Fisheries
65-Day Ban Ends, Fishermen Head to Sea
Hilsa fishing has resumed after the 65-day ban on sea fishing, bringing life back to the fishing villages on the coast of Chattogram's Mirsarai upazila.
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Bangladesh
Crops
How to Ret Jute for Better Fibre
Cutting jute at the flower-bud stage, retting it in clean water and drying the fibre off the ground all help farmers get better-quality fibre.
Crops
Beauty Care With Ripe Mango
Three homemade face packs using ripe mango, with milk and oatmeal, honey and lemon, or gram flour, for common summer skin problems.
Agribusiness
Make Mawa Ghat-Style Hilsa Tail Bharta at Home
A recipe for hilsa tail bharta, the mashed dish people flock to Mawa Ghat to eat, made at home from fried hilsa tails.
Crops
China's 'Minor Heat'
A Beijing-based writer describes Xiaoshu, or Minor Heat, the 11th of China's 24 solar terms, and the weather, farm work, flowers and foods that go with it.
Crops
What to Grow in the Month of Srabon
Srabon, the second and last month of the monsoon, is the time to start seedbeds for early rabi vegetables and to sow a range of leafy greens.
Crops
Diabetes Patients Should Be Careful With These 5 Fruits
Mango, grapes, bananas, pineapple and cherries are high in sugar, so people with diabetes should choose fruit carefully and favour low-glycaemic options.
Environment
Today Is Snake Day
World Snake Day is marked on 16 July to counter the fear and negative ideas that surround snakes, most of which are not venomous.
Fisheries
Let the Ban on Hilsa Fishing Run at the Same Time Across Countries
A Rajshahi University professor argues that Bangladesh's hilsa ban achieves little while neighbouring countries fish at different times, and calls for a single ban period across countries.
Fisheries
A Single Hilsa From the Meghna Sells for Tk 8,700
A hilsa weighing about 3 kg caught in the Meghna off Hatiya in Noakhali sold at auction for Tk 8,700.
Environment
Elderly Woman Killed in Wild Elephant Attack in Rangamati
A woman in her sixties was killed and her house wrecked when a herd of wild elephants attacked at Rangipara in Rangamati's Longadu upazila.
Environment
Will the Srabon Rains Come Now That Ashar Is Over?
As the month of Ashar ends without the rain people hoped for, an essay asks whether Srabon, the last month of the monsoon, will bring relief from the heat.
Crops
Golden Dreams of the Golden Fibre in Farmers' Eyes
Jute cultivation has increased in Sharsha upazila of Jashore, where farmers expect good yields and profits thanks to suitable soil, low costs and government support.