Fruits
How to Make Aamsatta
Rokeya Sultana explains how to turn any mangoes knocked down by the Baishakh storms into sweet, sour and spicy aamsatta.
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Environment
Sir Nils Olav, the Royal Penguin
On World Penguin Day, the story of Sir Nils Olav III, the Edinburgh Zoo king penguin honoured with a knighthood and military rank by Norway's royal guard.
Agribusiness
Not Even Ants Are Safe From Smuggling, Environmentalists Worried
Kenyan wildlife officials have arrested two young Belgians trying to smuggle 5,000 ants, a case that has alarmed environmentalists about trafficking in small creatures.
Agribusiness
One Hilsa Sells for Tk 14,000
A 2.5 kg "king hilsa" caught in the Baleshwar river mouth was sold at an open auction at Pathorghata BFDC market on 25 April.
Crops
Is the Fruit Called Khoiya or Jilapi?
The khoi or jilapi fruit, a sweet, twisted pod loved by village children, is becoming rarer in Bangladesh and needs cultivation if the tree is to survive.
Crops
Boro Paddy Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
A bumper Boro crop in Jhalakathi, with yields above last year's and good market prices, has brought smiles to the district's farmers as harvesting gets under way.
Crops
No Imports Needed if Paddy and Rice Procurement Targets Are Met
The food secretary says Bangladesh will not need to import food if this year's paddy and rice procurement targets are met.
Crops
Demand for Palm Patali Jaggery Rises
Palm patali jaggery from the southern coastal districts of Patuakhali, Barguna and Pirojpur is fast winning buyers in the cities, but tree losses and labour shortages hold back output.
Cooking
The Herbs You Can Grow in Small Jars of Water at Home
Six herbs, from mint to thyme, can be grown in small jars of water by a window for anyone short of space for plants.
Crops
Paddy Arrives by Trawler at Bhairab's Markets, Farmers Frustrated by Low Prices
Farmers bringing new paddy from the haor to Bhairab by trawler are frustrated as prices have fallen by Tk 500 a maund in a month.
Livestock
Writ Filed to Stop Qurbani Cattle Market in Aftabnagar
A writ petition challenges the legality of a lease notice for holding a Qurbani animal market in Dhaka's Aftabnagar ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
Crops
Chhanowar Quits Teaching and Finds Success Growing Fruit
A Tangail man who left teaching to farm has built a commercial fruit and coffee farm in Madhupur and won a national agriculture award.
Crops
KHANI Bangladesh Calls for Minimum Crop Prices and a Price Commission
Food security network KHANI Bangladesh demanded a minimum support price for farmers' crops and a price commission, presenting findings on the suicide of a Meherpur onion farmer.