Agrotech
I Do Not Approve of Sending Hilsa Abroad Without Feeding People at Home
Fisheries and livestock adviser Farida Akhter said on her first day in office that she will not approve hilsa exports while people at home cannot get the fish.
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Fruits
Five Fruits to Eat for Better Lung Function
Apples, pineapple, bananas, grapes and avocado are five fruits that can help improve lung function.
Crops
How to Prevent White Diarrhoea in Chickens
White diarrhoea mainly strikes chicks and can spread to hens; clean housing and the right medicine can treat and prevent it.
Crops
How to Grow Sharifa Fruit
A guide to growing sharifa, also called ata, from seed or grafts, with soil, fertiliser, pest control and harvesting advice.
Agribusiness
Kashmiri Hilsa to Go with Hot Rice
An easy recipe for Kashmiri hilsa, hilsa pieces cooked in Kashmiri chilli paste and mustard oil, to eat with hot rice.
Crops
The Flowers That Bloom in the Rainy Season
The rainy season brings the most flowers in Bangladesh, from kadam and water lilies to dopati, lilies and a wealth of white blooms.
Crops
How to Grow Kathgolap in a Pot
Kathgolap blooms all year round and can be grown in a pot from a nursery plant, seed or stem cutting with the right soil and care.
Fisheries
Let Change Come to the Country's Agriculture Too
The writer argues that change is needed in agriculture as village people turn away from farming, and calls on the state and the young to put it back at the centre of national life.
Crops
How to Grow Lemons
Lemons can be grown on rooftops, verandas and courtyards across Bangladesh, and May to October is the right time to plant them.
Crops
What Happens to the Body If You Take Vitamin C Every Day?
Vitamin C strengthens immunity and helps the skin, brain, eyes, heart and lungs, and because the body cannot store it, it must be eaten every day.
Crops
Bagerhat Grows Tk 1,000 Crore Worth of Vegetables a Year
Vegetables grown on the dykes of shrimp ghers in Bagerhat's nine upazilas are worth about Tk 1,000 crore a year, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension.
Crops
How to Farm Shing Fish
Shing is a popular fish that is disappearing as its habitat is damaged, and farming more of it can save it from extinction.
Crops
Which Foods Should You Avoid at Breakfast?
Dr Shriram Nene, husband of actress Madhuri Dixit, has named white bread, sweetened yoghurt, fruit juice, processed meat and sugary foods as things not to eat at breakfast.