BangladeshA 35-year-old man, Abdus Salam, was trampled to death by a wild elephant that had wandered into a village in Baishari union of Naikhongchhari, Bandarban, on the morning of 3 January 2026, as he tried to photograph it.
Shykh Seraj recalls how, as a young farm journalist, he stepped forward with a microphone to interview Prime Minister Khaleda Zia without prior arrangement.
CookingThe ancestor of butter garlic naan, ranked the world's best bread by TasteAtlas, was once served only at the courts of the Delhi sultans and the Mughals; in a BBC Bangla report of 3 January 2026, historian Neha Vermani and chef Suvir Saran traced how it reached ordinary tables.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department's lowest reading is 2.6 degrees Celsius at Tetulia in Panchagarh in January 2018; meteorologists explain why the north freezes first, how pollution thickens the fog, and why the evidence points to shorter winters rather than colder ones.
Mustard has been grown on about 13,295 hectares in Jhenaidah this season, and farmers pleased with the crop are counting on a good profit.
Fields across Magura are yellow with mustard flowers, and farmers and the agriculture department expect a bumper yield this season.
A fish farmer in Naogaon Sadar has raised giant freshwater prawns with carp in a single pond, and his results are drawing farmers from across the district.
With mustard sown on 90,550 hectares, Sirajganj aims to collect 404 tonnes of honey, and officials expect bee pollination to raise the crop's yield.
The writer urges people to mark Thirty-First Night with acts of kindness rather than fireworks and loud parties that frighten people and kill birds.
A rare porcupine caught by villagers in Panchagarh was handed to the Forest Department and sent to Tetulia Eco Park.
The writer argues that New Year fireworks break the law, endanger people and animals, and should be stopped through enforcement and public awareness.
Rajbari entrepreneur Md. Shariful Islam Akash has sold 25,000 to 30,000 locally made modern farm tools worth about Tk 1.5 crore to 2 crore to make farm work easier.
For people Thirty-First Night is a celebration, but for birds and animals the fireworks, noise and smoke make it a night of terror and injury.
CropsAfter the aman harvest, the paddy stubble known as nara still ties together rural farming, livestock feed and village memory, a Jagonews24 feature said at the end of December 2025.
FruitsAs winter set in at the end of December 2025, a falling number of date palms and tappers meant West Bengal could not get enough date palm sap, and good date palm jaggery was scarce.
A recipe for grilling marinated winter vegetables as a light, healthy alternative to fish or meat barbecue.
CookingAn egg broken on to a rice-flour chitoi pitha, topped with pepper, chilli and coriander and cooked covered for 5 to 6 minutes, makes a spicy winter snack. The recipe, published by Jagonews24 on 29 December 2025, checked and explained.
An opinion piece for National Biodiversity Day on how habitat loss, hunting and veterinary drugs are driving Bangladesh's wildlife towards extinction.
A spell of severe cold and dense fog in Moulvibazar is hitting tea garden workers and day labourers who lack warm clothes but must keep working.
Farmers in Magura's four upazilas are transplanting early onion seedlings despite severe cold, expecting a bumper harvest if the weather holds.
