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VegetablesOn waterlogged land in Banaripara and Agailjhara, farmers grow aubergine, gourds, beans, tomatoes, chillies and seedlings on beds of water hyacinth, algae and other aquatic plants, about 200 hectares in each upazila.
HealthHarvard-trained dermatologist Neera Nathan says that after losing nearly half her hair she relied on scalp care, minoxidil, light therapy and correcting nutrient deficiencies, while urging people not to start treatment without a doctor.
FisheriesSome 15,000 people in at least 18 villages of Nesarabad, Pirojpur, make, sell or fish with the bamboo trap known as the chai, which sells for Tk 300 to 400.
FlowersSabdi, a village near Narayanganj city, is known for flower farming; as winter begins its fields fill with sunflowers, marigolds and roses, and it makes an easy day trip from Dhaka.
CookingSoft pancakes of spinach, ripe banana, flour, egg and milk, cooked on a low flame, are an easy way to put greens into a child's breakfast; babies under one need no added salt or sugar.
Daily lifeThe regulated price of a 12 kg LPG cylinder rose from Tk 975 in April 2021 to Tk 1,940 in April 2026; September's fixed price is Tk 1,585, yet shops charge Tk 2,150 to 2,500.
EnvironmentThe Met Office's long-range forecast: more short spells of rain in Chattogram, Barishal, Dhaka, Sylhet and Mymensingh from 1 to 10 October, mostly clear weather from 11 to 20 October, and a slight chance of a low over the Bay between 15 and 20 October.
Communication specialist and columnist Shahana Huda Ranjana writes in Bangla Tribune that gaslighting, breaking someone's confidence in order to control them, runs through marriages, families and workplaces, and sets out how to recognise it and escape it.
EnvironmentXuelong and Xuelong 2 took part in China's 16th Arctic Ocean expedition, which focused on climate and environmental observation; two more ships are due back in mid-October.
Torn bread mixed with eggs, vegetables and cheese makes a pan pizza in a few minutes, with no oven needed.
Daily lifeAfter a restaurant charged Rs 1,050-1,100 a head for a buffet listed online at Rs 1,500 'cost for two', a Delhi consumer commission ordered it and an online booking platform to pay a diner Rs 100,000 in compensation.
Researchers from King's College London and the University of Cape Town, studying 394 mother-child pairs, found that babies of mothers anaemic in pregnancy had total brain volumes about 4 percent smaller on average, a difference also picked up by portable low-cost MRI scanners.
Many saplings planted under Sirajganj's government tree-planting drive have died within six weeks for lack of care, while one Ullapara union shows a cost of about Tk 399 per tree against a market price of Tk 50 to 60.
