AgribusinessBangladesh Bank has told banks to keep cash margins on letters of credit to a minimum for imports of rice, wheat, onion, lentils, edible oil, sugar, chickpeas, peas, spices and dates ahead of Ramadan.
IslamAn imam, a nutritionist and a doctor in Dubai advise easing into Ramadan with small changes to prayer, meal times, sleep and exercise over the coming weeks rather than changing everything on the first day.
IslamA provisional calendar from Kazakhstan's Muslim religious administration and an astronomical forecast by Gulf News give the likely dates of Ramadan and both Eids in 2027. In Bangladesh the National Moon Sighting Committee decides.
AgribusinessCiting higher booking prices on the world market and freight costs, traders have proposed raising edible oil prices by Tk 14 a litre, while date importers want duties cut. The ministry has not decided.
LivestockAustralia shipped 46,765 live cattle in September, down from 71,711 in August, but Darwin feeder steers still fetch about 450c/kg as Indonesian feedlots prepare to fill pens for Ramadan in February 2027.
IslamBy astronomical calculation, Ramadan 2027 may start on 8 February and Eid al-Fitr fall on 10 March, Gulf News reports, though the final dates depend on moon sighting.
IslamBy the reckoning of Saudi astronomer Dr Abdullah Al-Misnad, 2039 will hold two Eid al-Adha festivals, one Eid al-Fitr and two Hajj seasons, and in 2030 Ramadan will begin twice in the same year.
CookingOn 18 March 2026 Jagonews24 published a Ramadan recipe for banana lassi: two ripe bananas, 150 grams of sweet yoghurt, two spoons of honey and a pinch of cardamom, blended and thinned with cold water.
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.
Fruit of all kinds is selling at high prices in Mymensingh's markets during Ramadan, with buyers blaming weak monitoring for rises of Tk 50-250 a kg.
CookingA cold iftar drink of milk, milk powder, condensed milk, cornflour, watermelon and Rooh Afza, from a recipe Jagonews24's lifestyle desk published during Ramadan on 11 March 2026.
CookingOn 10 March 2026, during Ramadan, Jagonews24 published a recipe for an omelette of two eggs, a cup of oats and chopped onion, tomato, coriander and chilli as a lighter iftar dish; here it is with health authorities' advice on eggs, safe cooking and eating well while fasting.
A date smoothie, made by soaking dates and blending them, can be a nutritious drink full of energy.
