Prolonged monsoon worries farmers in Pabna
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Agriculture
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 can be top veg grower thru proper research
Bangladesh can achieve the first position in vegetable production in the world if it can advance with proper research and planning, said
12 September 2015
Flood brings woe to fish farmers in Lalmonirhat
Around 15 thousand fish farmers in five upazilas under the district are badly affected by the ongoing flood that washed away fishes from their 4,000 fish farms.
9 September 2015
Owners seek hike in Dhaka, Ctg bus fare
Private bus operators convey a proposal to the road transport and bridges ministry to increase bus fare in Dhaka and Chittagong following the recent hike in gas and power tariff.
30 August 2015
IGP justifies ‘gunfights’
Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque justifies the recent “gunfights” saying law enforcers have the right to self-defence.
23 August 2015
Global warming increases 'food shocks' threat
Climate change is increasing the risk of severe 'food shocks' where crops fail and prices of staples rise rapidly around the world.
14 August 2015
Protect bloggers, prosecute those targeting free speech: HRW
Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to declare an unequivocal commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship.
12 August 2015
Kid injured in blast
A five-year-old boy was seriously injured in a bomb explosion at Mardona village in Shibganj upazila of the district yesterday morning.
10 August 2015
NBR official suspended for aiding tax evasion
The government suspends an assistant commissioner of taxes (ACT) for allegedly helping taxpayers evade tax through forgery.
10 August 2015
Int'l Day of Indigenous Peoples observed in dists
Indigenous people in different areas of the country observed International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples yesterday with
9 August 2015
Fruits new saviour of Rangpur farmers
Over 25,000 people in Rangpur region have made their fortune by growing different kinds of fruits in five districts.
4 August 2015
Draft Petroleum Corporation Act gets nod
Cabinet gives its final approval to the draft of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Act 2015 doubling the jail term and fine for defaulters.
27 July 2015
Jute harvesting progressing fast in Manikganj
Harvesting of jute in the current is progressing fast in all seven upazilas of Manikganj.
22 July 2015
Five high-yielding rice varieties released
National Seed Board yesterday released five new high-yielding rice varieties in the country.
12 July 2015
Empower small farmers
Eminent economists have suggested empowering small farmers so that they can ensure fair price for their produce, spurring rural economy and cutting
1 July 2015
Bangladesh eyeing Africa for rice export
Terming Bangladesh's current rice stock of 13 lakh metric tonnes good, Food Minister Md Qamrul Islam yesterday, referring to the recent grain export to Sri
1 July 2015
Checking excessive pesticide use urgent
Excessive use of pesticides in crops, mainly vegetables and fruits, is a matter of grave concern that requires the authorities' urgent
15 June 2015
Patients suffer as CT scan machine lies inoperative
The only CT scan machine at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) has remained inoperative for about eight months, much to
14 June 2015
Litchis not that safe in Bangladesh
The extent and frequency of applying pesticide on litchis in two Dinajpur upazilas have increased this year in the absence of government monitoring.
12 June 2015
Direct Fresh to train Manikganj farmers in bio-fertiliser, pesticides
Direct Fresh Ltd, a food supplier company, will train 2,000 farmers of Manikganj on the application of bio-fertiliser and bio-pesticides.
10 June 2015
Unregistered Rohingya among 150 repatriated Bangladeshis
Detectives have identified an unregistered Rohingya among the 150 Bangladeshis, who were repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal.
10 June 2015