FruitsHybrid papaya in Kapasia: 800 trees expected to yield 40-45 tonnes
Island Agro Farm's growers expect to sell Tk 7-8 lakh of papaya after spending about Tk 2 lakh, with 50-60 kg a tree.
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Fruits
CropsGreen cardamom flowers and sets pods in Sharsha, Jashore
Trying to grow a spice Bangladesh almost entirely imports, a Benapole farmer planted small green cardamom from Africa; the three-and-a-half-year-old plants under mahogany shade are setting pods.
FruitsVietnamese dwarf coconuts: 50-60 nuts a tree with care, losses without it
The Siam Green and Siam Blue coconuts brought in under the year-round fruit project yield well with proper care and water, but farmers who planted and left them have been disappointed.
FruitsBehind Chuadanga's grape harvest, a costly sapling trade and a warning
Saplings from a three-and-a-half-bigha vineyard in Jibannagar sell for Tk 350-400; after losses on 'China orange', farmers warn against rushing in without knowing the variety.
FruitsTen-bigha avocado orchard in Kotchandpur claims Tk 5-7 lakh a bigha
Entrepreneur Harunur Rashid Musa's 11-year-old orchard in Kakbaria, Jhenaidah, grows 14 to 15 avocado varieties, yielding about 60 kg a tree, with bagging and pheromone traps against pests.
Islam
The Prophet's prayer for protection from four dangers
Narration 960 in Sahih Ibn Hibban records a supplication for protection from bad character, base desires, evil deeds and serious illness.
AgrotechDrones, sensors and AI are changing rice farming in China's Hunan
AI now runs through almost every step from seedbed to drying; one drone operator has flown 4,042 missions over 1,600 hectares, and a modern drying centre handles 600 tonnes of rice a day.
FruitsTk 20 lakh, two acres and no help from the agriculture office: one grower's mixed orchard
A small entrepreneur is testing which of pineapple, orange, date and apple suit the local climate; burying drainage pipe to clear waterlogging cost Tk 62,000.
Islam
Speak good or stay silent: Islam's etiquette of speech
A hadith in Sahih al-Bukhari instructs believers to speak good or keep silent; speakers answer for every word, written or spoken, including on social media.
Environment
A 25 cm sea-level rise could permanently flood about 4 percent of Bangladesh
A new UN report says seas are rising faster than ever; at the UN the Prime Minister said at least 10 million coastal people will be threatened by 2050.
Cooking
How to cook mutton the way it tastes at a Bengali wedding
A roasted whole-spice powder, thinly sliced onions, tomatoes added late and yogurt and green-chilli paste at the end are the secrets of the wedding-feast gravy.
IslamOn sleepless, anxious nights, prayer is the believer's refuge
Verse 153 of Surah Al-Baqarah and hadiths from Hudhayfah and Sunan an-Nasa'i point to seeking patience and peace through prayer.
Cooking
Shidol: Nilphamari's traditional dried-fish and taro cakes
Small dried fish, ginger, garlic, chillies and black taro stems are pounded, shaped and sun-dried into shidol, which goes into a hot fish and brinjal curry.