Vegetables
Which Foods Provide Which Vitamins?
A guide to what each vitamin and mineral does for the body and which common foods supply it.
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Bangladesh
Vegetables
Which Fruits Should You Eat More of in Winter?
Fruits rich in vitamin C and fibre can help keep the body's defences up as immunity dips in winter.
Environment
Rare Barn Owl Rescued From College in Dinajpur
A young barn owl, a species close to extinction, was rescued from a college classroom in Biral, Dinajpur.
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Caring for Boro Rice and Wheat in the Month of Magh
What farmers should do in the Bengali month of Magh to care for their boro rice and wheat.
Environment
Met Office Says When a Cold Wave May Come
Meteorologist Shahinul Islam said temperatures may fall gradually after Saturday, with a mild cold wave possible in the north from Sunday.
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Colourful Flowers Spread Their Fragrance at Chattogram's DC Park
The third flower festival at Chattogram's DC Park, running from 4 January to 4 February, fills 194 acres with 136 species of flowers and daily cultural events.
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Hybrid Maize Seed Can Now Be Produced in Bangladesh
Maize production has risen by nearly half in six years, but most hybrid seed is still imported; this guide explains how hybrid maize seed can be produced at home.
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Work Must Be Done to Improve Farmers' Lives: Agriculture Adviser
The agriculture adviser told newly recruited agriculture cadre officers that their duty goes beyond helping farmers to improving their lives, and urged care on social media.
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Migratory Birds Enchant Lakshmipur
For eight winters flocks of lesser whistling ducks have rested at Janeshwar Dighi in Lakshmipur Sadar, where villagers and the pond's lessee protect them.
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Farmers Shun Banks as Moneylenders Take the Profits
Haor farmers in Sunamganj borrow from moneylenders at high interest to grow boro, saying bank loans bring harassment, while the bank says none need face it.
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How to Preserve Farmers' Hard-Grown Cauliflower
A step-by-step guide to blanching and freezing winter cauliflower at home so it can be cooked almost all year round.
Environment
Forest Department Hunts for Two Vloggers Who Ate Egrets and Wild Ducks
After a Rajshahi volunteer group demanded action, the forest department began searching for two vloggers whose videos showed them roasting and eating egrets and wild ducks.
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Severe Cold Is Damaging Boro Seedbeds
Farmers in Sharsha, Jashore, are covering boro seedbeds with polythene as severe cold and fog threaten the seedlings.