the unaware needy people are constantly collecting two-shelled aquatic oysters from the rivers, canals, bill ponds and other water bodies of the Challan Beel-dominated Upazilas...

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Early jute seed harvesting in Pabna

At Chatmohar in Pabna, success has been achieved by trying to produce jute seeds without cultivation. Farmers can be motivated to produce jute seeds by this success.It is reported that Bari-1, O-9897 varieties of Tosha jute and Indian and local varieties of jute are generally grown in Chatmohar. In ...

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River-locked villagers demand bridge in Chatmohar

People of two villages in Chatmohar have to cross the river wherever they want to go to market, school-college, office-court, crematorium-cemetery as two river surround these villages from all the side. The old Karatoa River is not on one side of the village, but on all four sides. A tributary of th...

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Rivers, canals of Chalan Beel going extinct!

Every year, the rivers, canals and beels of Chalan Beel, the largest fresh waterbody in Bangladesh are drying up. Irrigation work is hampered due to the navigability crisis in the water bodies of the area as well as on the way to the extinction of native fishery resources. It is also affecting the e...