Rangpur region: Sugarcane cultivation shrinks by 97pc in 5yrs
24 January 2026, 02:59 AM
Russia gifts 30,000 tonnes of fertiliser to Bangladesh
19 January 2026, 15:48 PM
Business
Bangladesh’s farm success comes at a cost: Prof Anu Muhammad
18 January 2026, 18:15 PM
Business
Govt suspends vannamei post-larvae import approvals
15 January 2026, 18:08 PM
Business
Farmers urged to protect crops, livestock against ongoing cold wave
7 January 2026, 09:41 AM
Business
No crisis in quality jute seeds this season: adviser
4 January 2026, 13:15 PM
Business
Potato Paradox: Just another curry on the rice plate? This will not solve the price problem
27 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Business
Govt to buy 50,000 tonnes of rice each from India, Pakistan
23 December 2025, 15:11 PM
Business
Farmers of early varieties of potato hit by old stock glut
20 December 2025, 18:41 PM
Business
Farmers struggle to buy non-urea fertilisers at govt rates
17 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Agriculture
Costlier fuel to hit farmers hard
The government move to increase the price of diesel by a high margin has caught many farmers off guard.
7 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Tea refiners fear production loss for power cuts
Tea refiners in Moulvibazar, the largest tea producing district of Bangladesh, are worried about being able to achieve this year’s collective production target of 10 crore kilogrammes as the recent load-shedding has thrown a spanner in the works, according to market players.
2 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Increase in fertiliser price: Farmers braced for a hard time
The government has raised the price of urea fertiliser for the first time in 11 years, burdening the farmers with an increased production cost.
1 August 2022, 20:00 PM
Urea fertiliser price goes up by Tk 6 per kg
The government has increased the price of urea fertiliser by Tk 6 per kg, due to the hike in prices in the international market.
1 August 2022, 11:28 AM
Deadline extended for opening LCs for rice import
The food ministry has extended the deadline for private firms to open letters of credit (LCs) for importing rice until August 21 this year.
1 August 2022, 03:15 AM
Unfavourable weather affects guava production
Unlike previous years, guava farmers in four unions of the Pirojpur and Jhalakathi upazilas are unconcerned about getting the expected prices for their produce as the time needed to make shipments has decreased substantially thanks to the opening of Padma Bridge.
31 July 2022, 03:45 AM
Rice production to decline: USDA forecasts on Bangladesh
Bangladesh may bag lower rice output this season, which begins with Boro paddy in winter, as heavy rainfall and flash floods in June have damaged the Aush crops to be harvested next month, according to a recent forecast by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
29 July 2022, 03:30 AM
An indomitable farmer
Farming means everything to Habibul Bahar Sujan. The successful young man wanted to be a farmer since his childhood. But success does not always come easily. People have to be skilled to be successful.
28 July 2022, 20:07 PM
Solar irrigation pumps prove a boon for farmers
Farmers who depend on rainwaters to grow Aman paddy in Dinajpur have been left distraught from early July owing to a drought-like situation in the absence of rains.
28 July 2022, 02:00 AM
Bumper onion yields going bad for lack of storage
Bumper onion yields earlier this year gave farmers in northern parts of Bangladesh reason to cheer but the lack of adequate storage facilities has soured their prospects of profiting from the cash-crop as adverse weather conditions continue to wreak havoc on their produce, according to market players.
18 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Cattle, cheese make Dutch farmer a millionaire
In April this year, I had the opportunity to visit the Netherlands, a country much advanced in agricultural technology.
14 July 2022, 19:38 PM
Farmers grow export quality vegetables but don’t get buyers
Farmers in Shahbajpur village of Jashore sadar upazila are overjoyed to be producing export quality vegetables but they are disappointed that the produce is selling at home instead of abroad at the same time.
4 July 2022, 05:00 AM
BRRI Dhan-81 fails to live up to expectations
Production of BRRI Dhan-81 witnessed a sharp decline in Rajshahi during this boro season for bad weather and calamities.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Floods reach Rangpur: Experts fear heavy losses in fish, cattle and agriculture
The recent floods in northern Bangladesh are now affecting farmers in five districts of the greater Rangpur region as significant amounts of land in the economically disadvantaged area have gone underwater.
24 June 2022, 05:00 AM
Pineapple prices frustrate farmers
Although pineapple yields in Madhupur upazila of Tangail have been good this year, growers have been left frustrated by a 40 to 50 per cent drop in prices for the highly popular fruit, according to local farmers and agriculture officials.
19 June 2022, 05:00 AM
What farmers gained
Dear readers, we all know countries across the world are now facing challenges of inflation arising from the Ukraine-Russia war. It is hurting the global economy.
16 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Natore fish farmers' fair gives new hope
The fish farmers' fair has given new hopes for farmers of Natore at a time when they are struggling to meet high production costs.
12 June 2022, 15:48 PM
An exceptional fair for fish farmers
Farmers at Kahalu upazila of Bogura were taught various new techniques in fish farming during a day-long fair on Wednesday.
9 June 2022, 12:26 PM
Spike in maize price a boon for farmers
Cultivation of maize, also known as corn, has emerged to be very lucrative for more than 50,000 farmers of Lalmonirhat district as the price of the crop has doubled this year.
7 June 2022, 14:37 PM
National Tea Day: ‘Can’t even get a good night’s sleep’
Monaf Mia, a 65-year-old tea worker in Mominchhara tea garden of Sylhet’s Fenchuganj, works in the gardens all day, only to come back home at night to get soaked in rainwater, due to the dilapidated condition of the roof over his head.
4 June 2022, 05:00 AM