Cooking
A Sweet That Looks Like an Orange: Semolina Orange Laddu Recipe
Semolina and fresh orange juice make small laddus shaped like oranges, a different sweet for guests or family.
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Bangladesh
Livestock
Two Jungle Cat Kittens Caught After Coming for Ducks in Sreemangal
The Bangladesh Wildlife Service Foundation has rescued two jungle cat kittens that residents caught when they came after ducks at a house in Sreemangal.
Environment
Huge Dead Whale Washes Up on the Andharmanik River in Taltali
A dead whale about 30 feet long washed up on the bank of the Andharmanik river in Taltali, Barguna, drawing crowds from far and wide.
Agribusiness
The Cheap Hilsa Trap: How Fraudsters Are Taking Buyers' Money Online
A fraud ring using fake Facebook pages and cut-price offers for Chandpur hilsa is taking buyers' advance payments and damaging genuine online fish sellers.
Agribusiness
India Again Seeks Bangladesh Hilsa for Durga Puja
Indian traders have again asked Bangladesh for permission to import hilsa ahead of Durga Puja, and the commerce ministry says it views the request positively.
Vegetables
Northern Bangladesh plants 33,900 hectares of early winter vegetables for a 314,000-tonne target; beans and cabbage already in the markets
Rangpur, Dinajpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh have radish, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, bottle gourd, tomato and red amaranth in the ground; heavy rain destroyed some plots that have since been replanted, and a Mithapukur grower has sold cabbage at Tk 2,0
Agrotech
Agricultural universities' cluster admission test for 2026-27 set for 2 January 2027, with Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University in charge
The vice-chancellors of the cluster universities took the decision in principle at a meeting on 7 September; application rules, eligibility, seats, schedule, marks distribution and centres are to be announced in due course.
Crops
Why Tobacco Farming Is a Warning Sign for Public Health
As tobacco acreage grows in Bangladesh on the back of company cash advances, the article sets out how the crop harms health, soil and food security and which crops could replace it.
Crops
Nilphamari meets its 113,000-hectare Aman target on time with fertiliser supply normal; dealer points see few buyers
Against a target of 113,220 hectares, 113,205 hectares of Aman had been transplanted by Tuesday; the district received 100 per cent of its August and September fertiliser demand through 206 dealers and still holds 1,916 tonnes of urea, though a dealer notes allocations have not kept pace with more i
Crops
Fertiliser Turmoil Across the Country, but Government Says There Is No Shortage
While farmers protest, loot depots and pay above the official price for fertiliser, the agriculture ministry insists supplies are ample through the coming Boro season.
Crops
Load shedding puts 77,000 tonnes of potatoes in Nilphamari's cold stores at risk, 40,000 tonnes of it seed
With Nilphamari receiving only 50–60 per cent of its 153 MW daily power demand, the district's 11 cold stores cannot hold temperature; some 77,000 tonnes of potatoes are at risk, including about 40,000 tonnes of seed potato for the coming season.
Fisheries
Four Arrested for Online Fraud Selling Hilsa in Chandpur's Name
Police have arrested four members of a ring that defrauded people online for a long time by selling hilsa and other goods in Chandpur's name.
Agribusiness
A Single Hilsa Sells for Tk 15,000 in Bhola
A giant hilsa weighing 2kg 560g caught in the Meghna river sold for Tk 15,000 at auction in Monpura, Bhola.