When the harvest rots: Bagerhat’s Boro farmers count losses after untimely rain
14 May 2026, 13:48 PM
Agriculture
Leaving banking behind, marketing graduate finds fortune in cattle farming
13 May 2026, 22:24 PM
Agriculture
Govt to waive Tk 5.18 crore farm loans for 6,646 Bagerhat farmers
13 May 2026, 18:05 PM
Agriculture
Govt begins Boro paddy procurement in Bagerhat
13 May 2026, 13:40 PM
Agriculture
Bumper mango yield rekindles hope among Natore farmers
13 May 2026, 10:06 AM
Agriculture
Business Plus / Oil flowers on the coastlines
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Business
Bumper harvest expected as Pabna’s litchi season begins
8 May 2026, 10:15 AM
Agriculture
Haor farmers sink into debt, misery
8 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Agriculture
Haor floods wipe out Tk 1,047 crore crops: agri ministry
7 May 2026, 21:24 PM
Business
Floods trigger cattle feed crisis in Sylhet haor region
7 May 2026, 14:48 PM
Agriculture
Potato Paradox: Just another curry on the rice plate? This will not solve the price problem
Bangladesh largely views the crop as just another vegetable eaten with rice
27 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Govt to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice each from India, Pakistan
The advisory committee on purchase took the decision
23 December 2025, 15:11 PM
Farmers of early varieties of potato hit by old stock glut
This year, the price gap between new and old potatoes has narrowed significantly
20 December 2025, 18:41 PM
Farmers struggle to buy non-urea fertilisers at govt rates
DAE officials blame dishonest dealers for creating an artificial crisis
17 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Farmers reduce potato acreage for next year after huge losses
Seed planting in major potato-producing districts was largely completed by November 30
15 December 2025, 18:41 PM
Bangladesh holds just 0.01% of global potato market
Experts say at event organised by the Bangladesh Cold Storage Association
13 December 2025, 13:38 PM
Onion imports to resume Sunday
50 permits, allowing up to 30 tonnes each, to be issued daily
6 December 2025, 15:25 PM
Water chestnut cultivation turns wetlands into profit
Farmers in Jamalpur’s Dewanganj upazila are turning fallow, waterlogged lands and marshes into productive fields by cultivating water chestnuts (Eleocharis dulcis).
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Don’t clear mangrove forests for shrimp farms: fisheries adviser
Mangrove forests are indispensable for safeguarding the coastal environment, says Farida Akhter
4 December 2025, 14:43 PM
Summer onion project wilts as seeds cannot withstand heat
Farmers welcome project but say they need heat-tolerant seeds
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM
How salinity sank Satkhira farmers' harvests
Crop fields disappear as saltwater invasion forces them to switch to shrimp farming
2 December 2025, 18:09 PM
Debt-laden Zeal Bangla begins another crushing season
The sugar mill in Jamalpur has a debt of Tk 656.75 crore, mostly bank interest
30 November 2025, 11:25 AM
Two-day potato festival begins in Dhaka on December 12
The Bangladesh Cold Storage Association (BCSA) will organise the event
29 November 2025, 11:40 AM
Hill farmers turn to coffee for better earnings
Farmers in the hilly areas under the Chimbuk range in Bandarban are gradually shifting from traditional jhum cultivation to coffee farming, driven by better market prospects and higher returns.
29 November 2025, 02:49 AM
Coriander prices soar as off-season rain cuts yield
Unseasonal rainfall has reduced coriander leaf production in the Rangpur region this year, driving prices to a record high and leaving consumers frustrated, even as farmers enjoy unexpected profits.
21 November 2025, 19:54 PM
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
Favourable weather boosts production, but salinity concerns persist in low-lying areas
9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
Govt may allow onion imports if prices stay high: adviser
So far, around 2,800 applications have been submitted for onion imports
9 November 2025, 11:53 AM
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
Favourable weather boosts production, but salinity concerns persist in low-lying areas
9 November 2025, 07:04 AM
Potato farmers drown in debt as price plummets
Encouraged by the high potato prices during last November’s planting season, Khairul Islam, a farmer from Nabdigonj in Rangpur, invested Tk 10.92 lakh in potato cultivation by borrowing.
1 November 2025, 18:12 PM
Farmers struggle with non-urea fertiliser shortage in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat
Dealers blamed for ‘artificial crisis’
25 October 2025, 09:51 AM