FisheriesBangladesh produced about 5 lakh tonnes of hilsa in 2024-25, the lowest in eight years, the fisheries minister said on 6 April 2026. In a Jago News column on 11 April, the paper's deputy editor argued that the assurance now had to be matched by action.
The kolu community's wooden ghani, an oil mill turned by oxen or horses, is disappearing as cheaper machine-pressed and adulterated mustard oil takes over.
CropsA farmer in Chhatmadhai village of Kurigram's Rajarhat upazila grew onion seed on about 60 decimals in the 2025-26 season, the district's first such effort, and local agriculture officials said home-grown seed could cut farmers' costs.
Melon, or bangi, is one of the most useful summer fruits, keeping the body cool and hydrated and supplying vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.
FisheriesHilsa output fell for a second year to 5 lakh tonnes in 2024-25 and the average fish has shrunk, researchers and Department of Fisheries officials told Jagonews24 in April 2026, blaming silted rivers, pollution, climate change and overfishing.
Three simple pakora recipes, made with lentils, mixed vegetables and green chillies, to serve hot with tea on a cloudy day.
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry says the energy crisis is spoiling up to 30 percent of harvested crops and vegetables, cutting garment output and pushing up costs across the economy.
CropsOn 9 April 2026, agriculture and environment specialist Samiran Biswas warned that heat was disrupting flowering and grain filling in boro rice. Earlier BRRI and DAE advice is to hold 2 to 3 inches of water in the field until the grains harden.
FisheriesAt a Jatka Conservation Week workshop in Dhaka on 8 April 2026, Fisheries and Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid asked scientists to find ways to raise hilsa and jatka numbers without spoiling the fish's taste, so that hilsa comes within reach of ordinary people.
EnvironmentA Jagonews24 report of 8 April 2026 said Lawachara National Park in Moulvibazar still had no boundary marked on the ground 30 years after its declaration, and that theft, encroachment, traffic and crowds were damaging the forest. Forest officials said they had written to the settlement office and that visitors and drivers ignored the rules.
A simple method for sweet and sour tomato and jujube chutney, a favourite with rice or khichuri.
A young farmer in Barishal's Gournadi has grown about 100 maunds of hybrid turmeric on fallow land at low cost, and neighbours now want to follow him.
A mobile court in Madaripur's Kalkini upazila seized 27 maunds of jatka, which were then distributed to 14 orphanages.
