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Locals at Char Ilisha held 290 sacks of TSP and DAP on the suspicion they were being smuggled. Those involved say the fertiliser was for char farmers. The UNO says no valid papers were found and an inquiry will follow.
OpinionBangladesh's first high-yielding black rice, BRRI dhan115, averages 7.4 tonnes a hectare; with good seed, training, quality control and market links it can earn farmers money and improve diets, argues BRRI communications officer Dr M Abdul Momin.
LivestockMohammad Amin Ur Rashid warned new BCS fisheries and livestock officers that antibiotic residues reaching people through food are raising the risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
In Islam everything belongs to God and people are only its users: waste is forbidden, spreading corruption on earth is forbidden, and a tree or crop that feeds people or animals counts as charity for the one who planted it.
HealthPrecision therapy chooses cancer treatment for each patient from the tumour's genetic mutations and biomarkers, but it does not work for everyone, writes Dr Md Tousifur Rahman, an oncologist at TMSS Cancer Centre, Bogura.
HealthAt a roundtable for the 21st anniversary of BMU's clinical oncology department, specialists called for a full cancer research institute to bring together teaching, research and treatment, a population-based cancer registry, and wider HPV vaccination and screening.
CookingClean, dry glass jars, a layer of oil, the right amount of salt, dry spoons and regular sun; a pickle that swells, grows mould or changes colour should be treated as spoiled.
VegetablesEarly cucumber covers about 60 hectares in Madarganj, Jamalpur, with output of around 2,000 tonnes expected; wholesale prices are Tk 30-40 a kilogram, and a bigha costs Tk 15,000-20,000 to grow and sells for Tk 30,000-40,000.
OpinionMarking World Migratory Bird Day, columnist Shafiqul Islam Khokon writes that about 45 percent of migratory species are declining, according to BirdLife, and calls for Bangladesh to protect its haors and beels, stop hunting and count birds regularly.
EnvironmentA Water Development Board embankment at Botbunia collapsed on Sunday, flooding the area; residents say three decades of erosion have taken homes and about 300 bighas of farmland.
VegetablesAgainst a target of 1,290 hectares, about 480 hectares fewer have gone under beans in Ishwardi this season, as farmers cite costs, poor prices, fertiliser shortages and absent extension officers.
HealthIn a Jagannath University Press Club survey of 600 students, only 7 went to bed before midnight and only 16 per cent ate three meals a day; a university doctor warns of long-term health risks.
Daily lifeKeep the fridge at 2-4 degrees Celsius and away from the wall, open it less, check the inverter battery water, unplug chargers once full and switch to LED bulbs.
