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
Ginger farming in sacks: Low cost, high profit
Farmers in three upazilas of Meherpur are now cultivating ginger in sacks on commercial basis and earning good profits.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM
2.27cr farmers to get smart cards: agriculture secretary
The government will provide smart cards to 2.27 crore farmers, aiming to promptly reach them with incentives and other services, Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akter said today
21 January 2024, 11:45 AM
Tobacco spoils land for paddy
Farmer Maqbul Hossain, who planted Aman paddy on eight bighas of land this year, got 48 maunds of paddy from five bighas land, used for tobacco in previous times, and 42 maunds from the remaining three bighas.
16 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Commercial ginger cultivation on sacks
Cultivating ginger in plastic sacks on unused land has turned out to be a boon for farmer Abdul Mazid of Sarishabari upazila.
13 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Onion Farming in Jashore: High prices prompt more cultivation
Farmers in Jashore are expanding their commercial cultivation of onions this year, expecting a better yield and higher profits than the previous year.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Expanding tobacco cultivation: Farmers give in to lure of profits
Despite the risks to soil and the environment, tobacco companies are encouraging farmers in Lalmonirhat to expand tobacco cultivation this year. Influenced by previous profits, farmers are now choosing new areas for planting tobacco seedlings.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Farmers give in to lure of profits
Despite the risks to soil and the environment, tobacco companies are encouraging farmers in Lalmionirhat to expand tobacco cultivation this year. Influenced by previous profits, farmers are now choosing new areas for planting tobacco seedlings
12 January 2024, 14:00 PM
High prices prompt more cultivation
The high demand and good price for onions in the market have encouraged the farmers to cultivate the crop on more lands this year, say agriculture officials
12 January 2024, 13:27 PM
Catkin growers all smiles
Bumper yield of catkin, locally called kashia, this season has brought smiles to many farmers in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila as they are earning a handsome profit by selling the produce at good prices due to its high demand.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Despite winter abundance, vegetable prices soar
The prices of all vegetables have been spiraling unusually in the markets in Dhaka recently, despite being in adequate supply amid peak season in winter.
28 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Topsoil burnt for bricks
Around 180 brick kilns across 14 upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are extracting topsoil from farmland to manufacture bricks, affecting agriculture and the environment.
22 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Homestead gardening changing their lives
Around 11,000 flood and erosion affected families in the Brahmaputra river’s shoal areas in Kurigram’s Chilmari are finally experiencing a few specks of joy after finding nutrition support through subsistence farming at their homestead gardens.
16 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Moulvibazar’s Barlekha Upazila: Dragon fruit cultivation shows promise
Arrays of dragon fruit plants blooming with flowers and fruits -- this is what this correspondent was welcomed to during his recent visit to Koyes Ahmed’s orchard in Dashinbhag village of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha upazila.
14 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Low price frustrates Jamalpur jute growers
Jute growers in different upazilas of the district are becoming frustrated due to fall in jute price.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Argentina, Bangladesh ink MoU for bilateral cooperation in agriculture
Bangladesh and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture for the first time.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Vegetable farming on hanging beds
Growing vegetables on hanging beds made of bamboo, nets and polythene has turned out to be a boon for farmers under two low-lying unions in Fakirhat upazila.
7 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Cashing in on Cashews
Cashew nut cultivation in the hilly areas of Sherpur district has shown prospects of commercial success.
6 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Swapan shines in malta farming
Md Ashraf Hossain Swapan is an inspiration to hundreds of farmers in Jhenidah, who have taken up cultivation of Vietnamese malta and other fruits.
30 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Vegetable farming on fallow land
Many farmers in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila have changed their fortunes and gradually becoming self-reliant by cultivating winter vegetables on fallow land.
25 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Early Aman Season: High costs, low prices worry northern farmers
As farmers start harvesting and threshing early varieties of Aman paddy in the northern districts, the fear looms that their profit could be negligible due to higher production costs than last year.
24 November 2023, 18:00 PM