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Cauliflower or Cabbage: Which Should You Eat for More Nutrition?
An Indian nutritionist weighs the nutritional value of cauliflower and cabbage and advises eating both, but not more than a cup a day.
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Winter
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What to Eat to Avoid Illness in Winter
As the weather cools and colds and fevers spread, four foods can help the body build resistance to winter illness.
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Winter Vegetables Turn Around Fortunes of Jajira Farmers
Good soil and favourable weather have made winter vegetable farming profitable in Jajira upazila of Shariatpur, with produce now sold in Dhaka and other districts.
Environment
Bird Hunting Goes On Unchecked in Chalan Beel
As migratory birds arrive in Chalan Beel with the start of winter, hunters are killing them with poison, nets and traps, and volunteers blame weak oversight by the authorities.
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Winter Vegetables Grown on 1,800 Hectares in Mirsarai
Farmers in Mirsarai, Chattogram, have grown winter vegetables on 1,800 hectares this season, with most crops due at market in 15 days to a month.
Livestock
As the Heat Rises, Migratory Birds Prepare to Leave
About 2,000 migratory birds wintering at Sher Khan Dighi in Moulvibazar's Rajnagar will soon leave, protected by villagers who never disturb them.
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Boro Transplanting in Full Swing in Dinajpur as Cold Eases
Farmers in southern Dinajpur have started transplanting boro seedlings as temperatures rise, about a week later than usual after a harsh spell of cold and fog.
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Boro Seedbeds Damaged by Fog and Cold, Farmers in Trouble
Dense fog and bitter cold are damaging boro paddy seedbeds across Meherpur, leaving farmers worried about meeting the season's cultivation target.
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How to Look After Pet Birds in Winter
A pet bird keeper sets out how to protect cage and colony birds from cold, draughts and disease during winter.
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Fog and Cold Wave Damaging Boro Seedbeds in Naogaon
Dense fog and a cold wave are damaging irri-boro seedbeds in Naogaon, though officials say there are enough seedbeds to meet the target.
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Bumper Aman Yield Brings Smiles to Jhalakathi Farmers
Farmers in Jhalakathi say they have not seen an aman harvest this good in 10 years, and prices in the market are satisfying too.
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How to Protect Seedbeds in Dense Fog and Severe Cold
With dense fog spreading across the country, the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) has advised farmers how to protect rice seedbeds.
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Cold Strikes Boro Seedbeds in Dinajpur
Intensifying cold and dense fog in Dinajpur are damaging Iri-Boro seedbeds, and farmers are covering seedbeds and potato fields to protect them.