CropsMost winter vegetables in Dhaka's kitchen markets cost Tk 10-20 a kilogram more on 9 January 2026 than a week earlier, Jagonews24 found, with tomatoes at Tk 100-120 a kilogram; traders said the severe cold was keeping farmers from harvesting.
Prolonged cold and dense fog are reddening boro seedbeds, raising late blight risk in potatoes and cutting yields of beans and mustard across Bangladesh.
FruitsA Jagonews24 report on 7 January 2026 advised eating dates on an empty stomach on winter mornings. Research shows dates are rich in sugar and fibre, but no evidence was found for an extra empty-stomach benefit, and people with diabetes should ask a doctor first.
VegetablesKohlrabi, an inexpensive member of the cabbage family, supplies vitamin C, fibre and potassium, nutrients that health bodies link to immunity, digestion and blood pressure, though no single food cures disease.
A seasonal sap collector in Sonargaon has sold about Tk 2 lakh of date palm sap from a garden he bought for Tk 50,000 and expects Tk 1 lakh more.
CookingDry rice flour soaked for half an hour in lukewarm water, mixed with gur, plain flour and salt and fried at medium heat makes poa pitha without soaking rice, in a recipe Jagonews24 published on 6 January 2026.
LivestockSeven of 31 Indian cattle seized by Sunamganj Sadar police on the Surma river died while kept on a small boat, Jagonews24 reported on 5 January 2026. The officer in charge said legal complications had stopped their auction.
Severe cold and dense fog are killing boro rice seedlings in Gaibandha, leaving farmers worried about transplanting on time.
After a spell of low prices, winter vegetables in Khulna's markets have risen by Tk 5-10 a kg this week.
FruitsA Jagonews24 lifestyle feature of 4 January 2026 said eating grapes in winter supports immunity, digestion, the heart and the skin; nutrition tables and health authorities show grapes are a healthy fruit, but a modest source of vitamin C and fibre and no protection on their own against colds.
CropsIn early January 2026 mustard covered 63,530 hectares across Manikganj's seven upazilas, up from 63,002 hectares the season before, and the district agriculture office said its cultivation target had been met.
CropsAt the end of December 2025 the agriculture department in Sirajganj set a target of 404 tonnes of honey from mustard grown on 90,550 hectares, with more than 500 beekeepers placing hive boxes beside fields in the district's nine upazilas.
FruitsAs winter set in at the end of December 2025, a falling number of date palms and tappers meant West Bengal could not get enough date palm sap, and good date palm jaggery was scarce.
