Local Jamun Floods Magura Markets, Drawing Crowds of Buyers
Local jamun is plentiful in Magura's markets this season, and buyers are crowding fruit stalls for its taste, nutrition and comparatively low price.
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Local jamun is plentiful in Magura's markets this season, and buyers are crowding fruit stalls for its taste, nutrition and comparatively low price.
Not every mango in the market tastes the same, and a few simple checks can help buyers pick sweet, juicy, naturally ripe fruit.
Tangy, spicy achari begun can revive the appetite on a hot summer day and is easy to make at home.
In jackfruit season the seeds as well as the flesh can be used, and they make a tasty halwa with few ingredients.
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A group of young people planting trees in the Madhupur tract found the once-great sal forest on its deathbed, cleared for plantations and buildings.
Often thrown away, jackfruit seeds are rich in protein, fibre, vitamins and minerals and can help digestion, heart health, immunity and more.
An economist and former vice-chancellor of Jahangirnagar University recalls his childhood in Sugandhi, a low-lying village on the Meghna, and mourns what it has become.
Ripe summer mangoes and traditional payesh come together in a sweet, fragrant and creamy dessert that is easy to make at home.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has stressed planting trees that suit local soil and environment, ahead of the launch of a five-year programme to plant 25 crore trees.
Jute leaves, a cheap and nutritious green, get a different treatment fried with prawns, peanuts and a garlic-chilli mix.
Mango growers at Beltala in Jashore's Sharsha upazila face losses as few wholesale buyers turn up and prices fall well below last year's.
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