VegetablesSudhir Chandra Roy grows four varieties of bottle gourd on 24 decimals at Dubachhuri Miapara, Lakshmichap, picking 50 to 100 a day, but sells them at Tk 7-8 to local wholesalers when they fetch Tk 20-30 in Dhaka.
GalleryFrom Prothom Alo photographers' Glimpse of 24 October: bottle gourd flowers on a homestead trellis in Raiganj, Sirajganj, sunset over the water at Boalia char, and cattle being taken to graze at Chobbishhazari, Rangpur.
VegetablesPabel Hossain, a young farmer in Boro Gopaldi, Dashmina, Patuakhali, grows bottle gourd, bitter gourd and cucumber on trellises over 33 decimals and has sold Tk 70,000 of vegetables on a Tk 14,000 outlay, using vermicompost and yellow sticky traps.
VegetablesAfter a bumper crop in Atwari, Panchagarh, bottle gourds fetch Tk 2 to 5 each at the field and in places four sell for one taka, while the same gourds cost Tk 20 to 30 in shops; one farmer spent Tk 60,000-70,000 on 40 decimals and has earned Tk 3,000.
VegetablesA bottle gourd that drops to Tk 5-10 in the main season sells for Tk 40-50 when grown early or off-season; plants start bearing 45-46 days after sowing, mulch film and regular watering sustain the crop, and tender shoots bring extra income.
VegetablesAbu Hanif Bhuiyan of Akhaura in Brahmanbaria is selling hybrid bottle gourds grown without chemical pesticides on 25 decimals, and expects more than Tk 60,000 from a crop that cost him about Tk 15,000.
IslamFrom hadith, some of the things the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) liked in daily life: beginning with the right, good dreams and good words, fragrance, bottle gourd, sweets and honey, and cool sweet drinks.
VegetablesAbout 20 bighas of waterlogged land in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria, grow vegetables on floating platforms this season, and more than 200 farmers have been trained in the method.
A PhD study by Md Shafiqul Islam in the genetics and plant breeding department of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, has selected hybrids that hold bottle-gourd yields under high temperatures; supervisor Professor Dr Md Hasanuzzaman says they will underpin future vari
CookingA lifestyle recipe published by Jagonews24 on 1 March 2026 suggested lau dal, red lentils or black gram cooked with bottle gourd and finished with a cumin, fennel and bay leaf tempering, as a light dish for the pre-dawn sehri meal.
Farmers in Sunamganj Sadar and Bishwambharpur upazilas are busy growing winter vegetables in the hope of a bumper crop and better profits.
A farmer in Bhola Sadar has changed his fortunes growing bottle gourd, and other villagers are following his lead.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University has developed two compact, high-yielding bottle gourd varieties, BU Hybrid Lau-1 and BU Lau-1.
