LivestockAt the Red Meat Sector conference, Global AgriTrends analysts said US tariff cuts on imported beef will not help American ranchers, while New Zealand can rebuild supply fast.
FisheriesWith no Bangladeshi hilsa going to India this year, some Kolkata chefs and traders say hilsa from Digha, Diamond Harbour and Namkhana rivals the Padma fish, though Howrah's wholesale market runs mainly on hilsa from Gujarat and Myanmar.
EnvironmentAbout 6,000 acres of mangrove on Sonadia island in Maheshkhali, Cox's Bazar, an ecologically critical area, have been cleared for 50 shrimp enclosures, and a High Court eviction order has yet to be carried out.
LivestockThe first major update in over a decade requires twice-daily feeding of young calves and vet approval to move thin cows, and sends tethering and electrified backing gates towards regulation.
Citing classical works of fiqh, a Prothom Alo writer says trading in human hair is not permitted because of human dignity, while the ban does not apply as such to synthetic fibre or animal hair.
FlowersThalia geniculata, a purple-and-white flowering aquatic shrub a Samakal writer proposes calling jal kalaboti, has recently entered the country's plant lists and is now seen in Ramna Park.
EnvironmentIQAir's Wednesday morning ranking put Dhaka joint seventh with Delhi among cities with the most polluted air, with an AQI of 152; Kolkata topped the list at 182, followed by Kuala Lumpur and Kampala.
EnvironmentThe EU's Copernicus atmosphere service found that 34 percent of the world's population, and 53 percent of Asia's, was exposed to extremely poor ozone levels in the first eight and a half months of 2026.
FisheriesAhead of the 8-29 October hilsa fishing ban, some 1,500 seasonal fishers on the Padma-Jamuna chars of Shibalaya, Manikganj are openly preparing boats and nets, and banned current nets are on sale in Aricha bazaar.
Rice flour, milk, date molasses and coconut make a soft dolna pitha at home, steamed for about ten minutes.
CropsExecutives from IKEA, Royal Canin and Yara told a forum in Beijing that regenerative agriculture has proved itself in pilots, but no one has settled who carries the cost and risk of scaling it up.
EnvironmentThe EU's atmosphere monitoring service says 50% of Europeans faced poor or worse ground-level ozone from June to August, as heat and wildfires drove a pollutant that is also a greenhouse gas and harms crops.
Held twice a week, the market sells Heza, Bahma, Hoyai, Japanese Bantam, Modern Game and other breeds; a rooster costs Tk 1,000 to Tk 10,000 depending on breed.
About 100 krishnachura trees between Dayrapak and Nader Hajir Mor lost their branches last December for WASA pipe-laying; new shoots have grown in a few months, though one tree has died.
Under the commerce ministry's 2026 guideline each card-holding family gets two litres of edible oil, two kilograms of lentils, one kilogram of sugar and, subject to allocation, five kilograms of rice; only one person per family may benefit.
An analysis of 69 controlled trials covering 153,902 adults found no significant evidence that the supplements cut fractures or falls in most older people; the researchers say no one should stop a prescribed supplement without a doctor's advice.
CookingWorries about food safety and inspiration from social media are driving a rise in home baking in Dhaka, where home bakers take orders from their own kitchens with little start-up capital.
CookingFour simple recipes from cook Mita Azhar for iced latte, cold brown coffee, cold cappuccino and matcha cold coffee, made with ingredients found in most kitchens.
LivestockGlenburn Station lost 43 lambs outright and four more had to be put down; the Carterton council won a Dog Control Act prosecution and is seeking the longest ban it can on the owner keeping dogs.
HealthPolycystic ovary syndrome carries long-term hormonal and metabolic risks beyond fertility, so care should combine gynaecology, endocrinology, nutrition and mental health and be affordable, specialists told a Samakal round table.
