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BANHLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE-HYBRID RICE

(230224) -- NILPHAMARI, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer uses a machine to plant rice seedlings in a field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, Feb. 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese seeds, machines boon for Bangladeshi farmers' rice output" (Xinhua)

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BANHLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE-HYBRID RICE

(230224) -- NILPHAMARI, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer plants rice seedlings in a field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, Feb. 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese seeds, machines boon for Bangladeshi farmers' rice output" (Xinhua)

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BANHLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE-HYBRID RICE

(230224) -- NILPHAMARI, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A farmer transports rice seedlings in a field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, Feb. 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese seeds, machines boon for Bangladeshi farmers' rice output" (Xinhua)

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BANHLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE-HYBRID RICE

(230224) -- NILPHAMARI, Feb. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Farmers plant rice seedlings in a field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, Feb. 9, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese seeds, machines boon for Bangladeshi farmers' rice output" (Xinhua)

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Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

STORY: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies DATELINE: June 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:30 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of farming in Bangladesh 2. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): JOYNAL ABEDIN, Farmer 3. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): ALHAJ RAFIQUL, Farmer 4. SOUNDBITE (English): LING JIAHU, Chongqing Zhongyi Seed Co., Ltd STORYLINE: "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Joynal Abedin, a farmer in Nilphamari district, some 360 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, had been living under the shadow of monga for more than 50 years. Today, the monga cycle is not entirely broken, but the hardships of agrarian communities in northern Bangladesh have been greatly alleviated by high-yielding Chinese rice varieties. SOUNDBITE (Bengali): JOYNAL ABEDIN, Farmer "I've planted National AgriCare hybrid Dhan-4. It gives me an excellent r

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers process newly harvested rice paddy in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 16, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer carries bundles of harvested rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer carries newly harvested rice paddy in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers load bundles of rice straws into a van-rickshaw near a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer shows bundles of newly harvested rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers thresh rice near a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers work in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer threshes rice near a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-CHINESE RICE HYBRIDS

(220531) -- NILPHAMARI, May 31, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer shows newly harvested rice in a paddy field in Nilphamari, Bangladesh, on May 17, 2022. "Monga" is a Bengali term farmers use for the eternal annual cycle of poverty and plenty. When the season is right, there is plenty for all. When things are tough, everyone suffers. Chinese seed is vital to Bangladesh's ambition to be self-sufficient in rice production. (Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Battling "monga" -- Chinese rice hybrids filling Bangladeshi bellies

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-MASJID

(220525) -- NILPHAMARI, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People visit Chini Mosque in Nilphamari, Bangladesh on May 17, 2022. Chini Masjid in Nilphamari, 360 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, is a unique piece of architecture that has drawn crowds of tourists for centuries. TO GO WITH "Feature: Centuries-old Bangladesh mosque made with Chinaware-plate draws tourists worldwide" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-MASJID

(220525) -- NILPHAMARI, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 17, 2022 shows the Chini Mosque in Nilphamari, Bangladesh. Chini Masjid in Nilphamari, 360 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, is a unique piece of architecture that has drawn crowds of tourists for centuries. TO GO WITH "Feature: Centuries-old Bangladesh mosque made with Chinaware-plate draws tourists worldwide" (Xinhua)

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BANGLADESH-NILPHAMARI-MASJID

(220525) -- NILPHAMARI, May 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A man visits Chini Mosque in Nilphamari, Bangladesh on May 17, 2022. Chini Masjid in Nilphamari, 360 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, is a unique piece of architecture that has drawn crowds of tourists for centuries. TO GO WITH "Feature: Centuries-old Bangladesh mosque made with Chinaware-plate draws tourists worldwide" (Xinhua)

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Centuries-old Bangladesh mosque made with Chinaware plate draws tourists

STORY: Centuries-old Bangladesh mosque made with Chinaware plate draws tourists DATELINE: May 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:04 LOCATION: NILPHAMARI, Bangladesh CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of Video shows the Chini Mosque in Nilphamari 2. SOUNDBITE 1(Bengali): RAHIMUL HAQUE AFRAT, Tourist 3. Various of the masjid 4. SOUNDBITE 2(Bengali): MUHAMMAD ARIF REZA, Muezzin (the person of a mosque who proclaims the call to the daily prayer from a minaret five times a day) 5. various of the Chini Mosque and the People pray at Chini Mosque in Nilphamari STORYLINE: The mosque "Chini masjid" in Nilphamari district, some 360 km northwest of Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, is a unique architecture that has been attracting tourists over the past two centuries from home and abroad. Established in 1863, the eye-catching architecture is associated with Islamic tradition. To decorate Chini Masjid, nearly 300 pieces of cross marble stones were used. Around 25 tons of small chips of Chinaware plate and pieces of glass were also