LivestockFeni poultry farmers turn chicken droppings into biogas for a hundred kitchens
Nine poultry farmers in Noapur village, Fulgazi, Feni, make biogas from chicken droppings and pipe it to about a hundred neighbouring households for cooking.
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CropsNo fertiliser shortage, says parliamentary committee, which sees room to export a surplus
The parliamentary standing committee on the agriculture ministry says fertiliser stocks are ample, formed a three-member team to inspect distribution and illegal hoarding, and asked for disputed dealer contracts to be held back.
AgribusinessRice prices rise in Dhaka before the new crop, some lentils up Tk 30 a kilo
Rice in Dhaka's retail markets has risen by Tk 2 to 5 a kilo in two weeks and some pulses by Tk 20 to 30, with flour dearer too; traders blame higher transport costs after the fuel price rise.
HealthSea fish brings omega-3, iodine and protein, but some people should eat it with care
Hilsa, pomfret, Bombay duck, sea bass and prawns carry omega-3, protein, iodine and selenium, yet pregnant women, kidney patients and people with allergies or gout need to choose and limit them carefully.
EnvironmentChattogram plans to plant 100,000 trees in one day, with coconuts for Sandwip
The Chattogram district administration will plant 100,000 saplings across 16 upazilas on 27 October, keeping 10,000 to 20,000 spares to replace any that fail, with coconut palms along the coast.
HealthBangladesh's first media campaign for warning labels on packaged food begins
A two-month campaign promotes front-of-pack warnings on packaged food high in sugar, salt and saturated fat; the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority says it is drafting regulations on such labels.
AgribusinessGas cut halts Jamuna fertiliser factory again, days after its latest restart
Two days after it resumed urea production on Friday, the Jamuna fertiliser factory in Jamalpur halted again at 5 am on Sunday when Petrobangla and Titas cut its gas; it produced 1,600 tonnes in those two days.
IslamA nikah in the mosque is recommended in Islam, but not required
Most jurists hold that concluding a marriage in a mosque is mustahab because it makes the marriage public, but not every marriage in the Prophet's time took place in a mosque, so it is not obligatory.
IslamIs poultry dressed in hot water halal? What a fatwa says
A fatwa in the Dhaka monthly Al-Kawsar says chicken and duck dipped briefly in hot water to loosen the feathers, as markets do, is neither haram nor makruh; meat soaked long enough for impurity to enter is a different matter.
EnvironmentA strengthening El Nino: five ways it is already changing the world's weather
The World Meteorological Organization says this El Nino will grow stronger and last at least until 2027; fires in Indonesia, a busy eastern Pacific hurricane season and a monsoon shortfall in India are already being felt.
AgribusinessShibchar woman's indoor plant garden holds 1,148 species, sells over Tk 2 lakh a month
On eight decimals of land at her home in Shibchar, Madaripur, Tanjila Akhi has built a garden of 1,148 plant species, mostly indoor plants, and says online sales bring her more than Tk 2 lakh a month.
VegetablesFour bottle gourds for one taka in Atwari, so farmers are cutting down their vines
After a bumper crop in Atwari, Panchagarh, bottle gourds fetch Tk 2 to 5 each at the field and in places four sell for one taka, while the same gourds cost Tk 20 to 30 in shops; one farmer spent Tk 60,000-70,000 on 40 decimals and has earned Tk 3,000.
VegetablesThree bighas of bitter gourd wither after a bio-pesticide spray in Atwari, farmer says
Islam Uddin, a farmer in Atwari, Panchagarh, says his bitter gourd plants on about three bighas began to discolour and die the day after he sprayed a bio-pesticide on 18 October; the seller and the company deny responsibility.