Fruits
Eat Lychees With Care
Lychees can be harmful if eaten unripe, on an empty stomach or in large numbers, and children and diabetics need particular care.
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Crops
How the Haribhanga Mango Got Its Name
The Haribhanga mango, now Rangpur's brand, is named after a clay pot that someone smashed on the original tree in Mithapukur.
Fisheries
'King Hilsa' Netted in Bhola's Meghna Sells for Tk 6,480
A hilsa weighing 2 kg 70 g, caught by fishermen in the Meghna in Bhola, sold at auction for Tk 6,480.
Crops
National Fruit Fair Opens as Adviser Urges Everyone to Eat Local Fruit
The three-day National Fruit Fair 2025 opened in Dhaka with 75 organisations taking part and a call from the agriculture adviser to eat local fruit.
Crops
Does the Call of the Kanakua Bring Rain?
The greater coucal, or kanakua, whose deep call villagers long linked with rain, is becoming scarce as its habitat and food chain are disturbed.
Agribusiness
Chandpur Traders Say They Will Not Accept Fixed Hilsa Prices
Hilsa traders in Chandpur say they will not accept an administration plan to fix hilsa prices, warning that fish would stop coming to the ghat.
Crops
Farmers Growing More Interested in Nutrient-Rich Crops, Workshop Told
A national workshop heard that farmers want to grow more nutrient-rich crops but are held back by patchy support and a lack of quality seed.
Environment
Snakebite Victim Dies After Hospital Lacked Required Injections
A teenage snakebite victim could not be given antivenom at the Nangalkot Upazila Health Complex in Cumilla because the necessary injections were not in stock, and he later died.
Fruits
Supershops the Last 'Hope' for Export-Grade Mangoes
With exports held back by certification, cargo and packing problems, most of the Rajshahi region's export-grade mangoes end up in local supershops.
Fruits
Ripe Mangoes Can Brighten Your Skin
Ripe mango's vitamins and antioxidants can benefit the skin, and it can be made into simple face packs with honey, yoghurt or aloe vera.
Crops
The Colourful History Behind the Name of the Amrapali Mango
The Amrapali mango, a Dasheri-Neelum cross released in Bangladesh as BARI Aam-3, takes its name from the famed dancer of ancient Vaishali.
Crops
The Story Behind the Name of the Bishkhali River
Local legend offers three sad and strange stories behind the name of the Bishkhali, the fast-flowing river of Jhalakathi and Barguna.
Environment
Sheikh Hasina Wrote the Country's History as She Pleased: Rizvi
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi alleged at a tree-planting programme in Dhaka that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina had written the country's history and textbooks as she pleased.