Livestock
Cattle markets in Rajshahi begin to fill up
Rajshahi has raised more sacrificial animals than it needs this year, and its surplus cattle and goats will also meet demand in other districts.
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Fruits
Chicken bhuna with green jackfruit
Green jackfruit, loved by Bengalis, can be cooked with chicken into a rich bhuna for everyday meals or special occasions.
Livestock
High Court Extends Stay on Aftabnagar Cattle Market Lease
The High Court has extended by two months its order halting the lease of a temporary cattle market at Aftabnagar in Dhaka ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Agribusiness
30-maund Rajababu priced at Tk 15 lakh, with a goat thrown in free
A Keshabpur farmer is asking Tk 15 lakh for his 30-maund bull Rajababu ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, and promises a free goat to whoever buys it.
Crops
What Happens to the Body When You Eat Mango and Milk Together
Nutritionists and Ayurveda practitioners quoted by HealthShots warn that mixing mango and other fruit with milk may harm digestion.
Crops
Having Lost Everything, Elephant Attack Victims Live on Promises
Families in Mymensingh's Haluaghat and Dhobaura who have lost relatives, crops and homes to wild elephants say they have received only promises of compensation.
Livestock
Harun ate jackal meat 'to cure body aches'
A man in Kuakata cooked and ate a wild jackal in the belief that its meat cures body pain, and animal welfare volunteers rescued a second one from his home.
Livestock
Writ seeks halt to hasil collection at Eid cattle markets
A writ petition in the High Court seeks a halt to the hasil (toll) that market lessees charge on sales of sacrificial animals at Eid.
Agribusiness
Cattle prices feared to rise ahead of Eid sacrifice
Repeated rises in cattle feed prices have left farmers struggling and traders fearing that sacrificial cattle will cost more again at this Eid-ul-Azha.
Crops
Shubharan Finds Success Rearing Guineafowl Commercially in Chuadanga
A woman in Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila has built a profitable commercial guineafowl farm that now draws visitors from far and wide.
Livestock
Shahidul Hatches 72 Snakes From Rescued Eggs in Panchagarh
Seventy-two water snake hatchlings, raised from eggs dug out of a house floor in Boda, have been released into the Tangon river in Panchagarh.
Livestock
Who Will Put Out the Fire in the Kitchen Market?
A columnist describes a trip to a Dhaka kitchen market where onions, lentils, green chillies, soybean oil and beef have all become harder to afford, and blames traders' syndicates and the government.
Livestock
16 Temporary Cattle Markets to Be Set Up in Dhaka for Eid-ul-Azha
Dhaka's two city corporations are preparing 16 temporary cattle markets for Eid-ul-Azha, eight each, and have invited tenders to lease them.