'Fisheries sector may get a separate economic zone'

Fisheries Minister SM Rezaul Karim says at ERD event
1 August 2023

Good yield, better prices delight Tangail banana growers

Farmers in different upazilas of Tangail are delighted as the district sees bumper banana yield due to a favourable weather condition this season.
31 July 2023

Govt to buy 8,000 tonnes of lentil, 80 lakh litres of soybean oil

Today, cabinet okays 13 proposals worth Tk 17,706.43 crore
26 July 2023

Loose soybean oil sales banned from Aug 1

Consumers’ right body DG says at ERF event
26 July 2023

‘Bangladesh targets producing 85 lakh tonnes of fish by 2041’

Fisheries minister says at event to observe National Fisheries Week
24 July 2023

Fishermen ready to resume Hilsa fishing as 65-day ban ends

With rafts and nets for catching fish, Hilsha hunters will start netting from early tomorrow in the Bay of Bengal and its adjoining rivers, near the Sundarbans after the 65-day ban on fishing in the rivers and the sea across the country
23 July 2023

India bans non-basmati rice export with immediate effect

The top rice exporter fears a production fall for late start of monsoon rains
20 July 2023

11.5 lakh tonnes mangoes produced in Rajshahi region this year

Around 11.5 lakh tonnes of mangoes were produced on around 93,000 hectares in the northern districts of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon and Natore districts this year..The market price of the mangoes is around Tk 7,500 crore..In the last stage of the three-month peak business peri
20 July 2023

Business leaders worried over Russia's exit from grain deal

Six major trade bodies in Bangladesh expressed their concern
19 July 2023

Bad news for wheat market as Russia pulls out of grain deal

Bangladesh’s wheat market may see fresh volatility after Russia pulled out of a United Nations and Turkey-brokered deal that could turn the global grain market unstable, importers warn.
17 July 2023

Experimental production of vannamei shrimp’s postlarvae given go-ahead

Desh Bangla SPF Hatchery will start the experimental production
17 July 2023

Banks can now reschedule default loans of cold storages

The loans can be repaid in 10 years with one-year of grace period
13 July 2023

India's summer-sown crop planting lags on uneven monsoon rains

Farmers in India have fallen behind in planting key summer-sown crops such as rice, cotton, corn and soybeans due to the uneven distribution of monsoon rainfall, although they could catch up in the coming weeks if sufficient rain occurs.
9 July 2023

Fertiliser price rose by 105%: ActionAid report

The cost of food, fuel, and fertiliser in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities has escalated due to the food and energy crisis, which is attributed to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a new study conducted by ActionAid
2 July 2023

93 tonnes of green chilli imported from India

About 93 tonnes of green chillies arrived in the country within a week after Bangladesh allowed the import of the kitchen essential due to skyrocketing prices, according to a notification from the Ministry of Agriculture
2 July 2023

Raising 'Dhabal Goru': A legacy on verge of extinction

Akhtar Hossain, a farmer of Tengor village of Mirkadim, Munshiganj, formed a special bonding with his three cows. He treated them like his own children and provided them with a comfortable living space, good food, and regular care
28 June 2023

Banker shines in cattle farming

Ahsan Sikder took up cattle rearing in 2013, a couple of years after he graduated from Rajshahi University’s Marketing department
28 June 2023

'Bangladesh lost $3.72 billion in 20 years for climate change'

Swiss embassy's Bangladesh Microinsurance Market Development Programme finds
22 June 2023

Govt to spend Tk 17.5 crore on TCB’s smart cards

Infrastructure Investment Facilitation Company will help digitise the cards
22 June 2023

Pran Agro to raise Tk 262.5 crore through bonds

The coupon rate of the bond is 8.88%
19 June 2023