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What Happens to Your Body When You Eat Ripe Papaya Every Day
Eating ripe papaya daily can help digestion, ease constipation, boost immunity and support heart health, skin and weight control.
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Bangladesh
Booted Eagle Rescued in Natore, Handed to Forest Department
Volunteers rescued a sick booted eagle at Madhnagar in Naldanga, Natore, and handed it over to the wildlife department after first aid.
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Mirsarai Farmers Warm to Summer Watermelon Farming
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, are succeeding with summer watermelon grown under mulch and organic methods, and the area under the crop is growing.
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Enough Fertiliser in Stock, No Shortage for Aman: Agriculture Ministry
The Ministry of Agriculture says Bangladesh has enough urea, TSP, DAP and MoP in stock to avoid any fertiliser shortage this aman season.
Agribusiness
Hilsa Shortage in India After Bangladesh Unrest, Prices Soar
Hilsa exports from Bangladesh have largely stopped amid weeks of unrest, leaving Kolkata's markets short of the fish and prices soaring.
Environment
Tree Saplings Distributed Among Students in Naogaon
The school students' organisation Swapner Mofossol distributed 200 jam saplings at Naogaon KD Government High School.
Fruits
Ripe Mango Malpua
A recipe for malpua, fried sweet pancakes soaked in syrup and coated with amras, a chilled purée of ripe mango.
Fruits
Sweeten Your Day with Ripe Mango Payesh
An easy recipe for payesh, a rice pudding, made with blended ripe mango, thickened milk, nuts and raisins.
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What Should Ducks Be Fed?
Ducks can be reared without water bodies, but they need the right feed at each stage, from soaked puffed rice for ducklings to bran, oilcake and snails for adults.
Environment
Students Plant Trees on Badda Road Divider
Students are planting about 300 trees on the road divider of Pragati Sarani in Middle Badda, Dhaka, helped by local residents.
Agrotech
I Do Not Approve of Sending Hilsa Abroad Without Feeding People at Home
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter said on her first day in office that she will not approve hilsa exports while people at home cannot get the fish.
Fruits
Five Fruits to Eat for Better Lung Function
Apples, pineapple, bananas, grapes and avocado are five fruits that can help improve lung function.
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How to Prevent White Diarrhoea in Chickens
White diarrhoea mainly strikes chicks and can spread to hens; clean housing and the right medicine can treat and prevent it.
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How to Grow Sharifa Fruit
A guide to growing sharifa, also called ata, from seed or grafts, with soil, fertiliser, pest control and harvesting advice.
Agribusiness
Kashmiri Hilsa to Go with Hot Rice
An easy recipe for Kashmiri hilsa, hilsa pieces cooked in Kashmiri chilli paste and mustard oil, to eat with hot rice.
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The Flowers That Bloom in the Rainy Season
The rainy season brings the most flowers in Bangladesh, from kadam and water lilies to dopati, lilies and a wealth of white blooms.
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How to Grow Kathgolap in a Pot
Kathgolap blooms all year round and can be grown in a pot from a nursery plant, seed or stem cutting with the right soil and care.
Fisheries
Let Change Come to the Country's Agriculture Too
The writer argues that change is needed in agriculture as village people turn away from farming, and calls on the state and the young to put it back at the centre of national life.
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How to Grow Lemons
Lemons can be grown on rooftops, verandas and courtyards across Bangladesh, and May to October is the right time to plant them.
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What Happens to the Body If You Take Vitamin C Every Day?
Vitamin C strengthens immunity and helps the skin, brain, eyes, heart and lungs, and because the body cannot store it, it must be eaten every day.