Crops
Lead Pollution in Farmland, the Soil's Silent Killer
Lead contamination of Bangladesh's farmland, driven largely by illegal battery recycling, is becoming an environmental and public health crisis that reaches people through crops.
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Vegetables
Did You Know Goat Meat Can Be Made Into Bharta? Here Is the Recipe
Goat meat can also be made into a bharta, a mash with its own history and taste in rural Bengali kitchens.
Crops
Serve Bean-Seed Dal to Lift a Plate of Hot Rice
Winter bean seeds cooked with mung or masur dal make a simple, nourishing dal to eat with hot rice.
Fruits
The Fruits That Help Most During Cancer Treatment
Choosing fruit to suit the side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy can make cancer treatment easier, though no single fruit cures cancer.
Vegetables
Manikganj's Singair Could Sell Tk 90 Crore Worth of Carrots This Season
Carrots on 905 hectares in Singair upazila could sell for around Tk 90 crore this season, though farmers say a lack of cold storage denies them a fair price.
Cooking
Beetroot Halwa Recipe
Beetroot halwa, made with coconut, ghee and cashews, offers a colourful change from traditional halwa for Shab-e-Barat.
Vegetables
How to Remove Pesticides from Fruit and Vegetables
On National Safe Food Day, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority guidance shows how washing and preparing produce correctly can cut much of the pesticide risk.
Fisheries
Jatka Worth Tk 9 Lakh Seized in Sitakunda, Given to Orphanage
Two and a half tonnes of jatka, young hilsa, worth about Tk 9 lakh were seized from a refrigerated covered van on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway and given to an orphanage.
Crops
Why Drying Boro Rice Fields Matters: The Alternate Wetting and Drying Method
Letting Boro rice fields dry periodically using the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) method boosts tillers and yields, saves 20 to 30 percent of irrigation water and cuts methane.
Environment
Spotted Deer Rescued from Village in Mongla
A spotted deer rescued from a village in Mongla was released back into the Sundarbans, as the forest department investigates whether poachers brought it there.
Crops
SAU's Medicinal Garden Is Full of Healing Plants
A medicinal garden at Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in Dhaka holds some 41 species of healing plants for teaching and research.
Crops
Satkhira Farmers Turn to Early Boro Rice to Beat Salinity
Satkhira's coastal farmers are sowing boro early and using salt-tolerant varieties to beat rising salinity, but higher input costs have them worried.
Crops
Serve Chana Dal Halwa to Guests on Shab-e-Barat
Halwa made from protein-rich chana dal is a tasty, homely sweet to serve guests on Shab-e-Barat.