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Agriculture
Tea cultivation takes root in Gazipur plains
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Agriculture
Untimely rains, hill runoff submerge 500 hectares of Boro
3 April 2026, 07:17 AM
Agriculture
Boro acreage rises for fifth consecutive year
3 April 2026, 01:34 AM
Agriculture
March rainfall 31% above average; crops damaged but diesel for irrigation saved
2 April 2026, 16:37 PM
Agriculture
Social media inspires Juri farmer to grow watermelon, attracting crowds
1 April 2026, 12:59 PM
Bangladesh
No plan for free fertiliser at the moment: Agriculture minister
31 March 2026, 18:18 PM
Agriculture
Cold storage owners want govt aid for disaster-hit potato growers
29 March 2026, 22:03 PM
Business
Diesel crisis leaves thousands of fishermen idle in Shariatpur
28 March 2026, 20:40 PM
Energy
Three days of hailstorms leave 2,000 vegetable seed farmers into crisis in Lalmonirhat
28 March 2026, 11:56 AM
Agriculture
Crops worth Tk 105cr damaged
With the receding of floodwater in the Teesta, Brahmaputra and Dharala basins in five northern districts of Rangpur
13 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Pay-as-you-go irrigation aims to cut water use in Bangladesh
Bangladesh government plans to install water meters across the Muhuri Project, a 60,258-hectare irrigation area supplied by the Feni, Muhuri and Milenia rivers, to reflect farmers' water costs more accurately.
11 August 2016, 06:04 AM
Growers unhappy as coriander prices fall
Farmers in the hilly district of Rangamati are frustrated due to the drastic fall in prices of coriander leaf despite a bumper production in the district this year.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Barguna growers worried as aman farming uncertain
Farmers of nine villages in Athorogachia union under Amtali upazila of Barguna are uncertain of cultivating aman paddy as their
30 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Bumper yield, good price make jute growers happy
Jute farmers in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are happy due to good production of the fibre and its fair prices in the local
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Rain spoils aman seedbeds in 3 coastal districts
Heavy rain damaged aman seedbeds on 1200 hectares of land in three coastal districts Patuakhali, Barguna and Pirojpur.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Aus cultivation increasing in 5 northern districts
Farmers in five northern districts under Rangpur division are now passing busy time in cultivating short duration varieties of aus paddy.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM
6,000 tonnes of urea under open sky for 3 months
Around 6,000 tonnes of urea have been left under the open sky for the last three months due to shortage of space
12 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers all smiles as lotkon yield high
Bumper production of lotkon (Burmese grape) has brought smile to farmers in Narsingdi as the demand for this delicious and nutritious
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Open paddy procurement centre at union level
Farmers of Dinajpur, Rangpur, Joypurhat and Naogaon yesterday staged demonstrations and held rallies in front of the deputy commissioner's and food controller's offices in their respective districts to realise their seven-point demand.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Bumper yield, good price make chilli growers happy
Chilli farmers of Panchagarh and Thakurgaon districts are happy due to its bumper production and good market prices during the ongoing harvesting season.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM
High yield, fair price make maize farmers happy
Lalmonirhat farmers are happy as they are getting ample production of maize and its fair prices in the local markets this year.
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers replace chemical fertiliser with vermicompost
Vermicompost fertilizer is gaining popularity in three unions under Fulchhari upazila of the district as it gives higher yield of crops
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers upset as paddy procurement yet to start
Farmers of the district are frustrated as buying of boro paddy from them directly is yet to start after an order from the government.
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Boro farming not profitable as price Tk 400 per maund
Frustration has gripped farmers as paddy price continues to be low in the markets. Besides, delay in the rice procurement drive of the government in Dinajpur, Joypurhat and Naogaon is also allegedly depriving farmers of fair prices for their produce.
18 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Jute plants drying due to lack of rain
Jute plants on vast tracts of land are drying up due to unceasing drought that has been prevailing in Fulchhari
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Nilphamari farmers upset over low boro prices
Bumper yield of boro paddy has failed to please farmers this year as they aren't getting fair prices due to an absence of buyers. Some of
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Hailstorm damages crops in Lalmonirhat
Hailstorm damaged crops on around 1,500 bighas of land in eight villages of Mogholhat union under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Boro yield may exceed target in Bogra this yr
Farmers in 12 upazilas of the district are busy harvesting and processing early planted boro paddy. Though there is a labour crisis in
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Country's largest seed farm at risk
Flooding and erosion threatens the country's largest seed farm covering 1,044 acres of land in Dashmina upazila under the district.
20 April 2016, 18:00 PM