Vegetables
Make Dinner of Boiled Vegetables with Chilli Bhorta
A healthy hill dish of salt-boiled vegetables with a fiery chilli bhorta, now viral on social media, makes a quick and simple dinner.
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Fruits
Apples and Grapes Out of Reach, No Local Fruit Under Tk 100 in Narayanganj
Fruit prices in Narayanganj have eased slightly since the start of Ramadan but remain beyond the reach of ordinary buyers.
Flowers
Four Young Beekeepers Succeed in Producing Honey From Drumstick Flowers in Dinajpur
Four beekeepers in Dinajpur collected 150 kg of honey from drumstick flowers in their first harvest, worth an estimated Tk 1.5 lakh.
Fisheries
All Fishing Banned for Two Months to Protect Jatka
All fishing is banned in hilsa sanctuaries including the Padma and Meghna in Chandpur from midnight on 28 February to 30 April to protect jatka.
AgribusinessVegetable and chicken prices fall at Mymensingh's Mechhua Bazar in Ramadan
Green chilli fell from Tk 140 to Tk 90 a kilogram and broiler chicken from Tk 180 to Tk 170 at Mechhua Bazar in Mymensingh on 26 February 2026, a week into Ramadan, buyers and sellers told Jagonews24.
Crops
Shariatpur Farmers Hope for Profit From Coriander
Low costs and strong prices have pushed coriander cultivation in Shariatpur past its target, though farmers want cheaper fertiliser and pesticide.
Fruits
Imported Fruit Still Out of Reach in Manikganj Despite Price Fall
Imported fruit prices in Manikganj have started to ease after two weeks of Ramadan highs but remain beyond most buyers.
Environment
10-Foot Python Rescued From House Ceiling in Srimangal
A python about 10 feet long found in a house ceiling in Srimangal was rescued and released into Lawachara forest.
FruitsPabna fruit prices up Tk 30-70 a kg in Ramadan, putting apples and malta out of reach
A week into Ramadan 2026, fruit in Pabna town cost Tk 30 to 70 a kilogram more than before the fasting month, with apples and malta rising most and moving beyond the reach of low-income families.
FruitsMango blossom covers Rajshahi University campus as bees work the trees
In late February 2026 mango trees across the Rajshahi University campus were thick with blossom. Two of the university's teachers linked the heavy flowering to less fog, a colder winter and two lean years that let the trees rest.
Vegetables
Leaving His Job, Selim Finds Success as a Farm Entrepreneur
A former Dhaka job-holder in Magura has made a success of producing environment-friendly vermicompost, officials say.
CookingShol fish do pyaza: a snakehead and onion curry recipe, ingredients and steps
On 26 February 2026 Jagonews24 published a recipe for shol (striped snakehead) do pyaza: half a kilogram of fish, marinated and fried, then finished in a masala built on a cup of thickly cut onion, to be eaten with rice.
Crops
How to Identify Israeli Dates
International reports say many Medjool dates sold worldwide are Israeli produce grown on occupied Palestinian land, and Palestinian growers explain how shoppers can tell them apart.