Vegetables
Vegetable Prices Crash in Jhalakathi as Home Growing Rises
Growing interest in household vegetable plots after last year's disasters has cut demand in Jhalakathi, leaving commercial growers unable to cover costs.
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Bangladesh
Environment
Two Wildlife Traffickers Arrested With Eight Langurs in Jatrabari
Detective Branch police in Dhaka rescued eight endangered mukhpora langurs and arrested two members of a wildlife trafficking ring at Kajla Bridge in Jatrabari.
Crops
Meherpur Farmers Allege Demonstration Plot Funds Going to Agriculture Officer
Farmers in Meherpur Sadar accuse the upazila agriculture officer of siphoning off money allocated for their demonstration plots, handing over only a small share as inputs.
Crops
What Farmers Should Do to Stop Potato Late Blight
Potato late blight, a fungal disease, can spread through a field within days in cold, foggy weather, and farmers can curb it with clean seed, careful irrigation and timely fungicide sprays.
Crops
Mirsarai Farmers Earn Up to a Lakh Taka Selling Straw
Rising demand from cattle farmers has turned aman straw in Mirsarai, Chattogram, into a cash crop worth up to Tk 1 lakh for some growers.
Crops
Government Steps Up Imports to Rebuild Rice and Wheat Stocks
Bangladesh's public grain stocks have fallen to just over 12 lakh tonnes, and the government is importing 16 lakh tonnes of rice and wheat while pressing millers to deliver contracted aman rice.
Crops
Farmer Killed by Elephant in Lama; Elephant Electrocuted Too
Farmer Faridul Alam (44) was killed by elephants in Lama, Bandarban, while a pregnant elephant died after touching an electrified wire laid to protect crops.
Crops
Yellow China Oranges Fill a Headmaster's Garden in Hatibandha
A headmaster in Hatibandha, Lalmonirhat, has grown a China orange garden on flat land that now draws visitors from surrounding upazilas.
Crops
30 Irrigation Pumps Stolen in Three Nights, Crops on 300 Bighas at Risk
The theft of 30 shallow machines from fields in Gurudaspur, Natore, has left more than 100 farmers unsure how to irrigate winter crops on 300 bighas.
Fruits
Tricks for Removing Pomegranate Seeds
Four simple methods make it easy to remove pomegranate seeds without wasting a drop of juice.
Fruits
Skin Care With Pomegranate Juice
Pomegranate juice mixed with yoghurt, honey, aloe vera and other ingredients can be used in simple face packs for moisture, glow and softer skin.
Fruits
Pomegranate Kheer
A simple recipe for pomegranate kheer, a sweet dessert made with pomegranate paste, milk and condensed milk.
Fruits
Why You Should Eat Pomegranate
Pomegranate, regarded as a superfood, is rich in fibre and minerals and its juice is linked to benefits for immunity, blood pressure and memory.