GalleryAutumn kash flowers draw Dhaka crowds to Aftabnagar
Rows of white kash flowers sway in the soft autumn sun and breeze at Aftabnagar, and city dwellers come with family, friends and loved ones to see them.
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FlowersWhite kash flowers fill the river chars, but encroachment is shrinking them
Kash flowers are blooming along riverbanks, chars and wetland edges this autumn and drawing crowds, but encroachment on rivers and wetlands, construction and unplanned land use are squeezing their habitat, Agricare24 reports.
GalleryFog arrives early on autumn mornings across Bangladesh's north
It is still sharat, yet fog is settling over many parts of the country at dawn, most of all in the north; a Prothom Alo picture story from Panchagarh, Rangpur, Pabna, Naogaon and Sajek.
FlowersBlooms at night, falls by dawn: shiuli, the messenger of autumn
The shiuli, or night-flowering jasmine, with white petals and an orange stem, opens at night and drops before dawn; from September to November its fallen flowers and soft scent mark autumn, though cities are losing the big trees and open ground it needs.
GalleryAutumn rain brings out balsam, allamanda and crepe jasmine in Rangamati
After days of rain, drops cling to balsam, allamanda, crepe jasmine and periwinkle and to the flowers of lemon, bitter gourd and chilli in Rangamati: a photo story by Prothom Alo's Supriyo Chakma.
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Blue skies, kash flowers and green paddy: autumn in the Sylhet hills
In the border villages of Gowainghat and Companiganj in Sylhet, autumn has dressed the land in blue sky, white kash flowers and green rice fields.
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Light traps, peanut sowing and morning fog: a day across Bangladesh in pictures
From a drongo on a pest light trap in Pabna to peanut sowing on a Sangu char in Bandarban, and from Rangpur's dawn fog to Dhaka's Badamtoli fruit market: 28 September in pictures.
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How to Grow Bottle Gourd in the Month of Bhadra
The Agriculture Information Service says bottle gourd can be sown in Bhadra, in pits on higher ground with set doses of manure and fertiliser.
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When Is the Right Time to Grow Chillies?
A guide to when and how to grow chillies, from choosing the land and sowing times to weeding, yield and storage.
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The Flowers That Bloom in Autumn
A short guide to the flowers of Sharat, the Bengali autumn, from white kash on riverbanks to night-blooming shiuli.
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Autumn Arrives, the Queen of Seasons
Sharat, the autumn of Bangladesh's six seasons, follows the monsoon with clear blue skies, white clouds, seasonal flowers and fields of green paddy.
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Grow Bottle Gourd and Beans in the Month of Bhadra
With the month of Bhadra and autumn under way and water all around, farmers can sow bottle gourd and beans on slightly higher ground.
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Shiuli, the Flower of Autumn
The shiuli, a small fragrant flower that opens at night and falls at dawn, has a place in Hindu legend and in folk medicine.