Vegetables
Income and Spending Out of Step, City Dwellers Struggle to Get By
With prices of essentials climbing, Dhaka residents are queuing for subsidised goods and cutting meat, fish and fruit from their meals.
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Crops
Modern Methods for Pesticide-Free Dried Fish, and How to Recognise It
A guide to making dried fish without toxic pesticides using low-cost net-covered tunnels, salting and spices, and to telling safe dried fish from spoiled or treated fish.
Vegetables
Hilsa Prices Fall in Mymensingh but Buyers Stay Away
The price of hilsa has fallen in Mymensingh's markets, but sellers are disheartened as buyers still stay away.
Crops
Rajshahi Char Tomato Farmers Lose Profits to Transport Costs
Rajshahi's Padma chars grow tomatoes in large quantities, but high transport costs are keeping farmers from the profits they expect.
Crops
Early Blossoms Raise Hopes Among Rajshahi's Mango Growers
Mango orchards in Rajshahi are filling with early blossoms, raising growers' hopes of a good harvest despite worries about fog.
Crops
A Month Late, Boro Seedlings Still Not Transplanted for Lack of Irrigation
Irrigation at the Meghna-Dhonagoda project was inaugurated on 20 January but switched off after a photo session, leaving farmers unable to transplant ageing Boro seedlings.
Crops
What to Do About Downy Mildew in Watermelon
Downy mildew, caused by the oomycete Pseudoperonospora cubensis, is one of the main diseases of watermelon; here is how to spot and control it.
Environment
What the Met Office Says About Dense Fog
Temperatures may rise across Bangladesh over the next three days, but dense fog could persist from midnight to noon.
Environment
Nilgai Jumps Wall and Escapes From Gazipur Safari Park
A male nilgai has escaped from the Safari Park in Gazipur, and forest staff are searching three districts to bring it back.
Agribusiness
Jatka Fishing Spree in Bhola as Fisheries Office Sleeps
Young hilsa are being caught freely in Bhola's Meghna and Tentulia rivers and sold openly, while the fisheries department is largely inactive.
Crops
BAU Researchers Work on Local Varieties of Colourful European Vegetables
Bangladesh Agricultural University researchers are selecting local varieties of savoy cabbage, purple broccoli and colourful zucchini as new winter vegetables.
Crops
Sufia Succeeds With Malabar Spinach, Others Take Interest
Growing pui shak has changed the fortunes of Sufia Begum of Gazipur's Kaliganj, and neighbouring farmers now want to follow her.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices High in Chandpur, but No Buyers
With fewer hilsa caught and prices doubled, traders at Chandpur's Borostation fish ghat are struggling to find buyers.