A team of US doctors says a gene-edited pig kidney attached to a brain-dead patient began working normally, a step they believe could one day ease the shortage of donor organs.
Doctors say an adult can safely eat two apples a day, but eating three or four daily can cause harm, largely because of pesticides and wax used on the fruit.
Adding some foods to your diet, dropping others and sitting less can reduce the risk of cancer that builds up with an irregular lifestyle.
The shiuli, a small fragrant flower that opens at night and falls at dawn, has a place in Hindu legend and in folk medicine.
A sudden out-of-season flood on the Teesta has destroyed crops on thousands of hectares in Lalmonirhat, and farming families fear they will run short of food.
Sap collectors in Atrai upazila of Naogaon are readying date palm trees for the season, even as the number of trees in the area keeps falling.
Thousands of worshippers took part in the first Jumma prayer at the two holy mosques in Makkah and Madinah after Saudi Arabia lifted all remaining restrictions.
Guava, an easily available and nutritious fruit, is said to help with blood sugar, cholesterol, digestion, weight loss, immunity and skin.
A Bangladeshi expatriate in New York says one cast of a net in a small river near his home can fill a bucket, and suggests ways to bring back fish in Bangladesh.
The withdrawal of the import duty has begun to pull onion prices down, with local, Indian and Myanmar onions all selling for less than last week.
"Rajshahi's Fazli mango" has been recognised as a geographical indication product following an application by the Rajshahi Fruit Research Station.
Surah Al-Jumu'ah commands believers to leave trade and hasten to Friday prayer, and the weekly gathering is a reminder of the gathering on the Day of Judgement.
A farmer in Muradnagar, Cumilla, says neighbours he is in a land dispute with poisoned his pond, killing fish worth about Tk 40,000.
Bangladesh's coast holds most of the world's Irrawaddy dolphins, while the freshwater shushuk has declined, and nets remain the biggest killer of both.
After a mob burned the homes and nets of fishermen at Majhipara in Pirganj, Rangpur, the frightened fishers have stopped fishing and nearby markets have run short of local fish.
Dr Alim Uddin, who applied for the geographical indication, says GI status for Rajshahi's Fazli mango will lift demand abroad and give it legal protection.
Two live baghair catfish from the Jamuna, weighing 31kg and 11kg, drew crowds at Singra market in Natore and sold for Tk 1,000 and Tk 800 a kg.
With oestrogen falling after menopause, women face higher risks of heart disease and bone loss, and diet can help ease the changes.
Hilsa fishing resumes in the Padma, Meghna and other rivers from midnight on Monday after a 22-day government ban during the main breeding season.
Locals avoid Romania's Hoia Baciu Forest even by day, telling stories of people who went in and never came back, according to a News18 report.
