GalleryBlue skies, kash flowers and green paddy: autumn in the Sylhet hills
In the border villages of Gowainghat and Companiganj in Sylhet, autumn has dressed the land in blue sky, white kash flowers and green rice fields.
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CropsJamuna erosion swallows 50 bighas of farmland in Kazipur; villagers blame sand mining
Late-monsoon erosion by the Jamuna has taken at least 50 bighas of cropland in Kazipur, Sirajganj, about 20 bighas of triple-crop land in a single week; villagers blame illegal sand extraction and the lack of permanent bank protection.
FisheriesRabnabad channel dredging is changing hilsa routes and building shoals, researchers fear
Researchers say silt and submerged shoals building up in upstream rivers after dredging of the Rabnabad channel for Payra port are blocking hilsa migration; the catch has fallen year after year since the 2022-23 record.
IslamBangladesh's 2027 Hajj quota is full; HAAB asks Saudi Arabia for 20,000 more
Saudi Arabia's quota of 78,500 pilgrims from Bangladesh for Hajj 2027 filled before registration closed; with about 20,000 people still waiting, HAAB has asked for at least 20,000 more places.
CropsTarash dealers accused of faking fertiliser shortage, charging Tk 300-600 more
At the height of the transplanted aman season in Tarash, Sirajganj, farmers say they cannot get fertiliser at the government price; a dealer's store held about 1,000 sacks while farmers paid Tk 300 to 600 extra a sack.
IslamSurah Al-Lahab: five verses on arrogance and denying the truth
Surah Al-Masad, better known as Surah Al-Lahab, the 111th chapter of the Quran, uses the fate of Abu Lahab and his wife to teach that wealth, status and lineage do not shield anyone from accountability before God.
EnvironmentDepression forms in Bay of Bengal; four seaports hoist signal No 1
A low over the north Andaman Sea near the Myanmar coast has become a depression; Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra seaports hoist distant cautionary signal No 1, and fishing boats are told not to venture into deep sea.
Rooftop farmingChilli plant in a pot flowering but not fruiting? Pot, sun, feed and water tips
A balcony chilli plant that grows but will not flower or fruit is short of proper care; Ei Samay suggests a medium pot, enough sun, kitchen-scrap feed, measured watering and a neem oil spray for pests.
OpinionOpinion: if the soil survives, we survive, and land-based education is the key
Writing in Channel i Online, Jebunnesa Chapala argues that over-extraction of minerals, filled-in water bodies and plastic and industrial waste are leaving soil dead and barren, and that land-based education is now essential.
GalleryLight traps, peanut sowing and morning fog: a day across Bangladesh in pictures
From a drongo on a pest light trap in Pabna to peanut sowing on a Sangu char in Bandarban, and from Rangpur's dawn fog to Dhaka's Badamtoli fruit market: 28 September in pictures.
EnvironmentNone of 23 Rajshahi and Natore towns has a waste dump; rubbish fills rivers
Not one of the 23 municipalities in Rajshahi and Natore has its own dumping station; 22 leave their waste by roads, in rivers and on open land, killing trees and choking the Musakhan River.
HealthHeart attacks, strokes and other NCDs drive early deaths in Bangladesh
The WHO says about 71 per cent of deaths in Bangladesh are from non-communicable diseases such as stroke, diabetes, heart disease, chronic respiratory disease, cancer and kidney disease; doctors urge prompt care for warning signs such as central chest pain.
CropsJhum farming shrinks in Khagrachari as orchards and teak take the hills
Yields are good, but orchards, teak plantations, settlements and tired soil are shrinking jhum farming in Khagrachari every year; jhum covered 1,140 hectares in FY2026-27.
Daily lifeLPG imports drop a quarter in a month; 12kg cylinder sells for up to Tk 2,100
LPG imports fell from about 160,000 tonnes in August to about 120,000 tonnes in September; a 12kg cylinder priced by BERC at Tk 1,585 is costing consumers Tk 2,000 to 2,100.
OpinionOpinion: New York's climate talk and who pays for Bangladesh's losses
Writing from a climate-economics fellowship in New York, Prothom Alo journalist Mosabber Hossain argues that the money, insurance and investment behind visible disaster damage is the real question for Bangladesh.
AgribusinessClosed state jute mills to restart under lease; PRAN-RFL and Hamko take three
Of BJMC's closed jute mills, 17 have been leased and nine are producing again; three newly leased mills are expected to bring Tk 619 crore of investment and at least 11,629 jobs.
FisheriesScarce hilsa and dearer diesel push Patharghata trawler owners into loss
Hilsa are scarce at sea in the peak season and diesel is up Tk 20 a litre, adding Tk 32,000 in fuel alone to a medium trawler's week-long trip; many boats sit at anchor.
EnvironmentKhulna's 'bKash Forest' will plant 25,000 real trees for virtual ones
A joint afforestation drive by Khulna City Corporation and bKash will plant a real tree for every virtual sapling that customers grow in the app with 'green points' earned on digital transactions.
GalleryIn pictures: a bumper jhum harvest in the Bandarban hills
Favourable weather has brought a good jhum harvest to the Bandarban hills; at Notun Romjupara in Tonkaboti union, paddy shares the slopes with marfa, maize, pumpkin and other vegetables, and the harvest festival is under way on the hilltops.
AgrotechFitbit-style collars track cows to explain calf losses in northern Australia
CQUniversity's Mooternal project fits cows and calves with GPS and movement sensors and is building algorithms to detect when a calf is lost and why, with commercial trials planned from 2027.
EnvironmentRubbish piles up on the Banar in Kapasia while a waste plant 500m away sits idle
Waste from Kapasia bazar in Gazipur has been dumped on the Banar riverbank at the ferry ghat for about five years, while a waste management and compost centre 500 metres away, opened in 2023, has been out of use since 2024.
LivestockEU deforestation rules look certain to start on schedule, Australian beef exporters told
An Australian government webinar indicated the EU Deforestation Regulation will apply from 31 December after two delays, so beef and lamb shipped by sea from next month must comply.
EnvironmentDhaleshwari erosion swallows a home in Sirajdikhan, 15 more families at risk
A fierce current on the Dhaleshwari has carried away a house at Boro Barta village in Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj; 15 more families face the river, and villagers blame sand-carrying bulkheads for worsening the erosion.
AgribusinessIndia sets anti-dumping duty of up to $445 a tonne on Bangladeshi jute yarn
An Indian finance ministry gazette has reset anti-dumping duties on Bangladeshi jute goods: $445 a tonne on yarn from unlisted firms, $88 on hessian and $283 on sacking bags.
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VideoThe Government's 180 Days in Agriculture: Achievements, Challenges and the Way Ahead
Shykh Seraj examines the government's first 180 days in agriculture, from farm loan waivers and farmer cards to crop insurance and canal excavation.
VideoPalash Builds His Dream on Guava Farming, Not a Job
After 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.
VideoIntegrated Duck and Fish Farming Halves Costs in Trishal
In 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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GalleryBlue skies, kash flowers and green paddy: autumn in the Sylhet hills15 photosGalleryLight traps, peanut sowing and morning fog: a day across Bangladesh in pictures1 photosGalleryIn pictures: a bumper jhum harvest in the Bandarban hills13 photosGalleryDawn fish market in Sirajganj shows native river species growing scarce1 photosGalleryRivers Day in pictures: black water and plastic on Dhaka and Chattogram rivers9 photosGalleryColourful dragonflies fill a village path in Bogura9 photosGalleryDeer, birds and nipa palms: Kochikhali in the Sundarbans, in pictures