Bangladeshi farmers reap big profits from growing Chinese lychee varieties

STORY: Bangladeshi farmers reap big profits from growing Chinese lychee varieties DATELINE: June 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: DINAJPUR, Bangladesh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the lychee garden in Dinajpur, Bangladesh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD MAHBUBUR RAHMAN, Lychee farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): MD SOHAIL RANA, Lychee garden buyer 4. various of farmers harvesting lychees at an orchard in Dinajpur, Bangladesh 5. various of lychees for sale at a market in Dinajpur, Bangladesh STORYLINE: Farmers in Dinajpur district, some 338 km northwest of capital Dhaka are reaping big profits from growing Chinese lychee varieties as lychee season is in full swing in Bangladesh. In Dinajpur, the country's main lychee-growing region, Chinese varieties have been widely planted. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MD MAHBUBUR RAHMAN, Lychee farmer "The soil fertility of Dinajpur is very high. This area is very suitable for mangoes and lychees, especially lychees. We source China-3 lychee seedlings from nurseries

'Bells of Nagasaki' translated into Bengali

'Bells of Nagasaki' translated into Bengali

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mahbubur Rahman holds the Bengali translation of Takashi Nagai's 1949 bestseller ''Nagasaki no Kane,'' or ''The Bells of Nagasaki'' at the Nagasaki city office Aug. 8. He said he plans to donate the work to high schools, universities and libraries in Bangladesh.

'Bells of Nagasaki' translated into Bengali

'Bells of Nagasaki' translated into Bengali

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mahbubur Rahman holds the Bengali translation of Takashi Nagai's 1949 bestseller ''Nagasaki no Kane,'' or ''The Bells of Nagasaki'' at the Nagasaki city office Aug. 8. He said he plans to donate the work to high schools, universities and libraries in Bangladesh. (Kyodo)