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Eat Green Mango Tok to Keep Your Stomach Cool in the Heat
With mango season here, a sour green mango tok can help keep the stomach cool in the heatwave; here is the recipe.
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Which Tree to Plant, When and Where
With the heatwave blamed on tree felling, here is a guide to when to plant saplings and which trees suit which places.
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Fearing Heatstroke by Day, Shariatpur Farmers Harvest Paddy by Moonlight
A relentless heatwave has pushed many boro farmers in Shariatpur to cut their ripe paddy at night, when it is cooler and labourers are willing to work.
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Farmers Worried About Vegetables in the Heatwave
Days of relentless heat have Chandpur farmers fearing losses to their seasonal vegetables, while the agriculture department promises advice.
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Heatwave Threatens Disaster for Agriculture: What to Do
As an extreme heatwave grips Bangladesh, this piece looks at its causes and the damage it threatens to crops, livestock and fish, with steps farmers can take.
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Litchi Fruitlet Drop Cannot Be Stopped in Ishwardi
Litchi growers in Ishwardi fear a crop failure as drought and heat strip 40 to 50 per cent of the green fruitlets from their trees.
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Boro Paddy at Risk of Heat Shock
Scientists fear a repeat of the 2021 heat shock that turned paddy on nearly half a lakh hectares to empty grain if the current heatwave does not ease soon.
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The Health Benefits of Nutrient-Rich Watermelon Seeds
Watermelon seeds that are usually thrown away are packed with protein, B vitamins, minerals and unsaturated fats, though they are high in calories.
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Groundnut Farming on the Rise in Nilphamari
Nilphamari farmers are growing more groundnut this season, drawn by low costs, few diseases and good market prices.
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Fields Full of Paddy, but Haor Farmers Worry About Prices
Despite a good boro harvest in Sunamganj's haors, farmers fear the paddy price will not cover the higher costs of fertiliser, pesticide and labour.
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Maize Farming Rises in Kurigram's Char Areas
Maize cultivation in Kurigram's char areas has grown by 1,220 hectares this season as farmers turn to a crop that costs less and earns more than paddy.
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Coffee and Cashew Show Promise in the Folds of the Hills
The government's coffee and cashew project has planted 25 lakh saplings in the Chattogram hill districts, some already fruiting, while IMED has ordered lost saplings replaced.
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Bumper Watermelon Yield in Shyamnagar, Satkhira
Farmers in five unions of Shyamnagar are getting good yields and prices for watermelon grown after paddy, arriving just as supplies from other regions run low.