Govt raises fertiliser dealer commission
15 September 2026
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Business
Hilsa fishing banned for 22 days from Oct 8
15 September 2026
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Business
Good harvest, heavy losses
15 September 2026
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Agriculture
Wheat imports likely to fall 11% in 2026-27
14 September 2026
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Business
110,364 farmers will receive incentives under Farmer Card programme: minister
12 September 2026
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Business
Patuakhali’s seaweed potential yet to be tapped
12 September 2026
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Agriculture
Bagerhat entrepreneur turns fallow saline land into off-season watermelon field
11 September 2026
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Agriculture
Jackfruit that sold for Tk 10 now costs up to Tk 1,000 in Gazipur
11 September 2026
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Agriculture
Fertiliser association warns of artificial crisis
10 September 2026
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Business
Bangladesh wants to export onion and potato to Sri Lanka
10 September 2026
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Business
Bagerhat banker shines in jujube cultivation
Sujan Goldar, an officer at a government bank, has turned his passion for farming into a thriving business by cultivating Indian jujube across 15.5 bigha of land in Bagerhat.
28 January 2025
Bumper yield delights water chestnut growers
Farmers are delighted with a bumper yield of water chestnuts thanks to favourable weather conditions and an absence of crop diseases this season in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur.
26 January 2025
Boro seedling cultivation: Advanced tray method sees success
For the first time, a group of farmers in Palash upazila started using advanced tray method to grow hybrid Boro seedlings this season.
25 January 2025
Aromatic rice production nearly doubles in seven years
10.23 lakh tonnes of aromatic rice was produced in FY24, up from 5.79 lakh tonnes in FY18
25 January 2025
Urea production resumes at Ashuganj fertiliser factory after 11 months
Urea production at Ashuganj fertiliser factory in Brahmanbaria has resumed, 11 months after it was suspended due to gas crisis
24 January 2025
Withdraw increased VAT, duties on processed food items: agro-processors
The Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association submitted a memorandum to the NBR
23 January 2025
Bangladesh loses over 2,500 hectares of cultivable land every year: DAE
The DAE has undertaken a new plan to produce safe food
23 January 2025
Suspend potato imports: cold storage owners
The NBR has allowed potato imports through nine more customs stations along with four existing ones
23 January 2025
Nature’s sweet bounty: Honey collectors thrive in Jamalpur
In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.
17 January 2025
Rules relaxed to import 3 lakh tonnes of rice
50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan
16 January 2025
Food processors protest tax hike
They also urge govt not to raise gas prices
16 January 2025
Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices
Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.
10 January 2025
Hali variety onion: Input cost keeps increasing
Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.
9 January 2025
‘We don’t have Aladdin’s lamp to suddenly lower commodity prices’
Commerce adviser says after meeting with Turkish trade minister
9 January 2025
Boro cultivation in bagerhat: Rising production costs worry farmers
Boro cultivation is going on in full swing in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, the largest paddy-producing zone of the district.
8 January 2025
Farmers in Pabna learn use of modern technology in agriculture
Department of Agricultural Extension opens 13 field-level schools in Chatmohar upazila
7 January 2025
Paddy on tobacco land: Aman output on decline
Farmer Soleman Ali of Baninagar village in Kaliganj upazila has a total 11 bighas of agricultural land.
6 January 2025
Overuse of pesticides raises health risks
Farmers in Moulivibazar’s Kamalganj upazila are using pesticides in winter vegetable fields twice a week flouting health guidelines.
2 January 2025
Mustard offers hope for better days
As winter unfolds in Bangladesh, the landscape transforms into a vibrant canvas painted with fields of golden mustard flowers, signaling not only the beauty of the season but also the resilience of farmers seizing agricultural opportunities. .In Sirajganj, this annual spectacle reflects a
31 December 2024
Early variety potato growers all smiles in Rangpur
Potato farmers in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha, Rangpur, and Nilphamari -- in the Rangpur region are seeing a bumper yield of the early variety potatoes due to favourable weather conditions.
31 December 2024