Vegetables
Sitrang Sheds Aman Flowers, Leaves Vegetable Fields Under Water
Cyclone Sitrang damaged aman and vegetable crops across 19 districts, though the DAE says the losses were smaller than feared.
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Flowers
Crops
Ishwardi Farmers Pin Hopes on Early 'Auto' Beans
Farmers in Muladuli union of Ishwardi, one of the country's main bean-growing areas, are hoping for profits from their early 'Auto' bean crop.
Flowers
Eye-Catching Pink Buffalo to Be Sold for Qurbani
Pink-coloured buffalo, rare in Bangladesh, are catching the eye of Qurbani buyers at several farms near the Aronkola market in Ishwardi, Pabna.
Fruits
Abdul Wahab's Rooftop Garden Brings Calm to a Concrete City
A retired Janata Bank officer in Mymensingh has filled his roof with over 600 fruit, flower and medicinal plants.
Crops
Bottle Gourd Farmer Hopes for Profit in Rajnagar
With help from the agriculture department, a landless farmer in Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, has turned his fortunes around by growing bottle gourd with eco-friendly methods.
Flowers
Shiuli, the Flower of Autumn
The shiuli, a small fragrant flower that opens at night and falls at dawn, has a place in Hindu legend and in folk medicine.
Flowers
The Colourful Shrimp Plant Flower
The shrimp plant, a shrub native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras, has won over flower lovers in Bangladesh though it has no common Bengali name.
Flowers
How to Keep Flowers in a Vase Fresh for Longer
Six simple tips help cut flowers in a vase stay fresh for days instead of wilting within hours.
Crops
Jamalpur's "Butterfly Park"
A college teacher has built a butterfly park on about five acres in Sarishabari, Jamalpur, home to several hundred butterflies of about 30 species.
Flowers
12,000 Chickens Die in a Single Week at Naogaon Farm
A Sonali chicken farmer in Porsha, Naogaon, has lost all but 700 of his 12,700 birds in a week to disease, with losses of over Tk 10 lakh and debts to repay.
Flowers
Syed Jamal Smiles as His Sunflowers Bloom
A farmer in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, hopes to profit from sunflowers grown on one leased bigha with free seed and fertiliser from the agriculture office.
Flowers
Poppy Grown Among the Flowers at Rajshahi University
Banned poppy is allegedly being grown among flowers in gardens across Rajshahi University, including at the vice-chancellor's residence and residential halls.
Flowers
Hospital rubbish dump is now a flower garden
An abandoned rubbish heap in front of Jhenaidah Sadar Hospital has been turned into a flower garden at the initiative of one of its doctors.