Fisheries
Cook Hilsa Biryani on Your Day Off
Hilsa biryani makes a special dish for a family meal or for guests, and here is how to cook it.
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Environment
Rain Trees 'Killed' by a Novel Method
Vandals have stripped the bark from eight rain trees planted by the Roads and Highways Department on the Khagrachhari-Panchhari road, slowly killing them.
Crops
Woman Dies After Sari Caught in Fan While Winnowing Paddy
A 55-year-old woman died in Jibannagar, Chuadanga, after her sari became entangled in a fan she was using to winnow paddy.
Crops
Farmers' Hopes Drowning in Rainwater
Continuous rain has waterlogged hundreds of hectares of early-variety bean fields in Muladuli union of Ishwardi, Pabna, threatening heavy losses.
Crops
Jibonkrishna Succeeds in Growing Stevia, a Sugar Substitute
A government engineer in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, has turned 17 stevia seedlings into a 200-plant garden in eight months and plans to grow the sugar substitute commercially.
Environment
Tree Planting Should Be Held in Our Souls: Environment Adviser
Environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan told the closing of National Tree Fair 2024 that tree planting should be held in the soul, and urged the Forest Department to focus on afforestation, not the timber trade.
Crops
Perching Method for Controlling Crop Pests Is Spreading
Perching, which lets insect-eating birds control rice pests from sticks set in the field, now covers about 80 percent of rice land in Joypurhat and is cutting pesticide use.
Environment
Schoolboy Dies After Being Taken to Snake Charmer Before Hospital
A seventh-grade pupil in Mirsharai, Chattogram, died of a snakebite after his family first took him to a traditional healer.
Crops
Huge Python Caught in Farmer's Net
Forest officials rescued a large python tangled in a net fence on a chilli field in Hatipagar village, Nalitabari, and released it into Madhutila forest.
Rooftop farmingDr Rashidul Hasan and Salma Sultana's Rooftop Farm in Hatirjheel
In Hatirjheel, Dhaka, a doctor couple grows a wide range of crops organically on a 1,500 sq ft roof, using every inch and tower systems.
Crops
Farmers' Hopes Buried Under Sand
Flash floods after a Dhalai river embankment breach in Kamalganj have buried farmland under sand and destroyed about 32 lakh grafted tomato seedlings.
Crops
Meherpur Farmers in Trouble as Four Days of Rain Hit Vegetable Fields
Continuous rain and moderate storms in Meherpur have flooded low-lying fields, hitting chillies, summer onions, vegetables and aus and aman paddy.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Prices High in Barishal as Supply Falls Short
Hilsa supply at Barishal's largest wholesale market has dropped far below normal at the peak of the season, and buyers say prices are out of reach.
Crops
Ginger Grown in More Than 3 Lakh Sacks in Nilphamari
Sack cultivation of ginger is spreading across every upazila of Nilphamari, with 3,32,775 sacks planted on fallow land this year.
Crops
Demand for Ashwina Mango Rises as Colour and Taste Change
Fruit bagging has improved the colour and taste of Rajshahi's late-season Ashwina mango, lifting demand, prices and cultivation and opening export prospects.
Crops
Risk of Hilsa and Fertiliser Smuggling to Neighbouring Countries
The home adviser told Coast Guard officers that stopping the smuggling of hilsa and fertiliser to neighbouring countries must be part of their core duty.
Vegetables
Haor Farmers Try to Recover With New Seedlings
Flood-hit farmers in Sunamganj's haor region are starting winter vegetables with cheap, high-yield seedlings raised in a local poly house.
Environment
Black-Faced Langur Enters Town in Search of Food
A lone black-faced langur has been roaming Phulbari upazila town in Dinajpur for several days, taking food from homes and shops.
Crops
Omar Sharif Succeeds in Growing Avocado in the Hills
A young entrepreneur has become the first in Mirsharai, Chattogram, to grow avocado successfully, and now plans to expand and sell seedlings.
Crops
Ansar Gives Rice Seedlings to 400 Flood-Hit Farmers
The Ansar and Village Defence Party distributed free Aman rice seedlings to 400 flood-affected farmers in Cumilla and Feni districts.