Vegetables
Five Vegetables That Can Harm You If You Eat Too Much
Mushrooms, lemons, cauliflower, beetroot and carrots are all nutritious, but eating too much of them can cause problems.
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Daily life
'Besan Sheera' for Late-Autumn Colds and Coughs
An old Punjabi remedy made with gram flour, ghee, milk, turmeric and black pepper is offered as relief from the colds and coughs of the changing season.
Crops
Sugarcane Makes Kaliganj Farmers Self-Reliant
A bumper sugarcane crop and fair prices have brought smiles to farmers in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur.
Crops
Bumper Yield of Transplanted Aman in Magura
Timely sun and rain have produced a bumper transplanted aman crop in Magura, with farmers now busy threshing.
Fisheries
Coastal Fishermen Set Out for Hilsa at Midnight
Fishermen in Mongla and along the Sundarbans coast returned to hilsa fishing after the 22-day ban, fearing losses to intruding Indian trawlers.
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.
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.
Fisheries
Hilsa Fishing Resumes Tomorrow on Bhola's Meghna and Tetulia Rivers
Bhola's fishermen are busy mending nets and repairing boats as hilsa fishing resumes on the Meghna and Tetulia after the 22-day ban.
Environment
Hemanta Arrives in Bengal
Hemanta, the fourth of Bengal's six seasons, has arrived with golden paddy in the fields and the first hint of winter.
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
Good Harvest of Early Winter Vegetables, but Farmers Frustrated by Prices
Dhamrai's farmers harvested plenty of early winter vegetables but are getting only slightly higher wholesale prices while retail prices soar.
VideoPapaya Farming Changes Abu Bakkar Siddique's Fortunes
After years in Saudi Arabia, Abu Bakkar Siddique returned home and turned three inherited bighas into a papaya orchard that transformed his life.
World
Bangladeshis in Portugal's Farm Sector
As Portugal turns to farming to recover from the pandemic, Bangladeshi migrants have won a strong reputation as farm workers.
Daily life
Anaemia: Symptoms and Remedies
Anaemia means a fall in haemoglobin, not in the amount of blood, and a change of diet with iron-rich foods and juices can help.
Agrotech
"PondGuard" Will Make Modern Fish Farming Easier
Young Chuadanga innovator Ahmedul Kabir Upal has built PondGuard, a solar-powered camera and app system that lets fish farmers watch remote ponds from home.
Fisheries
Native Fish Species Disappearing as Illegal Nets Choke Khansama's Rivers
Illegal nets and fixed traps in the rivers, channels and canals of Khansama upazila in Dinajpur are killing brood fish and pushing native species towards disappearance.
Fisheries
Fishers Return to the Water at Midnight as 22-Day Hilsa Ban Ends
Fishers in Chandpur are returning to the Padma and Meghna for hilsa and other fish after a 22-day ban to protect brood hilsa.
Crops
Turki Rice Brings Smiles to Jhum Farmers
Jhum farmers in Rangamati's hills are harvesting a good crop, including a new rice variety called Turki brought from India's Mizoram.
Environment
Sap Collectors Busy Preparing Date Palms in Naogaon's Atrai
As winter approaches, date palm sap collectors in Atrai upazila of Naogaon are busy preparing trees, even as the number of date palms keeps falling.