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How Many Times Should You Wash Rice for Fluffy Grains?
Rinsing rice gently three or four times before cooking removes excess starch and helps keep the grains separate.
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Bangladesh
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Agro-Processed Exports Falling Despite Potential, Industry Seeks Policy Support
Bangladesh's agro-processing export earnings have fallen below $1 billion despite a fast-growing global market, speakers at the BAPA Foodpro International Expo said.
Fisheries
Hilsa Scarce in Rivers, Fishers Seek Delay to Coming Fishing Ban
Barishal fishers catching few hilsa want the 22-day mother hilsa ban due from 4 October pushed back, and a proposal to delay it by 15 days is under review.
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What nano fertiliser is, and what it could do for Bangladesh's soil
Agricultural scientists say that if nano fertiliser is used effectively, Bangladesh could cut its fertiliser imports by up to 30 percent by 2030.
Agribusiness
No fertiliser crisis, hoarders will face action, says agriculture minister
Speaking at Fulgazi in Feni, Agriculture, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said stocks are sufficient, blamed a racket for trying to engineer a shortage, and announced 110,000 farmer cards in a first phase.
Environment
How Actress Nutan Unknowingly Killed Two Snakes
Actress Nutan has recounted on a podcast how two snakes died after she pressed their necks too hard during the shooting of Rajmahal.
Crops
The Remarkable Life of the Hairy Caterpillar Hidden Among the Leaves
A hairy caterpillar spotted on a roadside debdaru tree offers a lesson in metamorphosis, and a reminder never to touch one with bare hands.
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Food Stocks Up by 1.5 Lakh Tonnes in the Government's Six Months
Bangladesh's public food grain stock has risen by 148,484 tonnes since the BNP government took office, reaching 23.59 lakh tonnes on 9 September.
Fisheries
Why native freshwater fish have vanished from Dhaka's markets: half to 60 percent is imported or farmed, open water down 34.5 percent in 40 years, 64 species at risk
Official catch figures from natural waters have more than doubled since 1983-84, yet wild fish are scarce at Karwan Bazar and Jatrabari; 5.97 million kg of frozen rui and katla came through Chattogram port in 2024, officials blame Farakka and dying river flows, and BFRI is breeding threatened specie
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1.2m tonnes in the godowns, and farmers still queue for nothing
At least 15 farmer protests in a month, 204 mobile courts and 1,700 sacks recovered: why fertiliser in store is not reaching the field.
Environment
South Asian states adopt Kathmandu Declaration against organised wildlife trafficking
At SAWEN's first general assembly, member countries committed to intelligence-led and financial investigations and cross-border cooperation; Environment Minister Abdul Awal Mintoo said no single country can fight wildlife crime alone.
Agribusiness
Government waived the loans of 1,434,482 small farmers with interest and paid banks Tk 1,352.74 crore, finance minister tells parliament
Answering a written question from Chuadanga-2 member Md Ruhul Amin on 6 September, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said every farmer who had borrowed up to Tk 10,000 had been covered by July 2026, in every upazila of the country.
AgribusinessCanada signs a new government-to-government potash supply deal with Bangladesh
Announced by trade minister Maninder Sidhu, the agreement routes Canpotex potash to the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation through the Canadian Commercial Corporation; twelve such contracts since 2014 have delivered more than 3.5 million tonnes, and Canada's fertiliser exports rose 13.2