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Farmers all smiles as bitter gourd yield high

Cultivation of bitter gourd in Lalmonirhat has increased from last year as farmers are earning good profits from selling high-yield
4 April 2016

Good prices of string bean make farmers happy

String bean farmers in Kulaura upazila of the district are happy with a bumper yield and good prices for the vegetable this season.
24 March 2016

Water management must be planned

Speakers yesterday called for adopting a planned water management system for all seasons to overcome drought, flood and river erosion across the country.
22 March 2016

Onion yield too low in Meherpur

Onion farmers in Meherpur district are worried due to serious production fall this season.
22 March 2016

Graveyard in Khilgaon opens

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq yesterday inaugurated a graveyard in Khilgaon.
21 March 2016

Bhutanese envoy meets president

Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Pema Choden made a farewell call on President Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban here yesterday.
21 March 2016

Six of Gaibandha charged

The prosecution yesterday pressed three specific charges against six Gaibandha men, including a former Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker, for allegedly committing crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
20 March 2016

Citizens' group accuses AL leader of grabbing lands of Hindus

Rights activists and minority leaders yesterday urged the government to take necessary actions against the persons with malign intention trying to grab lands of religious minorities in Parbatipur under Dinajpur, and ensure safety and security of all religious minorities.
10 March 2016

Dinajpur wheat growers eye good yield

Wheat growers and agriculturists are expecting good yield of the winter crop this season, despite higher than usual temperature during
3 March 2016

Boro sapling sale falls in Lalmonirhat

Boro sapling markets in the district see much less than expected buyers during the ongoing peak cultivation season as farmers are
23 February 2016

Bottle gourd farming boon for Meherpur farmers

Hundreds of farmers in Meherpur are happy to make good profit by farming bottle gourd this year. Due to favourable weather, low labour cost and high demand, farming of the popular item is increasing day by day in the district.
17 February 2016

Irri-boro farming starts in full swing in Dinajpur, Joypurhat

Farmers of Dinajpur and Joypurhat districts have started sowing Irri-boro seedlings with the hope of recouping the
16 February 2016

Malta cultivation sees success in Pirojpur

The southern region of Bangladesh is blessed with fertile soil and abundant water. Farmers there are trying out
16 February 2016

Profitable betel farming sees rise in Jhenidah

Farmer Ramesh Chandra Das of Raigram village in Jhenidah's Kaliganj upazila has good reason to champion betel leaf. “From growing
11 February 2016

Innovative measure saves boro seedbeds from cold, dense fog

Most of the boro seedbeds in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are growing well despite persistent cold wave and dense fog as the
4 February 2016

The traditional agri tech now a UN recognised heritage

Each year during the monsoon months in Monohorpur village, of Pirojpur's Najirpur upazila, local farmers revisit the ways of ancestors.
4 February 2016

Fertiliser under open sky as warehouse lacks space

A huge quantity of urea fertiliser is set to be lost due to the cold and foggy weather as bags are piled up in the open in front of the
1 February 2016

Mustard farmers eye bumper yield as reaping time nears

Mustard growers and agriculture officials in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh districts are expecting a bumper yield of the cash crop this season.
20 January 2016

Madaripur road crash kills govt officer, ex-college principal

A government officer and a former principal of a college are killed in a road accident at Rajoir upazila in Madaripur on the Dhaka-Barisal highway.
17 January 2016

New mustard grown for first time shows promise

Farmers in three southwestern districts are cultivating a new, super healthy variety of mustard. According to sources at the Agricultural Advisory Society the new strain is suitable for local climate conditions and can produce a respectable yield.
13 January 2016