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
Pest attacks worry Aman farmers in C’nawabganj
Pest attack on Aman paddy fields in the district poses threat to the farmers’ hope for a good yield of Aman this season.
30 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Teacher setting precedence to dissuade farmers from tobacco farming
A college teacher in Lalmonirhat has started a different kind of campaign to dissuade farmers from tobacco cultivation and to make them aware. He is neither distributing flyers nor holding meetings.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Ensuring nutritious food biggest challenge now
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday said the big challenge for the country right now is to ensure nutritious food for all.
28 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Ensuring nutritious food biggest challenge now: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque today said the big challenge for the country right now is to ensure nutritious food for all.
28 October 2021, 09:54 AM
Agriculture Minister seeks ADB support for packing house, lab in Purbachal
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque today sought financial and technical assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the construction of a modern packing house and setting up a testing lab on 2 acres of land in Dhaka’s Purbachal.
27 October 2021, 09:59 AM
Efficient farming cuts poultry production cost: study
Poultry farmers, including female, young and small-scale entrepreneurs, could benefit from reduced production costs by adopting good farming practices, according to a recent study.
26 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Change food habit, reduce rice consumption: Agriculture Minister
Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque today urged people of the country to change their food habit gradually and eat other nutritious food and fruits -- reducing rice consumption.
24 October 2021, 09:26 AM
Govt to form cell for agriculture entrepreneurs
The agriculture ministry will open a dedicated cell for local agricultural entrepreneurs with an aim to facilitate investment in farming and the expansion of agro-based businesses across the country.
23 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Our actions are our future
October 16 was the World Food Day. The theme of this year’s World Food Day, “Our actions are our future,” calls on everyone to be a food hero contributing to the transformation of agri-food systems for better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life, leaving no one behind.
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Closure of Crucial Govt Project: Over 1,000 mushroom farmers in Jashore quit farming
Over 1,000 mushroom growers in Jashore have left farming after a government project facilitating mushroom farming was shut down, leaving many of them workless.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Dragon fruit grower turns house into an orchard
Md Kamruzzaman, a government employee in Sirajganj, came across a dragon fruit orchard during an official tour to Natore a few years ago.
17 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Pirojpur malta growers happy with good yield this year
Pirojpur growers of seasonal malta fruits are happy this year with good production and desired price of the juicy fruit. Harvesting of Bari-1 variety of malta began around a month ago and will continue for the next one month.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Tk 360 crore crops saved by culling 1.2 crore rats: DAE
About 79,876 tonnes of crops worth Tk 360 crore were saved by culling around 1.20 crore rats last year.
11 October 2021, 11:28 AM
Organic pesticides catching on
Use of organic pesticides on crops is gaining popularity among farmers in Uttar Kalikapur village in Kishoreganj upazila, as their insecticidal ingredients are non-toxic to consumers as well as to honey bees and many other beneficial insects.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Hazrat Ali, a hero of the soil
It was the first week of March 2020, and the coronavirus wasn’t detected in Bangladesh at that time. The first Covid-19 infected patient was
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Dragon fruit turned their lives around
Even five years ago, working as a day labourer was a bread and butter job for Delwar Kobiraj, from Kalibari village in Amtali upazila of Barguna. His family of five -- his wife and three children -- used to go to bed unfed on most nights.
6 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Exotic fruit brings extraordinary success
A father-son duo in Indurkani upazila have become inspiration for others as their commercial dragon fruit farm, a first in the entire district of Pirojpur, has proven to be successful in only six months.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Farmers pass busy days cultivating early-harvest potatoes
Farmers in Nilphamari district are cultivating a fast-growing variety of potato in order to maximise their profits before the year ends.
29 September 2021, 18:00 PM
No exact data on population, demand for rice: Razzaque
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque today said there is no exact data on population and demand for rice in the country.
29 September 2021, 12:58 PM
Timber trader finds fortune in dragon fruit farming
Surat Ali, a middle-aged farmer based in Khulna’s Jhenaidah district, is enjoying massive success from dragon fruit cultivation.
28 September 2021, 18:00 PM