Vegetables
Grow Lettuce and Coriander in Your Kitchen This Winter
Lettuce and coriander can be grown in small pots in a kitchen garden, giving fresh leaves for cooking whenever they are needed.
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Agribusiness
Trader Fined in Sitakunda for Selling Jatka
A mobile court in Sitakunda has fined a fish trader Tk 5,000 for selling jatka, the young hilsa, and seized 6 kg of fish.
Environment
Migratory Birds Decline at Protected Baikka Beel
Flocks of migratory birds once filled the protected Baikka Beel in Moulvibazar, but far fewer come now and visiting birdwatchers often leave disappointed.
Crops
The Tebhaga Movement, the Greatest Peasant Struggle in Bengal's History
Dinajpur marks the historic Tebhaga Day on 4 January in memory of the sharecroppers' movement of 1946-47 and its first martyrs.
Vegetables
Winter Vegetable Prices Rise in Khulna
After a spell of low prices, winter vegetables in Khulna's markets have risen by Tk 5-10 a kg this week.
FruitsGrapes in Winter: What the Fruit's Nutrients Can and Cannot Do for Health
A Jagonews24 lifestyle feature of 4 January 2026 said eating grapes in winter supports immunity, digestion, the heart and the skin; nutrition tables and health authorities show grapes are a healthy fruit, but a modest source of vitamin C and fibre and no protection on their own against colds.
CropsManikganj mustard area rises to 63,530 hectares as farmers hope for profit
In early January 2026 mustard covered 63,530 hectares across Manikganj's seven upazilas, up from 63,002 hectares the season before, and the district agriculture office said its cultivation target had been met.
AgribusinessBook Under Review Traces Bangladesh's Hunger to the Nature of the State
In a Jagonews24 column of 4 January 2026, former Jahangirnagar University vice-chancellor Abdul Bayes reviewed Professor Mohammad Mozahidul Islam's book, which argues that millions in Bangladesh go hungry not for lack of resources but because of the nature of the state.
Crops
One-Kilo Hilsa Selling for Tk 2,800 in Bhola
High prices for hilsa and other river fish are squeezing shoppers in Bhola, though farmed fish has become Tk 50-100 a kg cheaper.
BangladeshMan Trampled to Death by Wild Elephant While Photographing It in Naikhongchhari
A 35-year-old man, Abdus Salam, was trampled to death by a wild elephant that had wandered into a village in Baishari union of Naikhongchhari, Bandarban, on the morning of 3 January 2026, as he tried to photograph it.
Crops
Yellow Waves Across Jhenaidah's Fields, Hopes of a Good Yield
Mustard has been grown on about 13,295 hectares in Jhenaidah this season, and farmers pleased with the crop are counting on a good profit.
CropsMagura Expects a Bumper Mustard Harvest from 22,893 Hectares
Mustard was in full flower across Magura in early January 2026; the Department of Agricultural Extension counted 22,893 hectares sown against a 25,090-hectare target and expected a bumper yield.
Crops
Raju Sardar's Pond in Naogaon Has Become a Training Centre for Prawn Farmers
A fish farmer in Naogaon Sadar has raised giant freshwater prawns with carp in a single pond, and his results are drawing farmers from across the district.