The Many Records of Eggs
Eating, breaking, decorating or throwing them, eggs have inspired a remarkable list of Guinness World Records.
Eating, breaking, decorating or throwing them, eggs have inspired a remarkable list of Guinness World Records.
Dhaka's Jatrabari wholesale market remained largely lifeless in the Eid holiday, with few buyers and supplies of fish, vegetables and fruit not yet back to normal.
Honey water, soaked almonds, eggs, oat porridge and fruit are among the foods nutritionists recommend eating first thing in the morning.
Hilsa roe bharta, mashed with onion, dried chillies and mustard oil, is quick to make with few ingredients.
Market ManagementOn 25 September 2024 the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection said 54 of its teams had fined 106 firms Tk 6 lakh 48 thousand in market drives across 48 districts, aimed at keeping the prices of hilsa, eggs, chicken, onions, potatoes and other essentials stable.
The Bangladesh Poultry Association warns that chicken deaths in the heatwave could cause egg and chicken prices to soar from August to October.
A cold spell with dense fog is damaging winter crops and boro seedbeds across Bangladesh, while poultry and livestock output has fallen.
Founded in 2017, Dutch egg producer Kipster feeds its hens food waste instead of grain, avoids killing male chicks and runs its farms on solar power.
Onion prices in Rangpur fell by Tk 25-30 a kg in two days on news of imports from India, and egg and chicken prices eased too.
Broiler chicken prices in Dhaka have fallen by Tk 50 to Tk 60 a kg over three days, but egg prices have risen by up to Tk 10 a dozen.
As across the country, the chicken market in Rangpur is unstable and egg prices have risen, putting pressure on low-income people ahead of Ramadan.
The Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association says chicken meat output is 25.71 percent and egg output 25 percent below capacity as farms shut.
Rising prices of coarse rice, broiler chicken, pangas and tilapia and vegetables are hitting low-income shoppers in Dhaka's markets.