Speaker and Deputy Speaker Plant Trees in Parliament Complex
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker each planted a mango sapling in the rose garden of the Parliament House complex on Saturday.
The Speaker and Deputy Speaker each planted a mango sapling in the rose garden of the Parliament House complex on Saturday.
In Sharsha, Jashore, young entrepreneur Abedur Rahman uses LED lighting at night to make dragon fruit flower in winter, tripling off-season yields.
Pineapples are pouring into Rangamati's floating Samataghat market, but prices have fallen by about half in a week, worrying farmers and leaving traders from afar with losses.
Fruit of all kinds is selling at high prices in Mymensingh's markets during Ramadan, with buyers blaming weak monitoring for rises of Tk 50-250 a kg.
With green mangoes now in the market, a glass of cold green mango sherbet is an easy way to beat the heat.
Thousands of watermelons arrive by trawler at Chandpur's river ghat every day for dispatch around the country, and buyers complain that many are not yet ripe.
Early blossom in Satkhira's mango orchards has the agriculture department hoping for a bumper crop this year, with more than 50,000 people directly involved in mango growing.
A cold sharbat of milk and watermelon quenches thirst and adds a different taste to the iftar table.
Raw mangoes have appeared in Rangamati's market ahead of the season, with sellers asking Tk 400 a kg.
A date smoothie, made by soaking dates and blending them, can be a nutritious drink full of energy.
Mango orchards in Meherpur are full of blossom and a bumper crop is expected, but growers are worried about the export market and the harvesting deadline.
Farmers in Joypurhat are changing their fortunes by growing strawberries commercially, supplying the fruit to Dhaka and other parts of the country.
Fruit chaat, made from fresh fruit, lemon juice and chaat masala, is a light, healthy and tasty dish that can be made quickly at home.