Agribusiness
Onion prices up Tk 15 to 20 a kg in a week
Onion prices in Dhaka's retail markets jumped again, though DAE figures suggest the country has more onions than it needs.
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Agribusiness
Onion Market Volatile as Rice and Vegetable Prices Fall
Onion prices in Dhaka markets have doubled in a week, while most vegetables have become cheaper and chicken prices have risen again.
Agribusiness
Colombia's Rice Production Recovering
Colombia's rice production, damaged by severe drought and floods, is forecast to rise in the 2021-22 season, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
Agribusiness
Soybean oil now costs Tk 160 a litre
The price of soybean oil has gone up by Tk 7 to Tk 160 a litre, the edible oil refiners' association has told the commerce ministry.
Daily life
Semolina boosts energy and cuts heart disease risk
Semolina, a common breakfast and children's food, is a good source of iron, magnesium, fibre and B vitamins with several health benefits.
Islam
The Grave Punishment for Not Offering the Jumuah Prayer
Hadiths warn of severe consequences for those who deliberately miss the Friday Jumuah prayer without a valid excuse.
Agribusiness
China cuts soybean imports from Brazil
China's soybean imports from Brazil fell 18 per cent in September as weak crushing demand hit purchases, according to Chinese customs data.
Daily life
Sleeping on a pillow does more harm than good
Experts say sleeping without a pillow does more good than harm, and suggest how to give up the habit gradually.
Daily life
How long can boiled eggs be kept before eating?
Boiled eggs keep for about a week in the fridge but should be eaten within a couple of hours if left unrefrigerated.
Agribusiness
Hilsa production to rise 16 per cent in five years
The Department of Fisheries is running a government-funded hilsa development project to raise production and support 30,000 fishing families.
Agribusiness
Colombia Adds Heat to a Volatile Coffee Market
Colombian coffee growers have held back about 10 per cent of their output from contracted buyers to resell at higher prices, adding to turmoil in a market already hit by Brazil's supply crisis.
Environment
Welcome, guests, to Antehari, the water village
Antehari, a haor village in Rajnagar, Moulvibazar, known as the water village, was declared a tourist centre by the government in 2018.
Rooftop farming
Hobby Farmer Abu Sayeed Surprises Cumilla with Rooftop Ridge Gourds
An expatriate hobby farmer in Cumilla Sadar Dakshin has harvested one and a half maunds of ridge gourd in a month from wooden boxes on his rooftop.
Agribusiness
Bumper Yield, but Small Betel Leaf Farmers Frustrated by Prices
Small betel leaf farmers in Amtali, Barguna, have had a bumper harvest but are selling at rock-bottom prices even at the height of the season.
Environment
Environmental Pollution Also Hinders Intelligence
A study by Chinese scientists found that people living in polluted air lose much of their ability to acquire knowledge, with older people hit hardest.
Agribusiness
Onion prices rise at Hili within two days
Onion prices at Hili land port in Dinajpur rose by Tk 2 to 4 a kg in two days after importers, facing losses, cut back imports.
Daily life
Simple Ways to Get Beautiful Skin
Healthy, glowing skin is not hard to achieve, and a little care every day is enough.
Vegetables
Early winter vegetable boom across Chattogram's hills and plains, mixed orchards bear sweet fruit
Across greater Chattogram's hills and plains, farmers are racing to grow early winter vegetables for high prices, with the region targeting about seven lakh tonnes.
Fruits
Honey Harvested From a Jujube Orchard
A Dinajpur beekeeper has surprised many by collecting honey from a jujube (boroi) orchard after training his bees on the scent of its flowers.
Environment
Thousands of Fishermen Caught in a Web of Debt
With the 22-day ban on hilsa fishing two weeks old, many fishermen in Rangabali, Patuakhali, have yet to get government rice aid and are sinking into debt.