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Serve Ash Gourd With Red Lentils at Sehri
A light and healthy dish of red lentils with ash gourd for sehri, with the recipe.
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Demand Pushes Up Tangail Lemon Prices
Lemon prices in Tangail have more than doubled in a week as demand for iftar sharbat rises in Ramadan while supply is low out of season.
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Prices Rise When Ramadan Comes, and Farmers Lose Out
A Rajshahi College student argues that Ramadan price rises stem from poor planning, weak monitoring and a lack of ethics, while farmers never get a fair price.
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Mango Blossoms Cover Trees Across Narail
Mango trees across Narail have come into early blossom, and growers are busy with care in hope of a bumper crop if the weather holds.
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Salt Water Pushed Into Farmland Again in Satkhira's Assasuni
Farmers in Assasuni, Satkhira, say influential enclosure owners are using a drainage sluice gate to let salt water into a beel, threatening boro paddy on hundreds of bigha.
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How to Plant Flowers in Pots
A guide to choosing flowers for pots season by season, preparing the soil, and caring for and feeding the plants.
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'Mango and Honey Business, I Enjoy This Life': Tarek
In a Facebook post after the election, Amjanatar Dal member secretary Md Tarek Rahman said his mango and honey business supports his family and his politics.
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Climate Change and the Challenge for Agriculture
Motahar Hossain argues that falling soil fertility, shrinking farmland and climate change threaten Bangladesh's food security, and calls for balanced fertiliser use and tighter oversight.
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Flower Sales Rise for Falgun and Valentine's Day
Pahela Falgun and Valentine's Day falling together brought crowds to Magura's flower shops, though traders and buyers differed over sales and prices.
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Shimul and Palash Bring Colour to the Heart of the City
Spring has covered the shimul and palash trees near the chess court park at Hatirjheel in Dhaka with red and orange blossom.
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Let Our Elected Representatives Be Farmer-Friendly
An agriculturist and columnist argues that choosing whom to vote for is a question of food security, farmers' dignity and economic stability, and urges voters to back representatives who will champion agriculture in parliament.
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When Is the Right Time to Harvest Potatoes?
Depending on variety, potatoes are ready to lift some 85–95 or 100–120 days after planting, and harvesting in dry, sunny weather after the plants die back gives tougher skins for storage.
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How to Make Aparajita Tea
Aparajita tea, an antioxidant-rich herbal tea, is simple to brew at home, though some people should be careful before drinking it.