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CropsUSDA's Grain and Feed Update shows Bangladesh imported over 1.74 million tonnes of maize in marketing year 2026, about 111,000 tonnes of it from the United States; Brazil supplied 68 percent and India 24 percent.
GalleryOn World Rivers Day, photographs of three rivers in Dhaka and Chattogram show factory effluent, vessel oil, floating plastic and two-coloured water.
IslamSpeakers at the Islamic Social Finance Meet-up 2026 at the DCC hall on Topkhana Road said zakat, waqf, sadaqah and qard al-hasan could be used institutionally for poverty relief and social development.
EnvironmentThe Met Office says a low may form over the north Bay of Bengal within 48 hours, with light to moderate rain and gusty wind in all eight divisions and moderately heavy falls in parts of Chattogram division.
EnvironmentLocals in Nalitabari, Sherpur, allege encroachment and night-time tree felling in the Forest Department's Gopalpur beat; social-forestry partners say they paid money to get their cheques, which the beat officer denies.
IslamIn the first half of 2026 Indonesia's halal industry contributed $61.60 billion to non-oil-and-gas manufacturing, 50.55 per cent of the sector's output; halal exports were about $35.72 billion.
EnvironmentA joint afforestation programme of Khulna City Corporation and bKash opened at the city's Solar Park and Linear Park, with 25,000 trees to be planted in phases.
EnvironmentAt a World Rivers Day event at Pani Bhaban, water resources minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee said government, public, researchers and environmentalists must work together; five were honoured for protecting rivers.
FisheriesAt a Mirpur Press Club discussion on hilsa, Ahmed Abu Zafar, chairman of the Bangladesh Mofussil Journalists Forum's trustee board, proposed that all boats and nets in breeding areas be deposited with upazila fisheries offices by 5 October.
IslamIn Islam people are not born sinful but with fitrah, a natural disposition; both paths lie open before them, and whether the soul is purified or corrupted depends on their own deeds.
CropsGrowing, cold storage and transport cost Tk 23-24 a kilo, but potatoes fetch Tk 14-15; with cold stores to be emptied by 10 November, farmers and traders face mounting losses.
CropsWith no rain for several days in Hili, Dinajpur, farmers are irrigating transplanted Aman paddy with shallow pumps, and the fuel price rise has added two to three thousand taka a bigha to their costs.
HealthThe DGHS reported six dengue deaths in 24 hours and a record 2,158 hospital admissions; this year's toll is 225 deaths and 73,694 admissions.
IslamVerse 15 of Surah Muhammad describes rivers of pure water, milk of unchanging taste, a delicious drink and purified honey in the Paradise promised to the righteous, with every kind of fruit and forgiveness from their Lord.
HealthAt a Dhaka roundtable on the theme "A Lifetime of Lung Health", chest specialists urged an end to smoking, e-cigarettes and vaping, control of air pollution and early diagnosis of lung disease.
HealthEar infections are most common between six months and two years; ear pulling, crying that worsens lying down, fever and discharge are signs, and a doctor is needed if there is no improvement in 48 to 72 hours.
Daily lifeSpots on the peel or a green stalk do not prove a banana was artificially ripened; ethylene ripening is approved, but unauthorised use of calcium carbide can be harmful.
HealthAt Peerless Hospital's International Clinical Nutrition Update 2026, oncologists said there is no fixed rule on rice or chapati for cancer patients; what matters is enough calories and a balanced diet set by a dietitian, while fasting-style diets can be dangerous.
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VideoShykh Seraj examines the government's first 180 days in agriculture, from farm loan waivers and farmer cards to crop insurance and canal excavation.
VideoAfter leaving a garment job, H M Forwardi Palash planted an acre of year-round guava in Bhaluka, Mymensingh, and is working towards GAP certification to supply supershops.
VideoIn Trishal, Mymensingh, two brothers combine ducks and fish to cut commercial feed costs, while struggling with invasive sucker fish in their ponds.
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GalleryRivers Day in pictures: black water and plastic on Dhaka and Chattogram rivers18 photos
GalleryBangladesh's traditional native fish, in pictures8 photos
FlowersGrow Roses from a Potato12 photos
EnvironmentThe Sad Tale of People 'Coloured' by Yarn Dye6 photos
FlowersSunflower14 photos
FlowersThe Young Man Earning 50,000 a Month Growing Flowers in Trays and Pots12 photos
FisheriesIn Pictures: Fishing in the Canals and Beels of Rural BengalSection
EnvironmentAt a World Rivers Day discussion and human chain at Begum Rokeya University, teachers, students and river activists demanded that all of Bangladesh's transboundary rivers be identified and recognised.
EnvironmentSilt shoals, encroachment, pollution, bridges and a lack of river management are turning Barishal rivers such as the Khoyrabad, Lata, Kocha, Srimanta and Palordi into dead canals; the BWDB says it knows of no government plan to restore them for now.
EnvironmentHeavy rain on 25 and 26 September flooded parts of Uttar Pradesh, killing 56 people, damaging 1,021 houses and cropland, and killing 107 livestock by the government's count.
EnvironmentState Minister Mir Shahe Alam says work is under way to clean Dhaka's five surrounding rivers and 55 canals of the two city corporations, restore flow, protect banks and plant trees, with sewage treatment plants planned.
EnvironmentFactory waste, vessel oil and encroachment are wrecking Bangladesh's rivers; a study found heavy metals above WHO limits in Meghna fish, and families hit by erosion report more depression.
