Fisheries
Surprise Everyone With Mango-Kasundi Prawns
Green mango's sourness, the bite of kasundi and soft, juicy prawns combine in a simple summer dish for guests or family meals.
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Environment
Forest Felled Unchecked in Alikadam, Wildlife in Decline
A timber racket is clearing around 200 acres of natural forest in remote Chaikkhyang on the Alikadam-Thanchi border, cutting hills for roads and drying up the streams Mro villages depend on.
Crops
Hill Run-off and Rain Submerge Boro Crop in Moulvibazar, Farmers in Despair
Two days of heavy rain and run-off from the hills have submerged boro paddy across Moulvibazar's haors and low-lying areas, leaving indebted farmers in despair.
Crops
Heavy Rain Submerging Ripe Paddy in the Haors
Three days of heavy rain have waterlogged the low-lying haors of Kishoreganj, submerging ripe boro paddy just as the harvest was in full swing.
Fruits
When Should You Eat a Banana? Its Colour Tells You
A banana's nutritional value shifts as it ripens and changes colour, so the best time to eat one depends on what your body needs.
Fisheries
16kg Critically Endangered Baghair Fish Seized in Kaptai
A Forest Department drive in Kaptai, Rangamati, seized a 16kg baghair, a red-listed endangered fish, which was then destroyed and buried.
Crops
AI Model Developed by BAU Researchers Can Forecast Floods
Bangladesh Agricultural University researchers have built an AI flood forecasting model that predicted river levels with up to 99.16 percent accuracy, even in data-poor areas.
Crops
Maize Succeeds on Saline Coastal Land in Satkhira
Two farmers in Satkhira's Shyamnagar upazila have grown maize and salt-tolerant rice on long-fallow saline land in a trial, opening new possibilities for the coast.
Crops
Hill Water Breaches Eranbil Embankment in Sunamganj
An embankment in the Eranbil haor of Sunamganj's Madhyanagar upazila gave way under pressure from hill water, submerging some boro crops.
Crops
Farmer Card: Genuine Farmers Must Not Be Left Out
The government's farmer card is a promising initiative, but its success will depend on transparent implementation that reaches genuine farmers, a columnist writes.
Environment
Bitten, Young Man Still Catches Russell's Viper and Takes It Home
A young man was bitten while freeing a Russell's viper caught in a net on the Meghna bank in Matlab Uttar, but still bagged the snake and took it home before getting antivenom.
Crops
Is It Bad to Add Salt at the Start When Cooking Dal?
A little salt at the start does little harm to masoor dal, but tougher lentils cook faster if salt is added once they are soft.
Crops
Rain Disrupts Paddy Threshing, Farmers Fear Early Flood
Two days of rough weather and rain have disrupted boro harvesting and threshing in Moulvibazar, raising fears of waterlogging and an early flood.
Environment
The Plants That Can Die If Water Collects in Their Pots
With storms and rain across the country, water can collect in potted plants on balconies, and some houseplants cannot tolerate it.
Crops
Saline Water Let in at Night Damages 10,000 Bighas of Farmland
Locals say miscreants opened the Kalki sluice gate at night, letting saline water from the Kapotaksha river into about 10,000 bighas of paddy in eight villages of Assasuni.
Environment
3,658 lightning deaths in a decade: why Sunamganj's haor country is the most dangerous
Bangladesh Meteorological Department data show 3,658 people killed by lightning between 2015 and 2025, with Sunamganj in Sylhet the worst-hit district; meteorologists trace the risk to haor moisture, the hills to the north-east and the collision of dry and humid air masses.
CropsPlan to reopen closed Palash jute mills through leases revives Narsingdi hopes
Visiting two jute mills in Palash, Narsingdi, on 21 April 2026, State Minister for Textiles and Jute Md Shariful Alam said closed mills would be restarted through leases to public-private partnerships or private investors, with almost all general posts filled locally.
Fruits
Satkhira's Himsagar Mangoes to Reach Markets From 15 May
Satkhira's district administration has announced this season's mango picking calendar, allowing Himsagar to be harvested from 15 May.
Environment
Sick Wild Elephant Dies in Rangamati's Longadu, Female Stands Grieving Beside It
A long-ill male Asian wild elephant, about 65 years old, has died in Longadu, Rangamati, with a female elephant standing beside its body.
Crops
Early Flood Warning Leaves Sunamganj's Boro Farmers Worried
An early flood warning over forecast very heavy rain in Cherrapunji and Meghalaya has left thousands of boro farmers in Sunamganj's haors anxious about bringing in their crop.