Vegetables
Tonight Is the Night of the Radishes
In the Mexican city of Oaxaca, a humble vegetable becomes art every December at the Night of the Radishes, when carvers turn giant radishes into sculptures.
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Daily lifeFire service brings down young man asleep atop coconut palm in Ramganj
A young man who climbed a coconut palm in Ramganj, Lakshmipur, on 14 December 2025 drank a green coconut and fell asleep at the top; firefighters brought him down with a ladder after about two hours.
Agribusiness
Birds Running Out of Homes in the Capital
Birds are losing their homes in Dhaka as trees, open spaces and water bodies give way to concrete, and air, noise and light pollution add to the threat.
Fruits
Hydrose in Date Palm Molasses: A Serious Threat to Health
A food science lecturer warns that much of the date palm molasses sold today is adulterated with hydrose and textile dyes that endanger kidneys and health.
Crops
Nabanna Festival Mood Fills Homes Across Magura
Farming households in Magura are busy harvesting new paddy and making rice flour for Nabanna, the harvest festival many say is slipping into the past.
Environment
The World's Seven Most Striking Green Snakes
Green snakes blend superbly into their surroundings, and while some are dangerously venomous, others are entirely harmless; here are seven of the most striking.
Environment
Cats' Dark Chapter in Europe, and Their Role as Lucky Charms at Sea
Once burned in medieval Europe as agents of evil, cats found a new life aboard ships, where sailors came to see them as bringers of good luck.
Vegetables
Recognising Rural Women's Contribution and Rights Is the Need of the Hour
Rural women sustain Bangladesh's village economy and family welfare, yet their labour is still treated as duty rather than work that deserves recognition.
Livestock
7 Misconceptions About Eggs
Some people have given up eggs because of widely held misconceptions; here are seven of them and why they are wrong.
Livestock
The Many Records of Eggs
Eating, breaking, decorating or throwing them, eggs have inspired a remarkable list of Guinness World Records.
Environment
The Planet Survives Only If Its Animals Survive
Protecting a few celebrated species such as tigers and elephants will not halt the silent extinction of Bangladesh's wildlife, the writer argues.
Environment
When Will We Become Aware of Animals' Suffering in the Zoo?
On World Animal Day, a look at how visitors at Dhaka's Mirpur zoo torment caged animals and why that must stop.
Vegetables
Husbands Grind Onion and Chilli in Front of Their Wives in Barguna
To challenge the traditional division of work and promote men's equal share of housework, husbands in Barguna ground onion and dried chilli in front of their wives in a contest run by NGO Jago Nari.