Crops
Rare Red Sonail Charms Onlookers in Rajshahi
The rare Cassia javanica, or lal sonail, is in bloom at several places in Rajshahi, admired for its beauty and valued for its herbal uses.
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Livestock
Gabtoli Cattle Market Goes to Dipjol: Appellate Division
The Appellate Division has ruled that the Gabtoli cattle market in the capital will remain under film producer and actor Monowar Hossain, alias Dipjol, this Eid-ul-Azha.
Fruits
Why You Should Soak Mangoes in Water Before Eating Them
Whenever you buy mangoes, soak them in water for half an hour before eating, for five reasons that go beyond washing off dust.
Livestock
How to Recognise an Animal Fit for Qurbani
Buyers should choose a healthy, injury-free sacrificial animal of the right age, avoiding artificially fattened and pregnant animals.
Crops
Heavy Rain Forecast: 8 Tips for Farmers
The Department of Agricultural Extension has issued eight tips to protect crops, fish and livestock as moderate to heavy rain is forecast across the country on 26-28 May.
Crops
Markets Full of Seasonal Fruit, Demand for Imported Fruit Falls
The arrival of mangoes, litchis and jackfruit has cut demand for imported fruit in Dhaka, bringing down the prices of apples, malta and oranges.
Fisheries
Police Warn of Fraud in Online Hilsa Sales
Chandpur district police have begun a campaign warning people against fraudsters who take advance payment for hilsa online and then disappear.
Crops
Summer Vegetable Growing Competition Begins at BAU
Bangladesh Agricultural University has opened its 2023-24 summer vegetable growing competition, handing seed, fertiliser and other inputs to about 18 farmers from Mymensingh Sadar.
Vegetables
What to Do to Protect Livestock and Crops From a Cyclone
The Department of Agricultural Extension has listed steps farmers can take to protect crops, fish and livestock from cyclone damage.
Crops
Gopalbhog Mangoes Arrive in Natore's Markets
Gopalbhog mangoes reached Natore's markets from Saturday (25 May), after the DAE deputy director formally opened picking at Kamardiar village.
Crops
Dinajpur Hopes to Sell Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Litchis
Madrazi litchis have reached Dinajpur's markets at good prices, and the DAE expects Tk 1,000 to 1,200 crore worth of litchis to be traded this season.
Livestock
Two Chattogram Cattle Markets to Go Cashless
Chattogram City Corporation and Bangladesh Bank will work together to make transactions at two sacrificial animal markets in the city cashless this year.
Crops
A Summer Full of Flowers and Fruit
Summer, made up of Boishakh and Jyoishtho, fills Bangladesh with ripening fruit and a blaze of flowers, led by the krishnachura.
Environment
Mayor Taposh Wants Over 25 Per Cent Tree Cover in Dhaka South
Dhaka South City Corporation will create more than 25 per cent tree cover in its area, mayor Barrister Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh said at a tree plantation programme.
Crops
Why Plant Leaves Turn Yellow, and What to Do
Leaves on pot and rooftop garden plants can turn yellow for many reasons, and knowing the cause makes it easy to take the right remedy.
Fruits
Rules Diabetes Patients Should Follow When Eating Mangoes and Litchis
Diabetes patients need not avoid mangoes and litchis entirely, but should eat them in measured amounts, keep their blood sugar under control and follow a doctor's advice.
Crops
Selim Osman to Sell Tk 3 Crore of Qurbani Animals Without Profit
Businessman and MP Selim Osman says he will sell 141 sacrificial animals worth about Tk 3 crore at cost this Eid and spend the money on social work.
Fruits
Man Dies of Cardiac Arrest While Picking Mangoes Up a Tree in Sonagazi
A 55-year-old man died of cardiac arrest after climbing a tree to pick mangoes in Sonagazi upazila of Feni.
Crops
Nilphamari Farmers Happy With Boro Yield, Frustrated by Prices
Farmers in Nilphamari are harvesting a good Boro crop but say production costs have risen while paddy prices have fallen, leaving them facing losses.
Crops
Nepal Wants to Use Bangladesh's Barind Irrigation Experience
Nepal's energy, water resources and irrigation minister asked Bangladesh to help it bring the Barind region's prepaid-meter and digital irrigation to Nepalese farming.