Sorjan farming method makes wetlands profitable

With a farmer's eye the thousands of hectares that make up Noakhali's coastal areas seemed to offer little promise, until now.
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Sterile plants upset tomato growers

A large number of tomato growers, especially the users of an imported variety of seeds, in several villages of Bororchar union
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Fertiliser under open sky

Around 10,400 tonnes of urea fertiliser have been kept under the open sky at Mohendranagar in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila due to space shortage in buffer godown.
20 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Ginger a money-spinner

Cultivation of ginger in the district is gaining popularity as it has become a money-spinner for farmers.
11 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Early variety potato boon to farmers

Early variety of potatoes has started to appear in local markets and proved a boon to Lalmonirhat farmers as they are selling
10 December 2016, 18:14 PM

Bumper yield fails to delight farmers

Farmers in Noakhali region are worried because of low price of aman in local markets, despite achieving bumper productions of the paddy
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM

High aman prices delight Patuakhali farmers

Farmers in the coastal district are delighted with fair price of aman paddy this year.
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Benevolence extraordinaire

The ordinary act of reaping paddy by a group of women turned out to be an extra-ordinary one as these women, mostly solvent
3 December 2016, 18:00 PM

Good aman yield expected

Farmers and agriculture officials in the district are expecting good yield of aman paddy amid favourable weather this year.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM

A ray of hope for farmers

Flood-tolerant varieties of aman have brought new hope to at least 130 flood affected farmers of eight char villages at the Teesta river basin in Sadar upazila.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Harvest paddy of rest 15 acres for Santals: HC

The High Court directs the authorities concerned to harvest paddy of the rest 15 acres of land for Santal people of Gobindaganj in next 15 days, as the indigenous people have grown up the crops there.
30 November 2016, 13:27 PM

Farmers happy, labourers upset

Farmers are happy but farm labourers are very upset over the use of mobile paddy threshers in the district.
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Seed crisis upsets potato growers

Acute seed crisis has upset a large number of Lalmonirhat potato farmers, thanks to the authorities' inability to
26 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Blast disease: 5 southwestern districts advised not to go for wheat farming

The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) advises the farmers of five southwestern districts not to cultivate wheat as these districts saw the breakout of ‘wheat blast’ disease last year.
24 November 2016, 14:22 PM

Mill authorities harvesting paddy for Gaibandha Santals

Complying with a High Court order, the authorities of Rangpur Sugar Mills Ltd start harvesting paddy from the land of Santals in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha.
24 November 2016, 06:43 AM

Bean growers' hopes shattered

Bean leaves attacked by virus worry thousands of farmers in three upazilas of the district.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Growers, consumers at risk

Indiscriminate spraying of pesticides in crop fields, especially those used for vegetable cultivation, poses serious health hazards for both the farmers and consumers across the district.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Fortune smiles on Chuadanga growers

Early cauliflower cultivation has brought smiles to Chuadanga growers this year as they are making good profit
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Rain wreaks havoc on paddy

Heavy rainfall and wind influenced by the depression in the Bay has caused extensive damage to aman paddy fields
6 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Pest attack ahead of aman harvest worries farmers

Farmers in Dinajpur and Naogaon districts are worried as aman paddy fields in different villages have been affected by massive pest
30 October 2016, 18:00 PM