Heavy rain could bring floods to five districts in the north-east, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre said, with several rivers already above the pre-monsoon danger level.
Sweet pumpkin growers in Manikganj say a poor yield has left them facing losses despite good prices, while the agriculture department says farmers are profiting.
Kishoreganj recorded 160 millimetres of rain in 24 hours, submerging about 3,000 hectares of boro paddy in the haors, according to the agriculture department.
The government has adopted a 12-point action plan to make Dhaka a clean and green city, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament.
Overripe bananas that nobody wants to eat can be turned into a soft, fragrant banana cake with a handful of ingredients.
Continuous rain and water rushing down from the hills have submerged most of the ripe boro paddy in Moulvibazar, leaving farmers unable to bring in their crop.
A bumper chilli crop along the Bhogai and Chellakhali rivers in Sherpur's Nalitabari upazila, together with good prices, has left farmers smiling.
Several days of heavy rain have sent rivers in the north-east rising fast, raising fears of flash floods in the Sylhet region, with more heavy rain forecast.
The Department of Agricultural Marketing has ordered its officers across the country to act against traders who take 2 to 6 kg of extra produce per 40 kg from farmers.
Forest officials and activists say more food in the forest has boosted breeding, with numerous elephant calves born in the Garo hills of Sherpur in the past year.
A street-food-style egg paratha brings a change of taste to breakfast or an evening snack, and can be made easily at home.
EnvironmentAn unusually high number of kalbaishakhi storms in April 2026 kept Bangladesh free of a prolonged heatwave; on 28 April meteorologist Muhammad Abul Kalam Mallik said temperatures could run above normal after the first week of May, with one or two low-pressure areas likely in the Bay of Bengal.
After four members of one family in India died of suspected food poisoning, experts say watermelon itself is not harmful but can become dangerous if contaminated.
