Crops
Khulna's Watermelons Travel to Every Corner of the Country
A good watermelon crop in Khulna is keeping traders busy sending the fruit to districts across Bangladesh, though a spell of rain cut prices for growers.
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Bangladesh
Environment
69 Cobra Hatchlings Found in One House in Mirsarai
Sixty-nine venomous cobra hatchlings have been found in a newly built house in Chattogram's Mirsarai, and no adult snake has yet been caught.
Crops
Okra Farming Makes Mirsarai Farmers Self-Reliant
Farmers in Chattogram's Mirsarai are becoming self-reliant by growing okra, with the area under the crop rising and prices improving after a weak start to the season.
Organic
Shikha Rani Becomes a Role Model by Making Vermicompost
A national award-winning woman in Satkhira's Kalaroa has turned home-made organic fertiliser into a business producing about 150 maunds of compost a month.
Fruits
How to Make Aamsatta
Rokeya Sultana explains how to turn any mangoes knocked down by the Baishakh storms into sweet, sour and spicy aamsatta.
Environment
Sir Nils Olav, the Royal Penguin
On World Penguin Day, the story of Sir Nils Olav III, the Edinburgh Zoo king penguin honoured with a knighthood and military rank by Norway's royal guard.
Agribusiness
One Hilsa Sells for Tk 14,000
A 2.5 kg "king hilsa" caught in the Baleshwar river mouth was sold at an open auction at Pathorghata BFDC market on 25 April.
Crops
Is the Fruit Called Khoiya or Jilapi?
The khoi or jilapi fruit, a sweet, twisted pod loved by village children, is becoming rarer in Bangladesh and needs cultivation if the tree is to survive.
Crops
Boro Paddy Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
A bumper Boro crop in Jhalakathi, with yields above last year's and good market prices, has brought smiles to the district's farmers as harvesting gets under way.
Crops
No Imports Needed if Paddy and Rice Procurement Targets Are Met
The food secretary says Bangladesh will not need to import food if this year's paddy and rice procurement targets are met.
Crops
Demand for Palm Patali Jaggery Rises
Palm patali jaggery from the southern coastal districts of Patuakhali, Barguna and Pirojpur is fast winning buyers in the cities, but tree losses and labour shortages hold back output.
Cooking
The Herbs You Can Grow in Small Jars of Water at Home
Six herbs, from mint to thyme, can be grown in small jars of water by a window for anyone short of space for plants.
Crops
Paddy Arrives by Trawler at Bhairab's Markets, Farmers Frustrated by Low Prices
Farmers bringing new paddy from the haor to Bhairab by trawler are frustrated as prices have fallen by Tk 500 a maund in a month.