Vegetables
Green Chilli Prices Are Rising: Grow Your Own in Pots
With green chillies at Tk 400 a kg, a few pots on a rooftop, balcony or yard can supply the kitchen at little cost and with little effort.
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EnvironmentChattogram BNP starts tree-planting drive, urges everyone to plant a tree
Opening a Chattogram city BNP tree-planting programme at the Zia Memorial Museum on 30 July 2026, convener and MP Ershad Ullah urged every citizen to plant at least one tree and take care of it.
Market ManagementGreen chilli hits Tk 400 a kg in Dhaka as onion, egg and vegetable prices rise
Green chilli sold for Tk 400 a kilogram at Dhaka's Shantinagar and Segunbagicha markets on 31 July 2026, up Tk 100 in a week, while onions and farm eggs became dearer and most vegetables stayed near Tk 100 a kilogram after weeks of rain and floods.
Environment15-foot Burmese python rescued from a pond on Chittagong University campus
Members of the Society for Snake and Snakebite Awareness (3SA) rescued a Burmese python about 15 feet long from a pond near gate 2 of the University of Chittagong on 30 July 2026 and released it in the university's forest.
Environment
Banded Wolf Snake Rescued From Shop in Sreemangal
A banded wolf snake found in a shop on Sagardighi Road in Sreemangal was rescued and handed to the forest department to be released into the forest.
AgribusinessBank lending to green projects and sustainable agriculture fell in Q1 2026
Banks and finance companies lent less to green projects and sustainable agriculture in January-March 2026 than in the previous quarter, while total sustainable finance rose, Bangladesh Bank data showed.
Crops
Government to Buy Tk 132 Crore of Urea Fertiliser From KAFCO
The government will buy 30,000 tonnes of bagged granular urea from Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company (KAFCO) in the first lot for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
AgribusinessCommerce minister plans food traceability to find where prices rise
The government was going to introduce traceability for a range of food items to find out at which stage between farm and retail prices rise, Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said at a CPD dialogue in Dhaka on 30 July 2026.
FruitsDragon Fruit Milkshake: A Simple Recipe With Four Ingredients
On 30 July 2026 Jagonews24 published a simple dragon fruit milkshake recipe: ripe dragon fruit, cold milk, sugar or honey and crushed ice, blended for one to two minutes.
Crops
Once a Farm Labourer, Sayeed Now Sells 2,000 kg of Dragon Fruit a Day
Sayeed Sarkar of Gourinathpur in Jhenaidah's Maheshpur left a job, laboured on others' land and now trades 1,500 to 2,000 kg of dragon fruit a day.
FlowersChattogram plans flowering trees on road medians from the airport to Mohra
Chattogram City Corporation mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain said on 29 July 2026 that the medians from the airport to Mohra would be planted with flowers and greenery, as 6,500 saplings of 26 species were being planted between Dewanhat and Barik Building under a 10-lakh-tree city drive.
CropsTk 49 crore fertiliser buffer warehouse approved for Lakshmipur
On 29 July 2026 the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase approved a Tk 49.14 crore contract to build a 10,000-tonne urea buffer warehouse in Lakshmipur under BCIC's 34-warehouse project.
LivestockPrimary pupils asked to help their parents rear ducks and chickens at home
A Directorate of Primary Education letter of 29 July 2026 asked schools to encourage primary pupils to help their parents rear ducks, chickens and other domestic animals, and to be kind to all animals.