Fruits
Is Eating Several Fruits at Once Healthy?
Fruit is healthy, but eating many kinds at once can overload the body with sugar and fibre; nutritionists advise moderation, variety and spreading fruit through the day.
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Fruits
Fruits That Help Raise Blood Levels
Alongside iron supplements, a number of fruits rich in iron, folate and vitamin C can help raise haemoglobin and ease anaemia naturally.
Environment
Wall Built in Elephant Corridor Without Permission, Wildlife at Risk
A contractor working for UNDP is building a brick wall in a reserved forest elephant corridor in Teknaf without Forest Department permission, officials and locals say.
Environment
Teesta Riverside People Fear Floods and Erosion
The Teesta in Lalmonirhat rose above the danger mark on 23 June after upstream runoff and heavy rain, leaving riverside people fearing floods and erosion.
Fruits
Tasty Dishes You Can Make with Ripe Jackfruit
Beyond eating it fresh, ripe jackfruit can be made into a wide range of traditional sweets, desserts and drinks.
Fruits
Which Fruit Has Which Nutrients and Vitamins
A guide to the vitamins and nutrients found in some 20 local and imported fruits and what each is said to do for health.
Environment
Rivers Rise in Kurigram, Flooding Feared in Low-Lying Areas
Rivers in Kurigram are still below danger level but rising, and the Water Development Board warns low-lying char areas along the Teesta may flood within 72 hours.
Crops
Why Is the Doyel, the National Bird, Disappearing?
The doyel, Bangladesh's national bird, is in steep decline as pesticide use, urbanisation and loss of nesting places push it towards extinction, writes Sabbir Hossain.
Livestock
What to Know Before Reheating Boiled Eggs
Boiled eggs can be reheated safely if stored properly, but food safety experts warn against using a microwave and recommend hot water instead.
Crops
Jackfruit Could Open a New Horizon for Export Earnings
An opinion piece argues that with planning, processing and branding, Bangladesh's national fruit, the jackfruit, could become a major agro-industry and export product.
Crops
Bitten Farmer Arrives at Hospital With the Live Snake
A farmer in Pangsha, Rajbari, bitten by a venomous cobra while fetching fodder for his cattle, went to hospital carrying the live snake.
Fruits
Jamaat Amir Wins Praise for Gifting 10kg of Mangoes to Everyone in Parliament
Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman sent a 10kg pack of mangoes to everyone at parliament, from the Speaker to cleaners and drivers.
Bangladesh
Villagers in Magura Fear Big Cat After Viral Video
Fear spread among villagers in Jagdal union of Magura Sadar after a video of a wild cat went viral, though forest officials identified it as a fishing cat.
Agribusiness
High Court Orders Judicial Probe Into Disappearance of Seized Hilsa Worth Crores in Bhola
The High Court has ordered a judicial inquiry into allegations that hilsa worth about a crore of taka, bought by traders in Charfasson, Bhola, disappeared after being seized.
Crops
Crates and Transport Cost More Than the Mangoes, Leaving Growers in Trouble
Chapainawabganj mango growers say oversupply, middlemen, a crate shortage and rising transport and courier costs are denying them fair prices.
CropsFisheries minister calls for science-based plan to conserve and export hilsa
At the closing workshop of a hilsa development project in Dhaka on 22 June 2026, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid said hilsa should be developed as an export resource through long-term, science-based planning.
Crops
Let Farmers' Sweat Yield a Harvest of Fairness
Bangladesh's farmers ensure the country's food security but are often denied a fair price for what they grow, argues a student writer.
Fisheries
Two Pythons Rescued in Two Days in Sreemangal
Two pythons were rescued from separate places in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, over two days and released into the forest.
VegetablesDoes eating a lot of potato cause bloating? A gastroenterologist explains
In a June 2026 BBC Bangla report, senior gastroenterologist Arul Prakash said potato is not among the foods that cause the most gas, but large portions, the way it is cooked and a person's digestion can leave some people bloated.
Agribusiness
A Different Kind of Market Bustle: The Fish Cutters of Sylhet
A quiet but important trade has grown up in Sylhet city's markets, where workers cut fish for buyers who have no time to do it at home.