Islam
When the Obligatory Ghusl Must Be Performed
The article explains when the obligatory ritual bath becomes required in Islam and how to perform it correctly.
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Daily life
What to Do When Food Won't Digest
An ENT specialist explains reflux and throat reflux, their symptoms, and how diet, medicine and occasionally surgery can treat them.
Agribusiness
Foraged Greens Are the Livelihood of Durgapur's Indigenous Women
Garo and Hajong women in the remote hills of Durgapur upazila earn their living by collecting and selling wild greens.
Islam
All Good Lies in the Hands of Allah
Allah alone meets every human need, the writer says, urging repentance, prayer and the keeping of family ties as the path to provision and blessing.
Daily life
The Strange Rose Garden
In a French hill village, a young Black woman's strange rose garden hides a tale of racist violence, revenge and an unexpected love.
Environment
Fishermen Head for Dublar Char
Fishermen from coastal districts are setting out for Dublar Char in the Sundarbans for the five-month dried fish season starting on 1 November.
Fisheries
Seven Maunds of Hilsa Seized on Last Day of Ban
The Coast Guard seized a trawler with 280 kg of hilsa and 40 kg of pangas being taken for sale in Bhola in breach of the fishing ban.
Fisheries
Barguna Fishermen Head Out for Hilsa as Ban Ends
Barguna's fishing villages came back to life as the 22-day government ban on catching hilsa in the sea and rivers ended at midnight.
Crops
Khulna Farmers Worried About Aman Yield
A good aman crop is ripening in Khulna, but a forecast of storms and heavy rain has farmers worried.
Agribusiness
Roadmap Aims to Double Farm Exports in Two Years
A government draft roadmap says Bangladesh's farm exports, worth $1 billion last year, could reach $2 billion within two years if key barriers are removed.
Agrotech
Ten Combine Harvesters Distributed to Farmers in Bhola
Ten combine harvesters were distributed to farmers in Bhola Sadar at a 70 percent subsidy under the integrated farm mechanisation project.
Agribusiness
Onion Prices Falling
Retail onion prices in Dhaka have dropped from over Tk 80 to Tk 55-60 a kg as large volumes arrive from India.
Agribusiness
Cumilla Jute Farmers Happy With Bumper Yield and Good Prices
Good prices from the start of the season and a strong yield have left Cumilla's jute farmers with roughly double the profit of recent years.
Agribusiness
Tk 5 Crore Worth of Snails Sold From Pabna in Five Months
At least 10,000 people in Pabna's wetland areas earn extra income by collecting snails, which are trucked to shrimp farms in the south.
Islam
The Importance and Virtues of Speaking the Truth
The Quran and the Prophet's hadiths lay special stress on the importance and rewards of truthfulness in every part of life.
Crops
Tea Production Rising in Bangladesh
Good weather late in the season has raised hopes that Bangladesh's tea output in 2021 will beat its target, though growers complain of a syndicate at auctions.
Crops
Dhaincha, the Green Manure of the Fields, Is Disappearing
The use of dhaincha as green manure has nearly disappeared as hybrid crops and chemical fertilisers take over.
Crops
Sugarcane Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
A bumper sugarcane crop and fair prices have brought smiles to farmers in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur.
Vegetables
Aman and Winter Vegetables Under Water, Farmers in Despair
Excessive rain in Nilphamari has damaged aman rice and winter vegetables, leaving farmers unsure how much of their crop they will harvest.
Agribusiness
Tk 5,210 Crore in Farm Loans Disbursed in Three Months
Banks disbursed Tk 5,210 crore in agricultural loans in the first quarter of FY2021-22, 11.23 per cent more than in the same period a year earlier.