Crops
Six New BRRI Rice Varieties Approved, Including Vitamin E-Rich Black Rice
Six new high-yielding BRRI rice varieties, including the country's first vitamin E-rich black rice, have been released for cultivation nationwide.
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Bangladesh
FisheriesHilsa pickle recipe with mustard oil, vinegar and panch phoron
Beyond bhapa, bhuna and jhol, hilsa can be cooked into a tangy, spicy pickle with mustard oil, mustard paste, vinegar and panch phoron to eat with hot rice. The ingredients, the steps and how to store it safely.
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.
Crops
A Story of New Spring Among Falling Leaves
As winter's damp fades, falling leaves, new shoots and the scent of mango blossom mark the arrival of spring, even at Hatirjheel in Dhaka.
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.
Vegetables
Rising Above Taunts, College Student Minhajul Succeeds in Farming
Twelfth-grade student Minhajul Minar of Joypurhat's Khetlal has turned taunts into praise by farming vegetables on three acres of mostly leased land.
Cooking
Carrot Rasmalai Recipe
Carrot rasmalai, made with ordinary household ingredients, brings a new colour and flavour to a familiar dessert for festivals or guests.
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.