Cooking
How to Cook Polao So Every Grain Stays Separate
A few simple tips will help you cook fragrant polao at home with every grain separate, like a restaurant's.
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CropsSudden hailstorm in Sherpur leaves paddy and banana farmers fearing losses
A sudden hailstorm hit Sreebardi and Jhenaigati upazilas of Sherpur on the night of 14 March 2026, leaving paddy and banana farmers fearing losses as officials began gathering damage information.
EnvironmentConcrete block factory alleged in Garo Hills elephant area of Nalitabari
Jagonews24 reported on 14 March 2026 that two local Union Parishad members were accused of running a CC block factory deep in the Garo Hills forest of Nalitabari, Sherpur, an area known as a wild elephant habitat; one denied making the blocks for sale, and the Forest Department said it had stopped the work and seized the equipment.
Agribusiness
Wild Junglefowl Brought for Sale Rescued From Market
The forest department rescued a wild junglefowl from a local market in Dighinala, Khagrachhari, and later released it into the hill forest.
CookingPrawn milk biryani for a special day: the recipe, ingredients and method
Jagonews24's lifestyle desk published a recipe on 14 March 2026 for chingri dudhe biryani, prawn biryani cooked with polao rice and finished in coconut milk, ghee and fried onion, as a dish for a special day.
FruitsSpeaker and Deputy Speaker plant mango saplings in Parliament House rose garden
On 14 March 2026, Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed and Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal each planted a mango sapling in the rose garden of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban complex in Dhaka, two days after their election at the first sitting of the 13th parliament.
Crops
An Easy Recipe for Beef Kala Bhuna
Beef kala bhuna, with its thick spices, slowly fried meat and dark gravy, can be made at home without much fuss.
Fruits
Artificial Light Triples Dragon Fruit Yields in Sharsha
In Sharsha, Jashore, young entrepreneur Abedur Rahman uses LED lighting at night to make dragon fruit flower in winter, tripling off-season yields.
Crops
Fish Worth Tk 18 Lakh Killed by Poison in Two Ponds in Joypurhat, Farmers Allege
Two fish farmers in Joypurhat's Panchbibi and Akkelpur upazilas say old enmity lay behind the poisoning of their ponds, which cost them about Tk 18 lakh together.
Crops
Pineapple Prices Halve at Rangamati Wholesale Market
Pineapples are pouring into Rangamati's floating Samataghat market, but prices have fallen by about half in a week, worrying farmers and leaving traders from afar with losses.
Fruits
Imported Fruit Up by as Much as Tk 250 a kg During Ramadan
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.
CropsDinajpur Grows Sunflower on 55 Hectares, Past Its 54-Hectare Target
Sunflower was grown on 55 hectares in Dinajpur in the 2025-26 season against a target of 54, the district's agriculture extension office said in March 2026, and about 69 tonnes of seed were expected.
Fruits
How to Make Green Mango Sherbet
With green mangoes now in the market, a glass of cold green mango sherbet is an easy way to beat the heat.