Crops
A Different Rhythm at Malinichhara Tea Garden in Ramadan
In Ramadan the pace slows at Sylhet's Malinichhara tea garden, where Muslim workers and staff find time for prayers and iftar with family or at the mosque.
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Environment
Climate Change Takes Its Toll: Bangladesh's Seasons Lose Their Rhythm
Bangladesh, the land of six seasons, is seeing its seasonal pattern break down, which weather experts blame on climate change, with direct effects on farming.
Vegetables
Yam Shaped Like Human Hands and Feet Draws Curiosity in Gaibandha
A yam weighing about 20 kg and resembling human hands and feet has been dug up in a farmer's yard in Sundarganj, Gaibandha.
LivestockTwo Pet Goats Pull a Children's Cart on Village Roads in Aditmari, Lalmonirhat
Khorshed Alam of Durgapur Dighaltari in Aditmari upazila, Lalmonirhat, built a light cart pulled by his two pet goats, and local people were surprised to see his children riding in it on polling day, 12 February 2026.
Environment
Plants Will Grow from Leaflets: Here Is How
Seed-paper leaflets used in BNP's election campaign can grow into vegetable seedlings when planted in soil.
AgribusinessBay of Bengal Red Shrimp: From Iced Boat Holds to Foreign Markets
Red shrimp caught in the Bay of Bengal is iced on board, headed and sorted at the ghat, then processed and shipped abroad. Bangladesh earned 296 million dollars from shrimp exports in FY2024-25, according to the Export Promotion Bureau.
Fisheries
Buragauranga: A River Whose Currents Sustain the Lives Along Its Banks
The Buragauranga river in coastal Patuakhali is the centre of livelihoods, farming and culture for people along its banks, but it now faces erosion, encroachment and silting.
CropsKumra bori making brings extra income to village families in Pabna
In January 2026 village families across Pabna were busy every winter morning making kumra bori, sun-dried dumplings of ground lentils and ripe ash gourd; makers told Jagonews24 they sold them wholesale at Tk 90-110 a kilogram and that the work gave them extra income.
Crops
The Tebhaga Movement, the Greatest Peasant Struggle in Bengal's History
Dinajpur marks the historic Tebhaga Day on 4 January in memory of the sharecroppers' movement of 1946-47 and its first martyrs.
EnvironmentA Student's Call for a Kinder New Year's Eve, Not Fireworks
Faria Islam, a student at Bhairab Government Women's College, argued that Thirty-First Night fireworks and loud noise harm people, birds and the environment, and urged that the new year be welcomed through acts of kindness instead of wasteful displays.
Environment
A Night Frozen by Noise Pollution: Is Our Celebration Someone Else's Sigh?
The writer argues that New Year fireworks break the law, endanger people and animals, and should be stopped through enforcement and public awareness.
Rooftop farming
Thirty-First Night Through the Eyes of Birds and Animals
For people Thirty-First Night is a celebration, but for birds and animals the fireworks, noise and smoke make it a night of terror and injury.
Environment
Nature Is the Governing Force of Human Civilisation
An opinion piece for National Biodiversity Day on how habitat loss, hunting and veterinary drugs are driving Bangladesh's wildlife towards extinction.