Fruits
Which Fruits Can Diabetes Patients Eat?
People with diabetes can eat fruit regularly if they watch the quantity and the glycaemic index, according to a Bombay Hospital specialist.
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Environment
Ansar Battalion Holds Tree Plantation Programme in Khagrachhari
The 20 Ansar Battalion in Manikchhari opened a day-long tree plantation programme as part of the national tree planting campaign.
Livestock
Proposal to Extend Eid Holiday by a Day Is Logical: Home Minister
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the law and order cabinet committee's recommendation to add a day to the Eid-ul-Azha holiday is logical, and the cabinet will decide on it.
Environment
Jackal Bites Toddler Playing in Her Yard in Nabinagar
An 18-month-old girl named Lamia was injured when a jackal bit her on the head and face in the yard of her home in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria.
Livestock
Highway Police Form Quick Response Teams to Stop Extortion
To keep highways free of extortion before Eid-ul-Azha, the Highway Police Cumilla region has formed 30 quick response teams alongside 66 patrol teams from 22 stations and outposts.
Fruits
Foods That Raise Your Platelet Count
Platelets help blood clot, and a range of everyday foods, from pomegranate and coconut water to papaya leaf juice, are said to help raise a falling count.
Fruits
Lalmonirhat Journalists' Forum Holds Fruit Festival in Dhaka
The Dhaka-based Lalmonirhat Journalists Forum held a seasonal fruit festival at the TV Camera Journalists Association office in Banglamotor.
Environment
Snakebites Kill About 7,500 People a Year in Bangladesh: NCDC
A nationwide snakebite survey by the Non-Communicable Disease Control programme found that 4,03,317 people are bitten each year in Bangladesh and about 7,511 die.
Crops
Afrahim Badsha Finds Success as a Litchi Grower in Dinajpur
Former power-technology engineer Afrahim Badsha Manik has followed his father into litchi farming in Biral, Dinajpur, and expects to sell about Tk 50 lakh worth of fruit this year.
Agribusiness
Expatriate's Wife Raises 'Rajababu', Asks Tk 10 Lakh
In Kumarkhali, Kushtia, Halima Khatun has raised a Friesian bull named Rajababu, weighing an estimated 957 kg, and is asking Tk 10 lakh for it ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Crops
Cotton Research Officer Dies of Snakebite in Bandarban
Chiranton Chakma, a 49-year-old cotton research officer in Bandarban, died in hospital in Chattogram after a venomous snake bit him at his staff quarters.
Crops
Straw Worth Tk 50 Lakh Left Lying in the Fields
Workers harvesting boro paddy in Naogaon cut the stalks halfway up to make carrying easier, leaving about half the straw, valued at around Tk 50 lakh, in the fields.
Fruits
Bangladeshi Mangoes Handed to Indo-Bangla Press Club Members
Members of Kolkata's Indo-Bangla Press Club and their families were given Bangladesh's famous Rajshahi mangoes at an event on 17 June.
Environment
'Headmen and Karbaris Were Given the Duty to Protect Forests, Not Clear Them'
Headmen and karbaris were given the duty of protecting forests, not clearing them, Headman-Karbari Kalyan Parishad president Hla Thowai Hri told a meeting in Bandarban.
Fruits
Jackfruit Pickle
Mango pickle is a favourite, but raw jackfruit also makes a mouth-watering pickle; here is the recipe.
Livestock
Singra Has Twice as Many Sacrificial Animals as It Needs
Farmers in Singra upazila of Natore have prepared 92,566 animals for Eid-ul-Azha, about twice local demand, and expect trade worth around Tk 200 crore.
Environment
Care for Your Tree and Get 50 Extra Marks in the Exam
Pupils of a primary school in Akhaura, Brahmanbaria, were given fruit saplings and told they would get 50 extra marks in their final exam if they looked after them.
Livestock
Feni's 'Lal Bahadur and Sultan' Ready to Shake Up the Cattle Markets
Jahan Agro in Chhagalnaiya, Feni, has readied its giant bulls Sultan and Lal Bahadur, weighing 900 kg and 700 kg, among more than 400 cattle for Eid-ul-Azha.
Crops
Slow Loris Strays From Forest Into Tea Garden
A slow loris that wandered from the forest into a tea garden in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, was rescued and handed over to the forest department.
Crops
Caring for Crops in the Month of Ashar
The Agriculture Information Service has advised farmers on caring for boro, aus and aman rice, jute, vegetables, trees and other crops in the Bengali month of Ashar.