EnvironmentA Narayanganj couple who marked their only daughter's first birthday by planting saplings, inspired by the district's Green and Clean Narayanganj programme, were thanked and honoured by the deputy commissioner on 3 July 2025.
Two stories are told of how the large, fragrant Fazli mango got its name, one about a woman of Gaur named Fazli Bibi and one about a sultan's wife.
The Haribhanga mango, now Rangpur's brand, is named after a clay pot that someone smashed on the original tree in Mithapukur.
The Amrapali mango, a Dasheri-Neelum cross released in Bangladesh as BARI Aam-3, takes its name from the famed dancer of ancient Vaishali.
One of Bangladesh's finest mangoes carries the odd name Langra, meaning lame, and the story usually told links it to a fakir with a limp some 200 years ago.
With World Environment Day coming two days before Eid-ul-Azha, the writer urges city dwellers to make the Eid sacrifice clean and environment-friendly with a few simple steps.
Buying a qurbani animal online saves time, but the bustle, bargaining and bonds of the cattle haat remain an essential part of Eid-ul-Azha.
Checking the security thread, colour-shifting ink, raised print and watermark can protect sellers from fake notes at cattle markets.
The khoi or jilapi fruit, a sweet, twisted pod loved by village children, is becoming rarer in Bangladesh and needs cultivation if the tree is to survive.
With powerful teeth and a fearsome look, the Atlantic wolffish lives in the cold depths of the North Atlantic and feeds on shelled molluscs and crustaceans.
Once seen everywhere, vultures are now nearly extinct in Bangladesh, and experts warn they could vanish within a few years unless the species is protected.
Bangladesh's world-famous pink pearls and abundant mussels could make pearl farming a source of foreign currency and jobs, a researcher argues.
The Arctic fox, also called the white, polar or snow fox, is described as the only fox whose coat changes colour with the seasons.
