CropsInternational Coffee Day: Brazil leads production, Vietnam second
Marked on 1 October to recognise everyone in the coffee chain from farmer to company, the day was declared by the International Coffee Organization in 2014.
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CropsEnvironment
50-metre crack opens in Padma bank protection at Naria, traders move out
The crack appeared before dawn on Wednesday at the Sureshwar fish landing in Shariatpur; the UNO and Water Development Board officials have inspected the site.
EnvironmentMyTree App to track every planted tree with AI, QR codes and satellites
The I Have and Plan Foundation is building MyTree, billed as Bangladesh's first AI-based digital tree monitoring app, giving each planted tree a QR-code ID and tracking whether it survives through AI verification, GPS and GIS mapping, satellite and drone monitoring.
Health
Swollen ankles to yellow nails: signs in the feet that can point to liver trouble
A failing liver can show up as fluid in the feet and ankles, itchy soles or yellowing skin and nails, though none of these alone confirms liver disease.
IslamWhen Islam permits a lie: the hadith and what scholars say
Lying is condemned in Islam, but hadith allow it in three cases, making peace between people, in war and in expressing love between spouses, and never to deceive or take another's rights, a Dhaka mufti explains.
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.
Islam'Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi': the words hadith calls most beloved to God
Supplication is a believer's refuge; hadith describe 'Subhanallahi wa bihamdihi, Subhanallahil Azim' as the words most beloved to God, and say sins are forgiven for those who say it a hundred times a day.
Fruits
A Kuakata farmer learned papaya from YouTube, grew 30 plants into 150 on saline ground and earns Tk 40,000-45,000 a month selling to tourists at the roadside
Kamal Hossain's orchard on the Kuakata-Misripara road stops passing cars; the Kuakata tour operators' president Ruman Imtiaz Tushar sees farming and tourism meeting, and Kalapara agriculture officer Arafat Hossain says the right variety, soil and water management and organic manure make crops possib
Fruits
Banana growers thrive on Tangail's fallow hills and Jamuna chars: 5,250 hectares, bunches costing Tk 200-250 sell for Tk 400-550, Sigatoka the main risk
Amritsagar, Mehersagar, Champa, Sabri and cooking bananas from Madhupur, Ghatail and Sakhipur hills and the chars of Bhuapur, Sadar and Kalihati feed Dhaka's markets; growers Sanowar Hossain, Kachar Uddin and Zahirul Islam count their margins, DAE deputy director Ashek Parvez advises papaya, sugarca
Fruits
Kishoreganj farmer swaps rice for early watermelon on trellises: heavy rain trimmed the crop but Hazrat Ali expects a better return before the season opens
In Bara Ajaldi village of Chandipasha union, Pakundia, he expanded after last year's profit and plans rice on the same plot once the melons are cut; the agriculture office says trellises, raised beds and mulching give a crop with little care and is handing out seed and fertiliser through demonstrati