Crops
Why Should Rice Be Washed Well Before Cooking?
Washing rice before cooking removes dust and surface starch and may reduce some contaminants, though for arsenic, cooking in plenty of water and draining it works better.
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Fisheries
You Can Eat Hilsa Even With High Cholesterol: Here Is the Right Way
Hilsa's fat is not all harmful and the fish can be part of a healthy diet, provided it is eaten in moderation, cooked with little oil and with a doctor's advice for those with heart disease or high cholesterol.
Environment
Four Arrested With Snake Venom Worth Tk 38.5 Crore in Chirirbandar
Border Guard Bangladesh says a joint operation in Chirirbandar, Dinajpur, seized about 5.7kg of snake venom and arrested four people, with the total seizure valued at Tk 38.57 crore.
Fruits
Chinese Traders Show Interest in Bangladeshi Farm Produce and Fruit
Bangladesh's stall at the 2026 Mekong-Lancang Fruit, Coffee, Flower and Beer Carnival in Kunming, China, has drawn strong interest from local visitors and traders.
Environment
Two Slow Lorises Rescued From Traffickers
The Forest Department's Wildlife Crime Control Unit has rescued two endangered slow lorises being smuggled in Haluaghat, Mymensingh, though the traffickers escaped.
Bangladesh
Afroza Khanam Becomes Food Minister
Afroza Khanam Rita, the civil aviation and tourism minister, has been given charge of the Ministry of Food, with M Rashiduzzaman Millat taking over civil aviation and tourism.
Crops
Rotten Potatoes in Cold Storage Sacks Leave Farmers Facing Losses
Four months after farmers and traders stored hundreds of thousands of tonnes of potatoes in Bogura and Joypurhat hoping for better prices, demand is weak, prices are flat and the stored crop has begun to rot.
Fisheries
Two Held Over Facebook Hilsa Sales Scam
Chandpur District Detective Branch has arrested two members of a gang that took money through Facebook adverts for hilsa and other goods, recovering five mobile phones, SIM cards and Tk 60,000.
Agribusiness
Indian Hilsa Cheaper, Local Hilsa Dear as Sea Catch Falls
Local hilsa is selling far above Indian hilsa at Chattogram's Fishery Ghat because a storm signal kept trawlers from bringing in enough fish, but traders expect prices to ease within days.
Crops
Young People in Jhenaidah Plant Trees to Protect Nature's Balance
A local youth volunteer group planted more than 200 betel nut saplings along a road in Kumrabaria village, Jhenaidah, to raise awareness of climate change and protect the natural balance.
Environment
BGB Distributes Food to Flood-Hit Families in Benapole
The 21 BGB Battalion of Khulna distributed dry food to 70 families affected by heavy rain, flooding, river erosion and waterlogging in the Daulatpur border area of Benapole.
Crops
How the Palm Tree Protects Nature
The palmyra palm, which lives for more than a century, helps protect against lightning, shelters birds, supplies food, crafts and building material, and is easy to plant on high ground.
Vegetables
Flour, Oil and Sugar Prices Climb as Vegetables and Eggs Stay Expensive
Companies have cut the supply of bottled edible oil in Dhaka's markets while loose oil, sugar and flour prices climb and vegetables, fish, meat and eggs stay expensive.