Vegetables
Markets Full of Vegetables, but Prices Stay High
Although early winter vegetables are pouring into Sylhet's markets, retail prices remain steep, and traders say they will ease once the season is fully under way.
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Prothom Alo
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Agribusiness
Onion Prices Fall as Supply Rises, Sugar Prices Unchanged
Import duty cuts have had no effect on onion and sugar prices in Dhaka, though onions have eased slightly as supply has increased.
Daily life
Contouring for a Sharper Nose
Contouring can give the nose the shape that best suits your face, if you follow a few simple rules and steps.
Daily life
Homemade Face Packs for Oily Skin
Natural ingredients work better than chemical cosmetics for oily skin, and these homemade packs help cut shine and reduce acne.
Islam
Masjid al-Haram Returns to Its Former Look
Worshippers at Makkah's Masjid al-Haram prayed shoulder to shoulder again after Saudi authorities lifted the social distancing rules imposed during the pandemic.
Environment
Planting Trees Is Sadaqah Jariyah
The Quran and the hadiths of the Prophet (PBUH) show that planting and caring for trees earns reward as sadaqah jariyah, continuing charity that outlives the planter.
Agribusiness
Toyo Mro Could Not Become a Real 'Dragon'
Dragon fruit growers in Bandarban, including pioneer Toyo Mro, are getting far lower prices this season because the coronavirus lockdown has kept traders away.
Agribusiness
Chicken at Tk 44, Eggs at Tk 5 and Chicks for Nothing
Farm-gate prices of eggs and broiler chicken have collapsed during the coronavirus shutdown, while shoppers in Dhaka have seen far smaller falls.
Crops
Khulna farmers turn to watermelon after aman losses
Farmers in Khulna are turning to watermelon in greater numbers this year to make up for losses on their aman rice crop.
Crops
Boro rice now grows in the bed of the Narsunda river
With the Narsunda river dried up to a thin stream in Nandail, Mymensingh, farmers have planted boro rice on both sides of it.
Agribusiness
A cashew nut success story
After early export failures, entrepreneur Shakil Ahmed built what the report calls the country's first integrated cashew processing factory in Patenga, Chattogram.
Livestock
Full Genome of the Black Bengal Goat Decoded
A team led by Professor A M A M Zonaed Siddiki of Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University has sequenced the Black Bengal goat genome to breed a better goat.
Fruits
Green watermelons bring smiles on a sandy char
On a seaside sand bar in Rangabali, Patuakhali, where no crop grew before, Hasi Begum's family and other farmers are now harvesting early watermelons.