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
Feed prices worry Mymensingh fish farmers
Just when Mymensingh’s 1.12 lakh fish farmers were looking forward to turn the corner and start recovering from losses they incurred during Covid-19 restrictions, the rising prices of fish feed are eating away their profits.
27 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Pink buffalo farming in Bangladesh
Many factories in all the large sheds at Dashergaon village in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila, and between these, an enterprising young man, Lutfar Rahman Swapan, has set up a factory, SS Cattle Farm, with different kind of dream.
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Summer bean farming brings solvency to Jhenidah farmers
Cultivation of IPSHA, an early variety bean, has appeared to be a profitable venture for many farmers in Jhenidah, an area famous for growing the popular winter vegetable.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Poultry farmers in a double bind
Poultry farmers, who have already been hit hard by the pandemic, are struggling to survive due to low prices of chicken currently prevailing in the market coupled with a sharp rise in feed prices.
18 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Flood in Faridpur: Crops worth over Tk 10cr damaged in 6 upazilas
Various crops on 1,852 hectares of land have been damaged by floods this year in six out of nine upazilas of Faridpur, according to data from Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in the district.
18 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Farmers make profit growing watermelon on unused lands of fish enclosures
Farmers of Beel Khukshiya regions in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore have found enviable success in cultivating watermelon during its off-season.
15 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Tea cultivation in plain land brings delight to farmers
With help from Bangladesh Tea Board, 82 farmers in Lalmonirhat district of Rangpur division are farming tea on 121 acres of plain land with great success.
14 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Aus production to falter in Sylhet division
With 98 percent of harvesting already complete, Aus production this season in four districts of Sylhet division is likely to fall behind the targeted production of 4.71 lakh tonnes.
12 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Work on to cultivate crops twice or thrice a year in saline prone areas: Razzaque
The government have been working to cultivate crops twice or thrice a year in the saline prone areas of coastal and southwestern parts of the country, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
12 September 2021, 12:58 PM
Ocean, future’s nutrition hub
Food is related with hunger. For years, people have struggled and innovated many ways to battle with hunger.
9 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Sweet success of a jobless youth
While the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause havoc on different sectors including agriculture globally, an increased awareness of consuming vitamin C -- to fight the virus -- has helped a lemon farmer in Jashore become self-reliant.
5 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Low potato prices leave traders, farmers in a quandary
Potato farmers and traders have been left bewildered by a drastic fall in potato prices this year as many of them had packed their produce into cold storages to sell during the rainy season, when most crops die of flooding and before the arrival of winter crops, in order to maximise profits.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Bamboo fencing in Laghata, Palak rivers wreaks havoc on indigenous fish species
When the government is observing National Fisheries Week countrywide, a section of unscrupulous fishers continues to catch native fish and aquatic lives erecting bamboo fences across the Laghata and Palak rivers in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar.
2 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Razzaque urges private sector to invest in agriculture
The private sector needs investment and cooperation to make agriculture profitable in the country, said Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.
2 September 2021, 12:11 PM
25pc rise in rice output by 2050
The government has targeted a 25 percent increase in rice production by 2050 by combining the efforts of farmers, rice scientists and agricultural officials to feed the additional population.
1 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Aman cultivation in full swing
Aman cultivation is going on in full swing in almost all the upazilas of the district.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Papaya cultivation in fallow land sees success in Moulvibazar
Farmers are enjoying tremendous success cultivating papaya in fallow lands in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar district, thanks to bumper yield and a reasonable market price.
31 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Climate-adaptable Aman: Khulna farmer develops 6 varieties
After chasing his dream for over a decade, 46-year-old Aruni Sarkar, a farmer from remote Gangarampur village of Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila, finally succeeded in developing high-yielding and climate-adaptable varieties of Aman paddy.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Fodder crisis deepens in flood-hit Sirajganj
Fodder crisis have become a double blow for the flood affected people of Sirajganj, one of the major dairy hubs in the country.
29 August 2021, 18:00 PM
Agriculture ministry implemented 99% of ADP allocation: Razzaque
The agriculture ministry implemented 99 per cent of the annual development programme last fiscal year, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.
29 August 2021, 12:08 PM