CookingOn 20 June 2026 Jagonews24 published a recipe for chepa shutki vegetable bhuna, in which a paste of fermented punti is fried with spices, cooked down with mixed vegetables and finished with a mustard oil tempering.
The monsoon is a suitable season for growing leafy vegetables, but success depends on a few special techniques.
VegetablesRed amaranth can be sown in any season, though most is grown from Bhadra to Poush. Jagonews24's guide said the leaves are ready 30 to 40 days after sowing and yield 5 to 6 tonnes per hectare.
Growing vegetables in rooftop gardens is becoming popular, and several crops can be sown in tubs during the monsoon for a good yield all season.
Tangy, spicy achari begun can revive the appetite on a hot summer day and is easy to make at home.
AgribusinessOn 29 May 2026, the day after Eid ul-Adha, Jatrabari's depots in Dhaka had few buyers and no new consignments; one-kg hilsa fell to Tk 1,600-1,800 from Tk 2,200-2,300 and cucumber dropped Tk 40 a kg to Tk 50-60.
VegetablesWith most stalls shut on 29 May 2026, the day after Eid-ul-Adha, vegetable supplies were thin in Rampura, Malibagh, Khilgaon and Banasree, and many vegetables cost Tk 10 to 30 a kg more than before Eid.
Six vegetables that grow easily in balcony pots during the hot season, with simple tips on soil, sun and water.
FruitsPapaya seedlings are best planted in Falgun-Chaitra, and BARI gives February-March for its Shahi papaya. A May 2026 Jagonews24 guide is checked here against BARI, BAMIS and AIS advice.
Mustard aubergine, made with simple ingredients in little time, is a flavourful dish to serve guests with rice, khichuri or pulao.
Okra coated in spices, rice flour and cornflour makes a crisp fry that is quick enough for an afternoon snack and good enough for guests.
Bottle gourd cooked with prawns is a quick, simple and nutritious home dish, and here is how to make it.
VegetablesSweet pumpkin growers in Ghior, Manikganj, said in April 2026 that yields had fallen from 3-4 tonnes a bigha to 1-2 tonnes and fruit was rotting, so good prices could not cover their costs; the DAE said district output beat its target and farmers were profiting.
