FisheriesA slender sunfish comes up in a Kuakata net, and no one will buy it
The 2.7-kilogram fish was landed at an arat at the Mahipur fish landing centre in Patuakhali, but went unsold because nobody recognised it.
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HealthHow a shopper can tell whether a packaged product meets the standard
After ordering spices and ghee off the shelves, BSTI says scanning the QR code on the wrapper is the quickest way to separate genuine from fake.
Market ManagementSugar up 20% in a month in India, and sweet shops are feeling it
Sugar has reached 70 rupees a kilogram in several West Bengal districts, and many on social media are blaming ethanol made from sugarcane.
EnvironmentHow a flash flood happens, and how far ahead it can be seen
After heavy loss of life in Nepal and Tibet, the question is whether a flood produced by three or four hours of rain can be forecast at all.
CropsGovernment says 1.365m tonnes of fertiliser in stock; farmers say they cannot find a bag
At the start of the aman season farmers in Rajshahi, Jhenaidah and Kurigram are paying above the fixed price because dealers have no fertiliser, while the government insists 1.365 million tonnes are in stock; agricultural economists say the two accounts cannot both be true.
CropsTurmeric: a spice with thirty varieties and a very large set of claims
About 30 varieties of turmeric are used in the cooking of Asia, Africa and South America, and sales of turmeric supplements in Western markets are rising fast.
EnvironmentBangladesh forms a committee to put vetiver grass to work on slopes
A technical committee will review which projects can use binna grass, the vetiver that grows untended on fallow land across the country.
EnvironmentTwenty-four monitor lizards seized in sacks in Khagrachhari, 14 dead
A case has been filed under the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act 2026; the ten surviving animals were released into forest at Alutila.
FisheriesWhy farmed fish tastes muddy, and what the scientists blame
Researchers say geosmin and 2-methylisoborneol, released by bacteria in unchanged pond water, settle in the fat and red muscle of the fish.
FisheriesMicroplastics found in five native fish species of Arial Beel
Plastic particles turned up in koi, bata, meni, gulsha tengra and puti — not only in the gut but in the muscle people eat.
EnvironmentTourist boats banned from the fragile zone of Tanguar Haor
Uncontrolled engine boats and rubbish left by visitors have upset the wetland's biodiversity, prompting an indefinite ban by the district administration.
HealthSoybean oil alone adds 6,441 plastic particles to an adult's year
Researchers say an adult takes in an average of 17.65 microplastic particles a day from soybean oil, and a child 77.21 a day from everyday food.
HealthFootpath food stalls in Bangladesh will now need registration
New rules require everyone from a pavement stall to a food importer to register with the Food Safety Authority.