Mustard Flowers Smile in Narail's Fields
Mustard fields have turned the Karar Beel area of Narail yellow, and farmers using relay cropping with Aman rice hope for a good harvest.
Mustard fields have turned the Karar Beel area of Narail yellow, and farmers using relay cropping with Aman rice hope for a good harvest.
Cauliflower, known as the king of vegetables, can also be turned into a creamy, mildly sweet payesh.
A rooftop garden started as a hobby five years ago now supplies a Dhaka family with safe vegetables almost every day.
Early mustard varieties have turned field after field yellow in Chandpur's Matlab upazila, where more farmers have sown the crop this season.
The yellow mustard flowers that fill winter fields are also a nutritious food, rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
A quick, simple duck curry recipe for winter, to serve with rice, khichuri, polao or rice-flour roti.
Rose farming in Savar's Birulia has fallen from 200 to 110 hectares as housing projects take over land, and farmers and officials want the government to step in.
Water hyacinth is in bloom across the open canals, beels and ponds of Mirsarai in Chattogram, delighting residents and passers-by.
A practical guide to growing healthy roses, covering watering, sunlight, fertiliser, pruning, and the control of common pests and diseases.
In Magura, villagers such as Zaheda Begum are earning extra money by picking male pumpkin flowers from their yards and selling them in town.
Flowers of many colours bloom from village yards to busy city roads, and many of them can be grown in a yard, open space or on a rooftop.
The rose is used in cosmetics, food and traditional remedies, but it can also cause allergies in some people.
The flowering stage is the most sensitive in a rice crop's life, and avoiding spraying, field traffic and water stress then can sharply reduce empty grains.