AgribusinessIn 2022, 7 percent of US farms run only by beginning operators were mainly poultry producers and 10 percent mainly grew fruit or vegetables, but only 12 percent were field crop farms, USDA's Economic Research Service found.
FisheriesIn July 2026 Ziaur Rahman of Kutubjom union in Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, and his crew found two Sri Lankan fishermen who had drifted in the Bay of Bengal for 36 days on a boat with a failed engine, and brought them ashore.
Taro leaves and prawns come together in a quick, nutritious Bengali dish that is best served with hot rice.
A 10-month-old girl was killed in Sadarpur, Faridpur, when a battery-run autorickshaw struck an elephant being used to collect money on the road and overturned.
Two giant pythons, about 16 and 17 feet long, were rescued from tea gardens in Sreemangal and Kamalganj in Moulvibazar.
Floods from a week of continuous rain and hill runoff damaged 3,675 hectares of farmland in Rangamati, causing Tk 61.45 crore in losses.
EnvironmentOn the morning of 28 July 2026 the forest department rescued a python nearly 10 feet long beside a settlement at Char Phulbari in Ulipur, Kurigram, and said it would go to Rangpur Zoo after health checks.
CropsFireflies are not flies but beetles of the family Lampyridae. They flash a cold light made by luciferin and luciferase to find mates, and habitat loss, light pollution and pesticides are their main threats.
Not all rice is equal in nutrition, and the type, processing and degree of polishing decide how healthy a plate of rice is.
State Minister Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said the government is giving top priority to rehabilitating farmers hit by natural disasters as he toured flood-damaged Patiya.
AgribusinessA Cooperative Interstate Shipment agreement signed with Georgia brings the programme to 11 states and lets participating state-inspected processors sell nationwide under the USDA mark.
Recent floods from heavy rain and hill runoff destroyed crops worth about Tk 478 crore across 43 districts, with vegetables accounting for about half the loss.
Hilsa and other fish are scarce in Pirojpur markets even at the height of the season, pushing prices beyond the reach of ordinary buyers.
Jackfruit seeds add a nutty taste to a simple chicken curry that goes well with hot rice, polao or roti.
LivestockA farm in Mirsarai, Chattogram, that started with five cows in 2012 held more than 300 cattle and about 500 animals in all in July 2026, and sold more than 200 cattle and buffaloes at that year's Eid ul-Adha.
Rooftop farmingFrom 9 to 23 July 2026, the month-long National Tree Fair in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar sold 8,12,802 saplings worth Tk 6,73,29,236, with indoor plants and rooftop garden trees selling best.
The wrong way of washing hilsa, not the spices, is often why the fish loses its flavour, and a few simple rules can keep its oil and aroma intact.
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman attended the Maldives' 61st Independence Day parade as a special guest and planted a sapling under the country's Five Million Trees Project.
CropsOn 26 July 2026 the Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu hosted a mango festival, "Bangladesh Mango Delicacy", showing late-season mangoes from the Rajshahi region and processed mango products to about 250 guests.
Edible oil importers and marketers want soybean and palm oil prices raised by Tk 10 a litre, saying they are importing at a loss, but the commerce ministry has yet to decide.
