Environment
Orchids That Add Beauty and Elegance to Your Home
Colourful orchids such as Vanda, Cattleya and Dendrobium are among the most eye-catching indoor plants at the National Tree Fair and Environment Fair 2025 in Dhaka.
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How to Grow Shapla (Water Lily)
The water lily, or shapla, that grows wild in monsoon waters can also be cultivated in a home courtyard, in a pit or a large container.
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Jackfruit Seeds Can Reduce Hair Loss and Anxiety
Not just the flesh of Bangladesh's national fruit but its seeds too are rich in nutrients said to support immunity, digestion, hair, skin and mental health.
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The Mistakes That Stop Seeds from Sprouting
Good seed, a light potting mix, shallow sowing and careful watering help seeds sprout, while mistakes at any step can leave the pot bare.
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How to Pick a Sweet Jackfruit
Six ways to tell a ripe, juicy jackfruit so that buyers are not cheated by a seller's word.
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How to Keep Lychees Fresh for Longer
A few simple steps, from keeping the stems on to avoiding plastic bags, can keep lychees fresh for several days.
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Crops to Grow on Saline Land
As saline land spreads in coastal Bangladesh, salt-tolerant crops such as groundnut, sunflower, mung bean and watermelon can bring it into productive use.
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Caution Needed Over Drying Paddy and Stacking Straw on Roads
A Jamalpur newspaper editor argues that drying paddy on roads and piling straw beside them endangers travellers and needs local rules and alternatives.
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Lychee Keeps the Body Cool in the Heat
Juicy lychees help with immunity, digestion and hydration in the summer heat, but a few precautions apply.
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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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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.
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What Lychee Farmers Should Do
A stage-by-stage guide to protecting lychee trees from mites, insects and disease, with irrigation, fertiliser and harvest advice for a profitable crop.
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A Story of Struggle Mixed with the Smell of Dried Fish
At Nazirartek near Cox's Bazar, the country's largest dried-fish village, thousands of fishing families work from dawn to turn the sea's catch into shutki, with daily trade worth crores of taka.