Fruits
Bananas Too Ripe? Don't Throw Them Away, Make a Tasty Banana Cake
Overripe bananas that nobody wants to eat can be turned into a soft, fragrant banana cake with a handful of ingredients.
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CropsRain and hill runoff submerge ripe boro paddy in Moulvibazar, farmers in despair
Two days of continuous rain and hill runoff on 28 and 29 April 2026 put ripe boro paddy under water across Kamalganj, Rajnagar and Sadar upazilas of Moulvibazar, while the DAE said 83 percent of the haor crop but only 17 percent of the non-haor crop had been cut.
Vegetables
Bumper Chilli Yield Brings Smiles to Sherpur Farmers
A bumper chilli crop along the Bhogai and Chellakhali rivers in Sherpur's Nalitabari upazila, together with good prices, has left farmers smiling.
EnvironmentHeavy Rain Raises Flash Flood Fears in Sylhet as Haor Rivers Rise Fast
Rain sent the Surma, Kushiyara, Manu, Khowai and Juri rising fast, and on 28 April 2026 the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre warned of flash floods in the Sylhet region, with about half of the haor boro crop still uncut.
Vegetables
Government to Act Against Traders Taking Extra Weight From Farmers
The Department of Agricultural Marketing has ordered its officers across the country to act against traders who take 2 to 6 kg of extra produce per 40 kg from farmers.
Environment
Past Fears of Extinction, Wild Elephants Increase in the Garo Hills
Forest officials and activists say more food in the forest has boosted breeding, with numerous elephant calves born in the Garo hills of Sherpur in the past year.
Livestock
Make Street-Food-Style Egg Paratha at Home
A street-food-style egg paratha brings a change of taste to breakfast or an evening snack, and can be made easily at home.
Fruits
Is Eating Watermelon at Night Dangerous?
After a Mumbai family of four died having eaten watermelon after dinner, Indian experts say the fruit is healthy but is best eaten during the day.
Fruits
Can Eating Watermelon Cause Food Poisoning?
After four members of one family in India died of suspected food poisoning, experts say watermelon itself is not harmful but can become dangerous if contaminated.
Crops
The Flowers That Bring Variety to Nature
In the blazing summer sun, krishnachura, kathgolap, nagalingam and shimul flowers dress Bangladesh's landscape in colour.
Vegetables
Seasonal Vegetable Fritters for a Rainy Afternoon
Crisp fritters made with seasonal summer vegetables can turn vegetables into a snack everyone enjoys.
Fisheries
Surprise Everyone With Mango-Kasundi Prawns
Green mango's sourness, the bite of kasundi and soft, juicy prawns combine in a simple summer dish for guests or family meals.
Environment
Forest Felled Unchecked in Alikadam, Wildlife in Decline
A timber racket is clearing around 200 acres of natural forest in remote Chaikkhyang on the Alikadam-Thanchi border, cutting hills for roads and drying up the streams Mro villages depend on.