Crops
Five Harvests From One Rice Plant
Rice geneticist Abed Chowdhury has developed rice varieties that gave five harvests in a year from a single planting in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, totalling about 16 tonnes a hectare.
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Flowers
Shiuli, the Flower of Autumn
The shiuli, a small fragrant flower that opens at night and falls at dawn, has a place in Hindu legend and in folk medicine.
Fruits
How Many Apples Is It Safe to Eat a Day?
Doctors say an adult can safely eat two apples a day, but eating three or four daily can cause harm, largely because of pesticides and wax used on the fruit.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Fall Further
The withdrawal of the import duty has begun to pull onion prices down, with local, Indian and Myanmar onions all selling for less than last week.
Fruits
Rajshahi's Fazli Mango Gets GI Recognition
"Rajshahi's Fazli mango" has been recognised as a geographical indication product following an application by the Rajshahi Fruit Research Station.
Fisheries
Fish Killed After Pond Poisoned Over Old Feud in Muradnagar
A farmer in Muradnagar, Cumilla, says neighbours he is in a land dispute with poisoned his pond, killing fish worth about Tk 40,000.
Bangladesh
Others Eat 200 Grams of Rice a Day, We Eat 400: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque says Bangladeshis eat about twice as much rice per head as people in many other countries, and that cutting this would make rice production sustainable.
Environment
Hilsa Fishing Resumes After Ban Ends at Midnight on Monday
The 22-day ban on catching hilsa ends at midnight on Monday, with fisheries officials and fishermen's leaders disagreeing sharply over how well it was enforced.
Daily life
How to Tell Pure Ghee
Shop-bought ghee is often mixed with vanaspati, palm oil and colour, but a few simple home tests can tell you whether it is pure.
Daily life
Nutrition Needs at Every Age
Nutritional needs change through life, from breast milk and khichuri for infants to iron for teenage girls and soft, light food in old age.
Daily life
Excessive Sweating Can Be a Symptom of Disease
Sweating is usually a normal way of cooling the body, but sudden excessive sweating can be a sign of illness.
Flowers
The Colourful Shrimp Plant Flower
The shrimp plant, a shrub native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, has won over flower lovers in Bangladesh though it has no common Bengali name.
Environment
Work Under Way to Ensure Nutritious Food: Agriculture Minister
The government is working to ensure safe and nutritious food for all, Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque said at a World Food Day technical session.