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Rajshahi mango farmers face losses amid price slump
5 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Cheaper mangoes for consumers, tough post-Eid season for Rajshahi farmers
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The poisonous promise that didn’t hold
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Farmers with smart cards to get priority in farm loans: BB
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Ishwardi litchi farmers reap record harvest but lower returns
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Off-season watermelon shows prospect
Farmers in Sharankhola upazila are delighted by growing off-season varieties of watermelon, which is usually a summer fruit, thanks to the introduction of a new farming method.
20 September 2023, 18:00 PM
79 firms to export 3,950 tonnes hilsa to India
The permission will remain in place until October 30
20 September 2023, 11:47 AM
Julfikar finds success in persimmon farming
Persimmon, a Japanese fruit variety, is being cultivated for the first time in the Jessore region, thanks to the favourable growing conditions.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Low price, high labour cost frustrate jute growers
Jute growers in different upazilas of the district are becoming frustrated due to fall in jute price and high labour cost this season.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Green malta brings smiles to farmers
Farmers in Sylhet division have seen tremendous success from the cultivation of green malta in the fallow lands this year.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
‘No more infrastructure on triple-cropping lands’
Land minister says at Dhaka Chamber's event
2 September 2023, 13:29 PM
Two more products now eligible for BB's green finance
The interest rate of the refinance scheme has been lowered to 5% from the previous 6%
30 August 2023, 16:15 PM
Tk 16.2 crore incentive for summer onion growers
The move comes when India imposes 40% export duty on onion
29 August 2023, 16:19 PM
Mango Export: Growers innovate farming practices
The rising quantity of mango exports has been changing the farming practices of the fruit in Rajshahi region as farmers are now opting for more chemical-free mango production, agriculturists say.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM
New Indian duty unlikely to affect local rice market
Rice millers say Bangladesh has 'adequate' rice stock
26 August 2023, 16:22 PM
Bangladesh starts growing genetically-modified cotton
The variety, Bt cotton, will increase local cotton production by 7.5 times
26 August 2023, 13:47 PM
Jute production in Rangpur region: Farmers unhappy with low price
Maqbul Hossain, 65, a jute farmer of Gokunda village under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, cultivated Pratiman variety of jute on five bighas of land and produced 35 maunds of the golden fibre for a production cost of Tk 80,000.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Turn Barind into export-focused agri hub: experts
Experts at a workshop in Rajshahi yesterday advocated for transformation of the Barind region from a rice bowl to an export-focused agricultural hub to save the declining water resources.
23 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh adopts GM cotton
Bangladesh released two varieties of a genetically modified (GM) cotton for domestic cultivation, aiming to increase yields and reduce import dependence.
20 August 2023, 16:24 PM
Onion prices go up after India slaps export duty
Although Bangladesh produces enough onion, a significant portion is imported each year to meet domestic demand
20 August 2023, 16:01 PM
Growers busy in producing vegetable saplings on floating seedbed
Farmers in Pirojpur and Barisal are passing busy time in growing vegetable saplings on floating seedbeds.
12 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Inclement weather frustrates hilsa fishermen in Cox's Bazar
It should have been a busy, festive time for the fishermen in Cox’s Bazar after the 65-day ban on fishing
7 August 2023, 14:00 PM
Restaurateurs seek meat imports
An association of restaurant owners today sought permission from the government to import broiler chicken, mutton and beef to counter a rise in their prices
5 August 2023, 15:25 PM
Robust rains accelerate rice planting in India
Indian farmers have planted 28.3 million hectares (69.9 million acres) with summer-sown rice, according to the farm ministry's latest data, up 3.28 percent from the same period last year, as robust monsoon rains encouraged the expansion of acreage.
5 August 2023, 12:46 PM
How El Nino threatens emerging market economies
Countries around the world are battling heatwaves and floods fuelled by El Nino, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that has a 90 per cert probability of persisting in the second half of 2023, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
5 August 2023, 12:32 PM