Fruits
Juicy Fruits Flood Markets, at Affordable Prices
Dhaka's markets are full of seasonal fruit at the start of Jyoishtha, with mangoes and litchis in highest demand and prices mostly within buyers' reach.
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Crops
Success With Sesame Farming and Honey Production in Pirojpur
Farmers in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur have grown sesame on 100 bigha and produced honey alongside it for the first time, already making Tk 1.5 lakh profit from honey.
Crops
Qawmi Entrepreneurs and Postal Department Join Hands to Bring Farmers' Mangoes to Dhaka
Mangoes from Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Satkhira will reach Dhaka directly from farmers through a scheme run by Qawmi entrepreneurs on the postal network.
Environment
Tree Planting to Begin From 1 June: DNCC Administrator
Large-scale development and tree planting along Dhaka's canals, lakes, open spaces and fields will begin on 1 June, the DNCC administrator said.
Flowers
Simple Rose Growing Methods for More Flowers
A practical guide to the climate, soil, varieties, propagation, pots and seedlings needed to grow roses that flower well.
Fruits
Make Ripe Mango Lassi in Ten Minutes
A quick recipe for a cool ripe mango lassi, made without extra sugar in no more than ten minutes.
Crops
'Double Lifting' Irrigation Project Brings Hope to the Barind Region
A new irrigation policy has cut boro rice farming in the Barind region by over 10,000 hectares, but a double-lifting project to bring Padma water offers farmers hope.
Crops
Satkhira's Himsagar Floods the Market at Tk 55 a Kg
Satkhira's Himsagar mangoes reached the market on 15 May after the district brought the harvest schedule forward at farmers' demand.
Crops
Chuadanga Mangoes Reach the Market
The mango harvest has formally begun in Chuadanga, where about 35,000 tonnes are expected from 2,300 hectares this year.
Bangladesh
Biogas Plants Can Create Jobs for the Unemployed
A guide to low-cost biogas plants, from simple polybag designs to floating- and fixed-dome models, and how they could ease fuel shortages and employ trained young people.
Fruits
Mango Harvest Begins in Rajshahi
Picking and marketing of mangoes has begun in Rajshahi, with guti mangoes selling at Tk 1,300 to 1,500 a maund on the first day under the mango calendar.
Crops
Paddy Granaries Vanishing in Madaripur
The traditional bamboo-and-cane paddy granary, or gola, once found in nearly every home in Madaripur, is disappearing.
Crops
Teachers Harvest Paddy on School Land Held by Awami League Leader
Teachers and staff of a girls' school in Gaibandha cut ripe paddy on school land held by a local Awami League leader, and both sides accuse each other over ownership.
Crops
Bitter Gourd Success Gives Village a New Name
Every family in Parer Tong village in Sreemangal is involved in bitter gourd farming, earning the village the name "bitter gourd village".
Crops
Haor Farmers Bring Home Tk 5,000 Crore of Paddy This Season
A harvest-end festival was held in Sunamganj, where 100 per cent of the haor boro paddy, worth Tk 5,000 crore, has been brought home this season.
Crops
A Maund of Paddy Is Not Enough to Hire One Labourer in Sherpur
A good Boro crop in Sherpur has run into an acute shortage of harvest labour, with a day's wage now worth more than a maund of paddy.
Environment
Cat Abuse: Grameenphone to Take Action Against Official
Grameenphone says it will take necessary action against one of its officials after a neighbour alleged her pet cat was beaten with an iron rod in his flat.
Crops
How a Tk 50 Green Coconut From Monpura Becomes Tk 150 in Dhaka
Farmers in Monpura, Bhola, sell green coconuts for Tk 50 to 60 each, while the same coconuts retail for Tk 150 to 200 in Dhaka.
Crops
The Spider Lily, Full of Medicinal Properties
The spider lily is a fragrant ornamental plant used in traditional medicine, though all parts of it are poisonous.
Livestock
Instruction Not to Lease 217 Cattle Markets Beside Highways
A stakeholder meeting in Dhaka told officials not to lease 217 identified sacrificial animal markets on or beside highways ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.