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Dwindling supply pushes Panguchi-Baleshwar hilsa prices to Tk 4,000 a kg

18 July 2026, 12:30 PM
National fish now out of reach for many consumers in Bagerhat
18 July 2026, 12:30 PM
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Acute fry shortage grips Bagerhat prawn farming

14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Prawn farmers in Bagerhat are grappling with an acute shortage of giant freshwater prawn fry, locally known as ‘golda chingri’, threatening one of the country’s key export-oriented sectors.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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26 Bagerhat rivers turn into narrow canals, hurting agriculture and trade

4 July 2026, 12:33 PM
Encroachment, pollution and embankments choke rivers near Sundarbans; lack of dredging worsens salinity, waterlogging
4 July 2026, 12:33 PM
DAE has been advising farmers to use different pesticides and sprays to control the whitefly infestation, but the efforts have so far produced little result. Photo: Star

How a tiny whitefly is crushing Bagerhat's coconut economy

1 July 2026, 11:27 AM
As coconut yields collapse, oil mills are shutting, farmers are losing their livelihoods and traders fear a centuries-old industry is slipping away
1 July 2026, 11:27 AM
Tajul rides Kalu, a black-and-white bull aged two and a half years. Photo: Star

Farmer seeks Tk 25 lakh for two giant bulls ahead of Eid in Bagerhat

23 May 2026, 21:42 PM
Offers free goat to buyers meeting asking price
23 May 2026, 21:42 PM
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Rain ruins Bagerhat’s Boro hopes

15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Sheikh Rustam Ali stood at the edge of his field in silence, watching workers wade through knee-deep water to salvage what little remained of his Boro crop.
15 May 2026, 00:00 AM
rain damages boro paddy in Bangladesh

When the harvest rots: Bagerhat’s Boro farmers count losses after untimely rain

14 May 2026, 13:48 PM
Across waterlogged fields in Bagerhat, ripe paddy has begun sprouting on the stalk as heavy rain and labour shortages push marginal farmers deeper into debt and uncertainty
14 May 2026, 13:48 PM
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Mother, Child Welfare Centre in Bagerhat / Poor infrastructure, staff shortage disrupt services

1 December 2025, 18:00 PM
The only Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Bagerhat has long been failing to deliver adequate services due to a prolonged shortage of staff.
1 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sundarbans tourism in disarray

Both domestic and international tourism have great potential as major income sources for Bangladesh. Tourism can be particularly
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Pashur Channel to get massive dredging

The government has taken an initiative to conduct dredging at the outer bar in the 131-kilometre-long Pashur Channel to enhance Mongla Port's ship handling capacity.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bagerhat tomato industry at risk

Bagerhat's tomato farmers are worried. In the key tomato-growing Chitalmari upazila, a tomato disease locally called 'stoke' has become
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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Tree felling rampant in Sundarbans

Huge quantities of logs of Sundari, Keora, Gewa, Bain, Passur and Kakra trees from the Sundarbans are being sent to different destinations, as an organised gang is engaged in felling the valuable forest resources in defiance of a government ban.
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Forest fire feared in Sundarbans

People engaged in illegal fishing near Dhansagar Station of Chandpai Range under the Eastern Sundarbans in the district's Sharankhola
30 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Shrimp farmers staring at heavy losses

Shrimp farmers are suffering from massive losses in the wake of falling prices of freshwater prawn amid sluggish demand from processors for export.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Death by poison: A constant threat for Sundarbans crustaceans and fish

A few drops of poison are all it takes to decimate fish and crustacean stocks in a Sundarbans canal. The poachers who cruise the
14 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bagerhat's Chitra river forest at risk

Approximately one hundred kilometres north of the Sundarbans along the banks of Bagerhat's Chitra River is a
6 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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