Agribusiness
Tasteless Hilsa Being Sold as Bangladeshi in West Bengal
Hilsa from Gujarat, Mumbai and Myanmar is allegedly being sold as Bangladeshi hilsa in West Bengal's markets, prompting raids by food safety officials.
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Crops
One Lakh Farmers to Receive Farmer Cards on 17 September
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally launch the farmer card programme in Fulgazi, Feni, on 17 September, when about one lakh farmers will receive incentive money.
Fruits
How Promising Is Commercial Fig Farming in Bangladesh?
Fig, known as tin or dumur, is emerging as an exotic fruit with commercial potential in Bangladesh, growing in fields and rooftop tubs year-round.
Crops
Four-Member Committee Formed to Fill Sub-Assistant Agriculture Officer Posts
The government has formed a four-member committee headed by the state minister for public administration to speed up recruitment to vacant sub-assistant agriculture officer posts.
Crops
Started as a Hobby, Coloured Watermelons Make Madrasa Student Minhaj a Lakhpati
Madrasa student Minhaj Uddin of Bochaganj in Dinajpur has earned lakhs from coloured watermelons grown on 50 decimals of land, selling them to superstores in three districts.
Livestock
How to Cook a Light Chicken and Papaya Curry
A thin curry of young desi chicken and green papaya is a light, nourishing dish that is easy to digest after fever or stomach trouble.
Crops
Why Have Fireflies Forgotten the Way to Our Courtyards?
Habitat loss, artificial light, pesticides, climate change and unregulated tourism are behind the decline of fireflies, researchers say, and simple steps can help bring them back.
Environment
Birdsong Wakes the Villagers of Kanaipur
Thousands of Asian openbill storks and other birds have made a family homestead in Kanaipur village of Joypurhat's Khetlal upazila their home over nearly two decades.
Crops
The Native Fruits You Can Find Close at Hand This Autumn
Palm fruit, guava, hog plum, star fruit and monkey jack bring the flavours of Sharat, and planting and protecting native fruit trees is urgent, writes Niamur Rashid Shihab.
Crops
Floating Water Hyacinth Beds Grow Chemical-Free Vegetables and Seedlings in Faridganj
Water hyacinth that once choked the Dakatia river is now composted into floating beds on which about 110 farmers in Faridganj grow chemical-free vegetables and seedlings.
Vegetables
Cook Rui Fish This Way for a Different Taste
Cooking rui with a nut and mustard paste and fresh lemon leaves gives the familiar fish a new, fragrant taste with little fuss.
Environment
Youth Sleeping Under Mosquito Net Dies of Snakebite in Jhenaidah
An 18-year-old in Jhenaidah Sadar died after being bitten by a venomous snake while asleep under a mosquito net, despite receiving antivenom at hospital.
Environment
Krait Found on Mosquito Net in Rajshahi University Hall Room
A venomous krait was rescued from a student's mosquito net in a room at Rajshahi University's Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall, leaving students alarmed.