Vegetables
How to Peel Garlic in 30 Seconds
Shaking garlic cloves hard for 20 to 30 seconds in a lidded container or between two steel bowls loosens the skins without a knife.
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Bangladesh
Agribusiness
Chandpur Hilsa Roe Price Rises to Tk 6,000 a kg
Hilsa roe is selling for Tk 5,500 to Tk 6,000 a kg at Chandpur's Boro Station fish landing, nearly double last year's price, because few roe-bearing fish are being caught.
Environment
Rivers and Canals Cannot Be Saved Without Coordinated Action: Water Resources Minister
Water resources minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee said rivers and canals cannot be protected without coordinated work by all ministries and agencies.
Crops
Tk 20 Crore of Guava Sold From Dinghies Each Season
The traditional floating guava market at Atghar Kuriana in Pirojpur's Nesarabad trades more than Tk 20 crore of guava each season and draws tourists from home and abroad.
Crops
How to Get Good Jute Seed
Shraban is the month to harvest and ret jute, and also to sow deshi and tossa jute or plant stem cuttings to produce good-quality seed.
Crops
Granaries Full, So Why Are Plates Short of Nutrition?
Bangladesh has quadrupled rice output, but SOFI 2026 shows millions cannot afford a healthy diet, and the writer argues food security must now be measured on the plate.
HealthBangladesh requires street food stalls to register with food safety authority
Regulations gazetted on 16 July 2026 required everyone in the food trade, from footpath stalls to food importers, to register with or be licensed by the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority.
Crops
US Agriculture Department Delegation Visits Mini Cold Storage in Savar
A delegation from the US Department of Agriculture visited a farmers' mini cold storage run by DAE in Savar and praised the technology.
FisheriesMaheshkhali fishermen rescue Sri Lankan father and son adrift for 36 days
In July 2026 Ziaur Rahman of Kutubjom union in Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, and his crew found two Sri Lankan fishermen who had drifted in the Bay of Bengal for 36 days on a boat with a failed engine, and brought them ashore.
Vegetables
How to Cook Prawns with Taro Leaves
Taro leaves and prawns come together in a quick, nutritious Bengali dish that is best served with hot rice.
Environment
Child Killed as Autorickshaw Overturns After Hitting Elephant
A 10-month-old girl was killed in Sadarpur, Faridpur, when a battery-run autorickshaw struck an elephant being used to collect money on the road and overturned.
Crops
Two Huge Pythons Rescued from Tea Gardens
Two giant pythons, about 16 and 17 feet long, were rescued from tea gardens in Sreemangal and Kamalganj in Moulvibazar.
Crops
Flood Damages 3,675 Hectares of Farmland in Rangamati
Floods from a week of continuous rain and hill runoff damaged 3,675 hectares of farmland in Rangamati, causing Tk 61.45 crore in losses.