Farmers break into Kurigram fertiliser warehouse, take 197 urea sacks
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Agriculture
Opinion / El Niño and its effects on Bangladesh’s agriculture
23 August 2026
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Business
Govt to import 1.15 lakh tonnes of fertiliser amid supply concerns
20 August 2026
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Business
Bangladesh gets first grid-connected agrivoltaics pilot
19 August 2026
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Business
Market monitoring alone cannot reduce commodity prices: Muktadir
18 August 2026
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Business
Dependence on imported agri products will be gradually reduced: minister
18 August 2026
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Business
BB sets 54% higher agri and rural credit target
17 August 2026
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Business
Opinion / Making food security nutrition-sensitive
17 August 2026
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Business
Vacancies, silted ponds leave Moulvibazar govt fish farm struggling
16 August 2026
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Agriculture
Ensure proper use of fallow, single-crop lands in Sylhet: minister
15 August 2026
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Business
Urea production resumes at Ashuganj fertiliser factory after 11 months
Urea production at Ashuganj fertiliser factory in Brahmanbaria has resumed, 11 months after it was suspended due to gas crisis
24 January 2025
Withdraw increased VAT, duties on processed food items: agro-processors
The Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association submitted a memorandum to the NBR
23 January 2025
Bangladesh loses over 2,500 hectares of cultivable land every year: DAE
The DAE has undertaken a new plan to produce safe food
23 January 2025
Suspend potato imports: cold storage owners
The NBR has allowed potato imports through nine more customs stations along with four existing ones
23 January 2025
Nature’s sweet bounty: Honey collectors thrive in Jamalpur
In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.
17 January 2025
Rules relaxed to import 3 lakh tonnes of rice
50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan
16 January 2025
Food processors protest tax hike
They also urge govt not to raise gas prices
16 January 2025
Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices
Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.
10 January 2025
Hali variety onion: Input cost keeps increasing
Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.
9 January 2025
‘We don’t have Aladdin’s lamp to suddenly lower commodity prices’
Commerce adviser says after meeting with Turkish trade minister
9 January 2025
Boro cultivation in bagerhat: Rising production costs worry farmers
Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, the largest paddy-producing zone of the district.
8 January 2025
Farmers in Pabna learn use of modern technology in agriculture
Department of Agricultural Extension opens 13 field-level schools in Chatmohar upazila
7 January 2025
Paddy on tobacco land: Aman output on decline
Farmer Soleman Ali of Baninagar village in Kaliganj upazila has a total 11 bighas of agricultural land.
6 January 2025
Overuse of pesticides raises health risks
Farmers in Moulivibazar’s Kamalganj upazila are using pesticides in winter vegetable fields twice a week flouting health guidelines.
2 January 2025
Mustard offers hope for better days
As winter unfolds in Bangladesh, the landscape transforms into a vibrant canvas painted with fields of golden mustard flowers, signaling not only the beauty of the season but also the resilience of farmers seizing agricultural opportunities. .In Sirajganj, this annual spectacle reflects a
31 December 2024
Early variety potato growers all smiles in Rangpur
Potato farmers in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, and Nilphamari -- in the Rangpur region are seeing a bumper yield of the early variety potatoes due to favourable weather conditions.
31 December 2024
Can Bangladesh benefit from falling commodity prices in 2025?
Bangladesh relies heavily on imports of essential food items such as edible oils, lentils, onions, sugar, and spices, which have seen a 5 percent year-on-year price increase.
29 December 2024
Falling prices become a headache for onion farmers
The growers dumped onion on Pabna-Sujanagar road demanding a fair price
26 December 2024
Cumin cultivation begins experimentally in Sirajganj
A farmer of Sirajganj’s Kamarkhand area, Mahabub Hossain Polash, has initiated experimental cultivation of cumin for the first time in the district
26 December 2024
Early variety pumpkin brings smile to farmers
Early variety of pumpkin has brought fortune to the farmers in Rangpur region as good yield and fair price of the item this year has come as a boon to them.
24 December 2024