Narsingdi's Three Jewels in the World of Fruit
Fragrant Sagar bananas, juicy Ghorashal pineapples and tangy latkan once made Narsingdi famous across the country, but the district's banana heyday has faded.
Fragrant Sagar bananas, juicy Ghorashal pineapples and tangy latkan once made Narsingdi famous across the country, but the district's banana heyday has faded.
EnvironmentOn the afternoon of 11 July 2025, Rokeya Akter Rina, 48, died after a venomous snake bit her in her kitchen in Solia village, Parshuram, Feni, where she had gone to cook once the floodwater went down.
Indoor plants for decorating homes are the top choice of young visitors at the National Tree Fair in the capital.
Several days of continuous rain have submerged standing crops on about 72,076 hectares in 21 districts of Bangladesh.
BARI's Spices Research Centre in Bogura has developed 58 spice varieties and 156 technologies, from sack-grown ginger and home-grown cumin to onion powder and year-round onions.
Crowds returned to the National Tree Fair in Agargaon on the weekly holiday after four days of rain, and sellers hoped for Tk 50-60 lakh in sales.
The Friday holiday brought more visitors and higher sales to the second day of the Pran Mango Fest in Dhanmondi.
A forest department raid on Mirpur-1 markets and bird shops seized 50 native wild animals held illegally or displayed for sale.
Nurseries at the tree fair in Agargaon are selling many kinds of organic and mineral soil alongside saplings.
Record harvests have not yet ended Bangladesh's onion imports, because a quarter or more of the crop rots for lack of proper storage.
Hilsa prices are high in Kalapara, but fishermen sheltering at Alipur-Mahipur say poor catches and rough seas are leaving them with losses.
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has sent 300 kg of Haribhanga mangoes through Akhaura land port as a gift for Tripura's chief minister and other dignitaries.
The three-day Pran Mango Fest has opened at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhanmondi, with 10 stalls selling many varieties of mango until 12 July.