Aslam finds fortune in coloured cauliflower

A young farmer in Pabna Sadar upazila is trying his luck by growing colourful cauliflower as it is easy to grow and provides better returns than the white variety.  
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Pearl farming on rooftop: A college student's success story

A college student from Ektarpur village of Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila has been successfully cultivating pearls on the rooftop of his house
23 January 2024, 15:13 PM

Ginger farming in sacks: Low cost, high profit

Farmers in three upazilas of Meherpur are now cultivating ginger in sacks on commercial basis and earning good profits.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM

2.27cr farmers to get smart cards: agriculture secretary

The government will provide smart cards to 2.27 crore farmers, aiming to promptly reach them with incentives and other services, Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akter said today
21 January 2024, 11:45 AM

Russia wants to export wheat to Bangladesh

Deal signed for 3 lakh tonnes
18 January 2024, 15:08 PM

Tobacco spoils land for paddy

Farmer Maqbul Hossain, who planted Aman paddy on eight bighas of land this year, got 48 maunds of paddy from five bighas land, used for tobacco in previous times, and 42 maunds from the remaining three bighas.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Selling of Baghair at Moulvibazar fish fair draws flak

The centuries-old three-day “Poush Sankranti” fish fair ended in Moulvibazar this morning..At the fair, held at Sreemangal, Kulaura, and Kamalganj, locals and visitors got to buy a variety of sweet water fish put on display by fishers. .The biggest attraction of the fair was Baghair
15 January 2024, 16:59 PM

Dial 333 to complain about overcharging: Palak

The customers have to press another digit after dialling 333 to get the service from Jan 31
15 January 2024, 11:45 AM

Commercial ginger cultivation on sacks

Cultivating ginger in plastic sacks on unused land has turned out to be a boon for farmer Abdul Mazid of Sarishabari upazila.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Onion Farming in Jashore: High prices prompt more cultivation

Farmers in Jashore are expanding their commercial cultivation of onions this year, expecting a better yield and higher profits than the previous year.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Expanding tobacco cultivation: Farmers give in to lure of profits

Despite the risks to soil and the environment, tobacco companies are encouraging farmers in Lalmonirhat to expand tobacco cultivation this year. Influenced by previous profits, farmers are now choosing new areas for planting tobacco seedlings.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM

Farmers give in to lure of profits

Despite the risks to soil and the environment, tobacco companies are encouraging farmers in Lalmionirhat to expand tobacco cultivation this year. Influenced by previous profits, farmers are now choosing new areas for planting tobacco seedlings
12 January 2024, 14:00 PM

High prices prompt more cultivation

The high demand and good price for onions in the market have encouraged the farmers to cultivate the crop on more lands this year, say agriculture officials
12 January 2024, 13:27 PM

Catkin growers all smiles

Bumper yield of catkin, locally called kashia, this season has brought smiles to many farmers in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila as they are earning a handsome profit by selling the produce at good prices due to its high demand.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM

BB, NBR urged to facilitate import of six Ramadan commodities

Commerce ministry writes letters to Bangladesh Bank, the National Board of Revenue
4 January 2024, 14:55 PM

Despite winter abundance, vegetable prices soar

The prices of all vegetables have been spiraling unusually in the markets in Dhaka recently, despite being in adequate supply amid peak season in winter.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Topsoil burnt for bricks

Around 180 brick kilns across 14 upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are extracting topsoil from farmland to manufacture bricks, affecting agriculture and the environment.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Corrective financial measures needed to boost economy: DCCI president

The economy is facing certain challenges pertaining to inflation and it is of utmost importance to tame inflation at whatever costs necessary, especially food inflation
18 December 2023, 13:01 PM

Sugar price will remain stable: commerce minister

Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says
18 December 2023, 12:24 PM

Homestead gardening changing their lives

Around 11,000 flood and erosion affected families in the Brahmaputra river’s shoal areas in Kurigram’s Chilmari are finally experiencing a few specks of joy after finding nutrition support through subsistence farming at their homestead gardens.
16 December 2023, 18:00 PM