Fruits
What Diabetic Patients Can Eat at Iftar Instead of Sweets
Diabetic patients who crave sweets can choose fruit, honey or jaggery in moderation instead of sugar-laden foods, after checking their blood sugar.
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How Good for You Is Each Dry Fruit?
A guide to the nutritional benefits of seven common dry fruits and nuts, and a reminder to eat them in moderation.
Fruits
How to Pick a Deep Red, Sweet Watermelon
Eight simple checks help shoppers pick a ripe, sweet and red watermelon from the pile.
Crops
Rely on These 5 Superfoods to Stay Healthy in Winter
Five foods, from herbal tea to oranges and colourful winter vegetables, can help boost immunity during the cold season.
Environment
Birdsong Fills Nalchity's Dead River
Locals in Nalchity want a bird-filled dead branch of the Sugandha river, known as Morgangi, turned into a tourist spot.
Vegetables
Eat Bean and Potato Niramish With Hot Rice
Hyacinth beans are plentiful in the markets, and a simple vegetarian curry with potato, brinjal and lentil dumplings makes a tasty dish with hot rice.
Fruits
Raw or Ripe: Which Banana Is More Nutritious?
Ripe and raw bananas each have their own nutritional benefits, and eating both can help keep chronic illness at bay.
Crops
What to Do Against Bacterial Panicle Blight, a New Rice Disease
Bacterial panicle blight, a seed-borne disease that turns rice grains empty, can be checked through seed treatment, balanced fertiliser and timely sprays.
Crops
What to Do in Vegetable Growing in the Month of Ashwin
The Bengali month of Ashwin is the time to prepare soil and seedbeds and sow winter vegetables, in fields and rooftop gardens alike.
Environment
Common Misconceptions About Snakes
On World Snake Day, 16 July, a look at snakebite deaths in Bangladesh and some widespread misconceptions about snakes.
Environment
What to Do to Stay Safe From Venomous Snakebites
Snakebites and the deaths they cause rise every flood season, but simple precautions can prevent most venomous bites.
Environment
The Country's 7 Most Venomous Snakes, and How to Recognise Them
Snakes become far more common in the monsoon, but only a handful of the country's species are highly venomous, and knowing them can help.
Environment
What to Do Quickly If Bitten by a Snake at This Time of Year
Snakes are far more common in the monsoon, and most people who die from snakebite do so for lack of basic first aid.