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What Indoor Plants Need Every Day, Even When You Don't Water Them
Watering alone is not enough to keep indoor plants healthy; keeping the leaves free of dust and checking the plant daily matter just as much.
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Palm Saplings Planted Along Mirsarai Road to Reduce Lightning Risk
A young agricultural entrepreneur in Mirsarai, Chattogram, has launched a drive to plant 2,300 palm saplings along both sides of a five-kilometre road to reduce the risk of lightning and protect the environment.
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Watermelons Existed 4,000 Years Ago, With Evidence Found in Pharaohs' Tombs
Watermelon was grown in ancient Egypt some 4,000 years ago, and centuries of cultivation and selection turned a pale, watery fruit from Africa into today's sweet red melon and even Japan's square watermelons.
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55 Lakh Beneficiaries Get 30 kg of Rice a Month at Tk 15 a Kg
The food ministry has begun distributing rice under the Food Friendly Programme, giving 55 lakh cardholders 30 kg a month at Tk 15 a kg for six months.
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Rajshahi's Fields Busy With Aman Planting
After weeks of drought, monsoon rain has brought Rajshahi's farmland back to life, and farmers across the district are racing to transplant Aman rice seedlings.
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Three More Closed Jute Mills Going to the Private Sector
Three closed state-owned jute mills are to be leased to PRAN-RFL Group and Hamko Group on 11 August, bringing the number of leased BJMC mills to 17.
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Returnee Migrant Earns Tk 10 Lakh From Longan in Dinajpur
A returnee migrant in Dinajpur's Chirirbandar has sold Tk 10 lakh worth of longan this year from 100 trees on two acres and hopes to earn as much again from saplings.
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Green Chilli Imports to Begin From Monday: Agriculture Minister
Green chilli imports will begin on Monday, 3 August, to stabilise prices, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Aminur Rashid has said.
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30 Tonnes of Rice Allocated, Not a Handful Reached Flood Victims
Thirty tonnes of GR rice allocated for flood victims in Nageshwari, Kurigram, has lain in a warehouse for more than a month without being distributed, local representatives allege.
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Python Rescued From Paddy Field
A python found in a paddy field in Sreemangal's Hail Haor has been rescued unharmed and handed to the forest department after a local man persuaded villagers not to kill it.
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Find the Plant You Want at the Tree Fair
Visitors and buyers are crowding the month-long National Tree Fair 2026 in Dhaka as it enters its final stage.
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Housewife Dies of Snakebite in Boalkhali
A 38-year-old housewife, Jyotsna Singha, has died after being bitten by a snake at her home in Boalkhali, Chattogram.
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Can Dipto Luchi Be Grown in a Pot? Here's How
Dipto luchi, or Peperomia pellucida, is a fast-growing medicinal herb that can easily be grown in pots on a rooftop, balcony or in a yard.