Environment
Migratory Birds at Ramrai Dighi Delight Visitors
Migratory birds have again flocked to Ramrai Dighi in Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon, drawing visitors who urged the authorities to keep them safe.
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Bangladesh
Crops
Take Care of Mango Trees Before They Blossom
A guide to protecting mango blossom through weeding, pruning, withholding water and two timed sprays of insecticide and fungicide.
Environment
Task Force to Be Formed to Curb Air Pollution: Environment Adviser
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said Dhaka's road dividers will be greened and a task force with a time-bound action plan set up to fight air pollution.
Crops
Sugarcane Cultivation Rises in Joypurhat
Intercropping, easier payment and technical support have pushed up sugarcane cultivation in Joypurhat, raising output at the Joypurhat Sugar Mill.
EnvironmentBangladesh's rivers under encroachment and pollution: a researcher's call to rescue them
In a January 2025 opinion piece, researcher Dr Forkan Ali argued that encroachment and pollution have left most of Bangladesh's rivers dead or half-dead, and urged action to rescue them now.
Fruits
Foods to Eat on an Empty Stomach to Stay Healthy
Honey water, soaked almonds, eggs, oat porridge and fruit are among the foods nutritionists recommend eating first thing in the morning.
Environment
JU's Thousand-Crore Buildings Also Risk Standing Empty
An IMED report on Jahangirnagar University's development project found about 1,000 trees felled, birds losing habitat, and a risk that new residential buildings stay empty.
Crops
New Date Palm Molasses, Winter's Sweet Gift
A personal essay on how new date palm molasses is made each winter and the place it holds in Bangladesh's food and culture.
Fisheries
One Trawler Lands Hilsa Worth Tk 40 Lakh in Kalapara
Seventeen fishermen on the trawler FB Bismillah-1 caught 195 maunds of hilsa in four days, selling the catch for Tk 40.14 lakh.
Fruits
Mango Donated to Kishoreganj Mosque Sells for Tk 1,600; Imam Buys It
A mango donated to a mosque in Itna upazila of Kishoreganj was sold for Tk 1,600 at an open auction, with the imam as buyer.
Crops
Rajbari's Rubel Becomes Self-Reliant Rearing Guinea Fowl
Starting with 13 guinea fowl as a hobby, Rajbari's Raju Ahmmed Rubel now keeps about 900 birds and sells thousands of chicks each month.
Crops
Changing Four Hands, Tk 2 Cauliflower Becomes Tk 15 in Naogaon
A cauliflower that leaves the farmer at Tk 2 in Naogaon reaches shoppers at Tk 15 after changing hands, as farmers accuse a syndicate and officials deny one exists.
Crops
Bhabodah Waterlogging Leaves Nearly 2,000 Hectares Uncultivated in Abhaynagar
Long-standing waterlogging in the Bhabodah area has left boro cultivation uncertain on nearly 2,000 hectares in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore.