Why You Should Eat Melon
Melon, or bangi, is one of the most useful summer fruits, keeping the body cool and hydrated and supplying vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Melon, or bangi, is one of the most useful summer fruits, keeping the body cool and hydrated and supplying vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
Green mango, plentiful at the start of summer, supports immunity and digestion and helps fight the heat, but should be eaten in moderation.
Green tomato bhaji is a quick, tangy dish that breaks the monotony of daily meals and brings a range of health benefits.
Roadside sharbat and fruit juices in Dhaka are cheap and refreshing, but unhygienic preparation and unsafe water and ice can carry disease.
With colds, fevers and measles among children on the rise, a daily diet with the right foods can help the body fight infection.
CookingA two-egg omelette with onion, tomato, carrot, green chilli and coriander, published by Jagonews24 on 28 March 2026 as a quick, nutritious alternative to fried snacks, with the nutrient figures from Bangladesh's food composition table and USDA, and WHO's advice on safe eggs.
Guava and pear lead familiar fruits for fibre, apple sits in the middle, and banana and orange trail slightly behind.
A healthy hill dish of salt-boiled vegetables with a fiery chilli bhorta, now viral on social media, makes a quick and simple dinner.
FruitsOn the eve of Ramadan in February 2026, Jagonews24 recommended five groups of fruit for iftar. Bangladesh's food composition table and health authorities show what each fruit offers, and who should ask a doctor first.
Fruit is not the enemy for people with diabetes, provided they choose the right fruit, eat the right amount and eat it at the right time.
Choosing fruit to suit the side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy can make cancer treatment easier, though no single fruit cures cancer.
CookingAhead of Shab-e-Barat on 3 February 2026, Jagonews24's lifestyle desk shared a home recipe for soft date halwa made from boiled, blended dates cooked with ghee, a spoon of sugar, raisins, nuts and rose water.
HealthNutritionist Lina Akter advised women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to eat whole grains, vegetables and less sugar and to exercise; the WHO estimates 10 to 13 per cent of women of reproductive age have the condition.