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Chattogram Urea Fertilizer back in production after a 12-day breakdown
CUFL restarted on 15 September after six months idle for want of gas, broke down two days later, and returned to urea production on Tuesday afternoon after repairs.
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Keshabpur clears fishing barriers from a canal, saving 600 bighas of aman rice
Once bamboo fences and nets were removed from the Kata canal at Komorpur in Keshabpur, Jashore, water drained from Padma beel and nearby beels, saving 600 bighas of aman; 4,000 metres of banned China duari nets were seized.
HealthFever does not call for antibiotics: eight common myths, with a doctor's advice
Most fevers are viral and antibiotics do nothing for them, says Dr Kakoli Haldar of Dhaka Medical College; measuring temperature, drinking fluids and resting come first.
HealthUS scraps tariffs on rare-disease and gene-therapy drugs from Bangladesh and 19 others
The United States has set a zero tariff on certain rare-disease, fertility, cell and gene therapy, antibody-drug conjugate and veterinary medicines, and their ingredients, from 20 partners including Bangladesh and India.
CookingKorean omurice for breakfast: fried rice under a soft omelette
Omurice is fried rice with vegetables and chicken wrapped in a soft omelette and topped with demi-glace sauce; Ajker Patrika's feature desk gives the ingredients and steps.
Daily lifeWhich pillow to avoid neck pain? Match it to how you sleep, your shoulders and your mattress
Dr Chris McCarthy, associate professor at the Manchester School of Physiotherapy, advises against sleeping face-down, suggests a thicker pillow for broad shoulders and a thinner one on a soft mattress, and a folded towel to test the right height.
Health
Lifestyle changes can lower cancer risk: a Dhaka doctor's advice
Cancer cannot be prevented entirely, writes Dr Kakoli Halder of Dhaka Medical College's microbiology department, but avoiding tobacco, eating a balanced diet, staying active, getting HPV and hepatitis B vaccines and handling food safely all cut the risk.
CookingTwo hog plum dishes for the season: hilsa with amra and a sweet-sour amra
Hog plums (amra) are in the markets; cook Anisa Akter Nupur gives recipes for hilsa cooked with amra and a sweet-sour amra tempered with mustard seed and dried chilli.
Daily lifeFour chemical-free ways to keep cockroaches out of the kitchen
Bay leaves, a lemon and baking soda spray, an onion, garlic and pepper solution and peppermint oil are Ajker Patrika's suggestions for tackling kitchen cockroaches without harmful chemicals.
Opinion
Opinion: the national tree fair has become an urban gardeners' fair
Columnist Mrityunjay Roy writes that most of the 1.6 million saplings sold at this year's national tree fair were for rooftops and homes, and proposes fixed price lists, name tags and space for urban gardeners.
Environment
Saplings from the '250 million trees' drive are dying in Sunamganj for want of care
Most saplings planted in Sunamganj under the government's plan to plant 250 million trees in five years are dying from poor planting and no aftercare, and fewer were planted than recorded.
LivestockRabid cow sold for Tk 60,000 and butchered despite livestock warning; Raipura alarmed
Residents of Radhaganj bazar in Narsingdi's Raipura upazila detained a cattle owner and a meat trader on Monday over the slaughter and sale of a cow said to have rabies; the upazila livestock officer says the owner had been told to isolate the animal and not sell it, and whether anyone who ate the m
Vegetables
Phulbari plants 150 hectares of early winter vegetables, growers chase double the price
Farmers in Dinajpur's Phulbari upazila are weeding, spraying and irrigating early cauliflower, cabbage, tomato, bean and radish to reach the market ahead of the season; the upazila agriculture office targets 3,375 tonnes from 150 hectares, and one grower expects Tk 3 lakh profit on a Tk 1.2 lakh out