HealthGhee and butter or soybean and mustard oil: what nutritionists say
The director of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Science at the University of Dhaka says plant fat is always better than animal fat.
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LivestockThe viral white buffalo is not a rare breed, livestock scientists say
Researchers say albino is not a buffalo breed but a genetic trait caused by a lack of melanin, which can appear rarely in any breed.
FisheriesSoft shell crab from Shyamnagar is reaching the US and Japan
Exports of soft shell crab from the greater Khulna region rose from 644 tonnes in 2023-24 to 1,166 tonnes in 2024-25.
LivestockSun-dried beef outlives the refrigerator and finds an online market
A village method of preserving sacrificial meat is making its way into online businesses, food vlogs and urban menus.
LivestockEid cattle sacrifices down a million from 2019 as small farmers count the cost
Department of Livestock Services figures show 5.659 million cattle were sacrificed in 2019 but only 4.65 million in 2025; with rearing costs up and buyers switching to goats, marginal farmers say they are cutting back on cattle.
AgribusinessRestaurants want beef imports at Tk 800 a kilo; ministry says there is no need
The Bangladesh Restaurant Owners' Association has asked for permission to import beef, but the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock says more than 2.5 million animals are left over after Eid and there is no need.
FruitsLatitude, heat and salt put Satkhira's mangoes on the market a week ahead of Rajshahi
Harvesting of Gobindabhog began in Satkhira on 5 May under the district's mango calendar, ten days before Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj; the district targets 70,000 tonnes this year and at least 100 tonnes for export.
CropsRelentless rain drowns ripe boro in the haors; 18,000 hectares under water in Sunamganj
Submerged paddy is spreading daily across Sunamganj, Kishoreganj and Netrokona, harvested grain is rotting for lack of sun, and the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warns the haor flooding may worsen.
EnvironmentLightning kills twice as many as floods, 87 percent of them in the open: what to know
After at least 28 deaths in four days, experts including Professor M A Farukh of Bangladesh Agricultural University explain why lightning strikes, who is most at risk, how to treat the injured and why a superstition drives the theft of victims' bodies.
CropsHaor floods leave boro growers unable to cut or dry; Khaliajuri alone risks Tk 104 crore
Four spells of rain and hail since mid-March have stalled the boro harvest in Netrokona and Moulvibazar; Netrokona puts its losses at Tk 62.65 crore and the prime minister has promised three months of support for affected farmers.
EnvironmentAfter a mild April, heat returns in May with one or two Bay depressions likely
An unusual run of kalbaishakhi storms kept April free of heatwaves, but meteorologist Abul Kalam Mallik expects above-normal temperatures after the first week of May and one or two low-pressure systems in the Bay of Bengal; lightning has already killed about 56 people this season.
Environment3,658 lightning deaths in a decade: why Sunamganj's haor country is the most dangerous
Bangladesh Meteorological Department data show 3,658 people killed by lightning between 2015 and 2025, with Sunamganj in Sylhet the worst-hit district; meteorologists trace the risk to haor moisture, the hills to the north-east and the collision of dry and humid air masses.
EnvironmentRajshahi's 45.1C of 1972 still stands: why the south-west is Bangladesh's furnace
Bangladesh Meteorological Department records kept since 1947 put the country's highest temperature at 45.1 degrees Celsius in Rajshahi on 18 May 1972; meteorologists explain why Rajshahi, Chuadanga, Jashore, Bogura and Ishwardi keep breaking records, and why the hottest reading is not always the mos