Crops
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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Flowers
Flowers
Make Gulab Jamun at Home for Happy Occasions
Gulab jamun, a favourite sweet for birthdays, weddings and guests, can be made at home with a few simple ingredients.
Crops
Flower Farming Falls in Narayanganj, Blooms Come Late
Flower fields again cover Sabdi, Mirkundi and Dighaldi in Narayanganj's Bandar upazila, but less land is under flowers this year and many have not bloomed in time for the selling season.
Crops
What to Do for Boro and Aus Rice in the Month of Falgun
As Falgun brings spring, farmers need to know the month's tasks for boro rice fields and for preparing aus seedbeds.
Flowers
Bumper Mustard Yield Hoped for in Narayanganj
Farmers in Narayanganj hope for a bumper mustard harvest this season as fields bloom across Araihazar, Bandar and Sonargaon.
Crops
Gabtoli Wholesale Flower Market Opens
A permanent wholesale flower market has opened on the embankment at Gabtoli in the capital.
Fruits
Should You Eat Beetroot Raw or Cooked? Which Is Better
Raw beetroot is more nutritious for people with healthy digestion, while lightly cooked beetroot suits those with sensitive stomachs.
Flowers
Pumpkin Flower Bhorta Recipe
Fresh pumpkin flowers, boiled and mixed with onion, green chilli, coriander and mustard oil, make a simple, nutritious bhorta to eat with hot rice.
Vegetables
A Quiet Mustard Revolution in Munshiganj's Potato Kingdom
Low costs, strong demand for mustard oil and free seed and fertiliser have drawn Munshiganj farmers to mustard, with cultivation this season exceeding the district's target.
Crops
Father and Son Succeed With Honey Farming in Magura
Al Amin and his father Sabu Molla are collecting honey from mustard flowers with bee boxes set in fields at Defulia village in Magura Sadar.
Crops
Magura Hopes for a Bumper Mustard Harvest
Fields across Magura are yellow with mustard flowers, and farmers and the agriculture department expect a bumper yield this season.
Crops
Sirajganj Sets 404-Tonne Target for Honey Collection
With mustard sown on 90,550 hectares, Sirajganj aims to collect 404 tonnes of honey, and officials expect bee pollination to raise the crop's yield.
Crops
Mustard Cultivation in Sharsha Exceeds Target
Good prices last season and free high-yielding seed have pushed mustard cultivation in Sharsha, Jashore, to and beyond its target.