Jute output exceeds target

Jute farmers are happy in the district due to good production of the fibre and its fair prices in the local markets during the on-going
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Cattle rearing hampered

Shortage of grazing fields is discouraging the farmers of Lalmonirhat to rear cattle though it is a profitable business for them.
21 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Prolonged water-logging hampers aman farming

With time running out, many farmers in Zianagar upazila of the district have failed to prepare their aman seedbeds
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Jute price fall upsets Bogra farmers

The sudden fall in the price of jute in the local markets has disappointed the farmers of Bogra and may discourage them from cultivating
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Non-stop rain damages vegetables in Jessore

Vegetable growers in two unions under Jessore Sadar are passing their time in frustration and tension as many of the vegetable fields have been destroyed due to non-stop rain for three days.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Agri officers' quarters occupied in Gaibandha

Two ruling party front organisations along with a section of local influential people illegally occupied block supervisor (BS) quarters of
22 August 2016, 18:00 PM

'Atantra Jarip' to diagnose crops

The Department Agriculture Extension (DAE) in Lalmonirhat has been working to educate the farmers in the region how they will diagnose
21 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Arum brings smile to farmers

Cultivation of arum sees gradual rise in Kurigram and Kishoreganj districts as the nutritious vegetable brings good profit for low
18 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Gaibandha farmers hope bumper jute production

Jute growers of Saghata upazila are expecting good crop of high yield variety (HYV) tossa jute due to favourable weather and availability
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Growers happy over bumper aus production in Lalmonirhat

Farmers are happy following the bumper production of aus paddy this season in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila this season while an acute
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Jute price fall worries farmers

Jute price fall worries farmers in Lalmonirhat and Jessore despite bumper production of the cash crop.
14 August 2016, 18:00 PM

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