Daily lifeA US Postal Service plan that sends trucks from distant post offices less often adds a day to many rural parcels, an Inspector General report finds, and will eventually reach 72% of ZIP codes in the lower 48 states.
HealthA mobile court in Rangpur's Pirgachha seized 50 to 60 cartons of fake soybean oil, empty bottles and fake labels, and fined the trader Tk 20,000 as well.
Daily lifeWith most of Michigan's corn and soybeans still in the field, the state Farm Bureau is reminding drivers and farmers to share rural roads safely, as October historically brings the second-highest number of crashes involving farm machinery.
Daily lifeEnergy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud said there is no shortfall in LPG supply and warned of action against anyone creating a shortage or selling above the BERC price.
Daily lifeFourteen production wells supply 10,332 cubic metres a day to 9,482 customers; with the water table falling and old tube wells dead, new wells, tanks and pipelines have been proposed.
AgribusinessWith bottled soybean oil in shorter supply, traders have asked for a price rise; Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said the government will decide only after checking the situation.
CookingPaneer that dries out and hardens in the fridge softens again after 10 to 15 minutes in lukewarm water, and stays fresh for two to three days in an airtight box of cold water changed daily, Ei Samay advises.
If the mind stays at work after the laptop closes, a 'wind-down' routine can help: a regular habit such as changing clothes, a 10-minute walk or a shower, a quiet first 15-20 minutes and some time away from the phone, Ajker Patrika advises.
Daily lifeAfter a restaurant charged Rs 1,050-1,100 a head for a buffet listed online at Rs 1,500 'cost for two', a Delhi consumer commission ordered it and an online booking platform to pay a diner Rs 100,000 in compensation.
Daily lifeAn automatic pill dispenser sounds an alarm or flashes a light and releases the right dose at the set time, and some send a text to a relative when a dose is missed; in Bangladesh they cost Tk 3,000 to Tk 20,000, Prothom Alo reports.
FisheriesPoor water quality, overfeeding, low oxygen, sudden temperature changes, overcrowding and disease brought in by new fish can kill aquarium fish; regular partial water changes and measured feeding are the main remedies.
Rice flour, milk, date molasses and coconut make a soft dolna pitha at home, steamed for about ten minutes.
Under the commerce ministry's 2026 guideline each card-holding family gets two litres of edible oil, two kilograms of lentils, one kilogram of sugar and, subject to allocation, five kilograms of rice; only one person per family may benefit.
