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Archive for October, 2011


   Oct 25

Tea Plantation in Bangladesh

Tea plantation in Bangladesh produces and exports a large quantity of high quality tea. Tea plantations are also the major eco tourism attractions bringing in a secondary revenue stream. Most of the 163 tea estates in Bangladesh are located in the North-eastern region. Sylhet, Srimangal Moulvibazar, Habigonj, Chittagong, Panchagarh are the main tea growing areas [...]

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   Oct 10

Impact of Shrimp farming on Bangladesh Ecology

The negative of shrimp farming on Bangladesh Ecology is severe and a threat which needs to be checked. Shrimp farming has developed into a major industry in last few years and with that, serious concerns have been raised regarding its negative impact on the Bangladesh Ecology. Shrimp farming has been one of the major contributors [...]

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