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
Floods ruin paddy yield prospects in Chalan Beel
Paddy farmers in the Chalan Beel region of Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj and Natore are concerned about whether they can achieve their expected yields this year as early floods have badly damaged their crops in the vast wetland.
2 June 2022, 06:30 AM
Farmers harvesting half-ripe paddy
Several hundred bighas of Boro fields in Pabna’s Bera and Santhia upazilas have been submerged due to torrential rains and farmers are fearing loss while they are harvesting half-ripe crops.
25 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Cultivating paddy alongside sugarcane? Agri engineers come up with new method
Agriculture engineers of Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute (BSRI) have come up with a new technology of cultivating paddy as co-crop with sugarcane.
24 May 2022, 13:54 PM
Mango growers fear lower yield
Yusuf Ali, a mango grower in Chapainawabganj, did not benefit much despite having an ample yield last year as the price of the popular fruit was unusually low due to the lockdown-induced disruption.
19 May 2022, 03:00 AM
Govt faces higher import costs for fertiliser
The country will have to import fertiliser at higher prices from the international market in the wake of the global price hike due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
19 May 2022, 02:00 AM
Price of finer paddy goes up
Prices of paddy, particularly the finer varieties, are on the rise in the producing regions in Bangladesh amid worries of crop damages and lower yield inflicted by the recent flash floods in the haor districts and cyclone Ashani-induced rainfalls.
16 May 2022, 04:30 AM
Bad weather hampering Boro harvest
Rice yield is likely to dwindle to some extent in eight districts of Rajshahi division during this Boro season due to bad weather during the harvest period, officials and farmers said.
14 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Akib’s fishing baits being exported to Asia and Europe
H Ataur Rahman Akib started fishing when he was four and he was largely focused on his hobby and making baits until 2018.
13 May 2022, 03:30 AM
Onion seed growers face production shortfall
Onion seed growers in Faridpur are worried about being able to attain their expected production levels this year due to unfavourable weather conditions, swarming caterpillar infestations and low bee pollination.
8 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Boro farmers harvest paddy in advance amid forecast of cyclone 'Asani'
Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has advised boro farmers of Patuakali to harvest their paddy before the due time as there is a forecast of cyclone “Asani” under the influence of low pressure in the Bay of Bengal.
7 May 2022, 11:29 AM
Farmers facing challenges in crop production
Many farmers in Biral upazila have been facing enormous challenges in producing quality crops in their farmlands due to emission of toxic gas from two surrounding brick kilns.
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Eid joy eludes flood-ravaged haor areas
“Most paddy fields in our village are under water. We are not only facing food shortage but also lacking fodder for our cattle. Had the flood happened after two weeks, we could have harvested at least enough to feed ourselves,”
3 May 2022, 07:22 AM
Haor farmers could avoid huge loss thanks to govt’s timely steps: Deputy Minister
Farmers have harvested 90 percent of Boro paddy in haor areas, AKM Enamul Haque Shamim, deputy minister for water resources, said today.
29 April 2022, 14:04 PM
Dutch exhibit: Agri ministry defends its decision to send officials
The agricultural ministry defended the participation of officials’, in phases, in a six-month-long exhibition in the Netherlands, without mentioning the exact number of delegates.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Char farmers see rising profits from maize
Hundreds of maize farmers based in char areas of the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Jamuna rivers in Gaibandha are overjoyed to get bumper yields and good prices this year.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Dutch horticulture exhibit: 100 officials going abroad, austerity out the window
At least 100 agriculture ministry officials will participate in phases in a six-month international horticulture exhibition in the Netherlands, even though the government had asked to abandon all routine tours except those involving emergencies.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Quail farming catching on in Bagerhat
Mehedi Hasan, a university student who lives in Kashempur village of Bagerhat sadar upazila, lost his chicken farm over a year ago as coronavirus-induced losses made it impossible for him to continue operations.
24 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Farmers still facing water crisis
Even after the suicide of two farmers recently, water distribution for agricultural lands of marginal people in Barind areas has not improved, said rights activists yesterday.
21 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Middlemen eating into salt farmers’ profits
While salt production has been growing steadily over the years, the farmers in the coastal districts of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar are apprehensive over whether their meagre profits would get any better.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Use of salt in cropland: A disaster in the offing
A large number of farmers are using salt on cropland unscrupulously hoping to get higher yields in various upazilas of Natore especially in Naldanga.
20 April 2022, 18:00 PM