How salinity sank Satkhira farmers' harvests
2 December 2025, 18:09 PM
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Debt-laden Zeal Bangla begins another crushing season
30 November 2025, 11:25 AM
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Two-day potato festival begins in Dhaka on December 12
29 November 2025, 11:40 AM
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Hill farmers turn to coffee for better earnings
29 November 2025, 02:49 AM
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Coriander prices soar as off-season rain cuts yield
21 November 2025, 19:54 PM
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Govt may allow onion imports if prices stay high: adviser
9 November 2025, 11:53 AM
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Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
9 November 2025, 07:04 AM
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Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
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Potato farmers drown in debt as price plummets
1 November 2025, 18:12 PM
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Farmers struggle with non-urea fertiliser shortage in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat
25 October 2025, 09:51 AM
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How salinity sank Satkhira farmers' harvests
On the outer edge of the Sundarbans, Abdul Majed Sarkar once found solace in his modest patch of land. The four-bigha plot he inherited from his father had long been his anchor -- a fertile stretch in Satkhira’s Burigoalini union where he grew rice for decades.
2 December 2025, 18:09 PM
Hill farmers turn to coffee for better earnings
Farmers in the hilly areas under the Chimbuk range in Bandarban are gradually shifting from traditional jhum cultivation to coffee farming, driven by better market prospects and higher returns.
29 November 2025, 02:49 AM
Coriander prices soar as off-season rain cuts yield
Unseasonal rainfall has reduced coriander leaf production in the Rangpur region this year, driving prices to a record high and leaving consumers frustrated, even as farmers enjoy unexpected profits.
21 November 2025, 19:54 PM
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
Favourable weather boosts production, but salinity concerns persist in low-lying areas
9 November 2025, 07:04 AM
Potato farmers drown in debt as price plummets
Encouraged by the high potato prices during last November’s planting season, Khairul Islam, a farmer from Nabdigonj in Rangpur, invested Tk 10.92 lakh in potato cultivation by borrowing.
1 November 2025, 18:12 PM
Farmers struggle with non-urea fertiliser shortage in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat
Dealers blamed for ‘artificial crisis’
25 October 2025, 09:51 AM
Teacher turned farmer: From single mango tree to thriving orchard of exotic fruits
‘I felt like I had stepped into a green paradise,’ says a visitor at Moulvibazar orchard
25 October 2025, 06:35 AM
Floating fields of hope in Pirojpur marshlands
The sun rises over the marshlands of Pirojpur’s Nazirpur, casting golden ripples across the still waters.
18 October 2025, 21:03 PM
Onion farmers demonstrate over fertiliser price hike
Onion farmers in Pabna Sadar upazila yesterday staged a demonstration over rising prices of fertilisers.
24 September 2025, 13:48 PM
Rat infestation in Sajek jhum fields sparks fears of food shortage
Earlier in 2022, more than 5,000 jhum farmer families were affected by rat infestation in Sajek union
3 September 2025, 13:02 PM
Salinity threatens southern agriculture, experts urge climate-smart solutions
Speaking at a regional seminar held at the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) conference room in Khulna today, speakers called for urgent adoption of climate-resilient farming methods to safeguard food security and farmers' livelihoods
20 August 2025, 16:24 PM
Rainfall causes Tk 133.43cr loss in Jashore fisheries
Continuous rainfall this year has caused losses of Tk 133.43 crore in Jashore’s fisheries sector, according to the district fisheries office.
15 August 2025, 21:10 PM
Grapes of hope in hilly Sherpur
Bunches of grapes in vibrant shades of red, black and green in the hilly Meghadol village of Sherpur’s Sreebardi upazila have opened new horizons for agricultural entrepreneurs in nearby areas.
9 August 2025, 21:22 PM
Moulvibazar’s fallow fields turn fertile again
Over 4,200 hectares of barren land brought under cultivation
28 July 2025, 11:10 AM
Eco-friendly storage units helping farmers preserve potatoes
This season, marginal farmers in eight districts of Rangpur division have stored a total of 6,775 tonnes of potatoes in 394 non-refrigerated model storage units established with support from the Department of Agricultural Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture..These locally built sto
18 July 2025, 18:13 PM
Adviser Farida stresses vaccination to curb livestock diseases
These two types of disease [FMD and LSD] are very much harmful for the livestock
6 July 2025, 13:06 PM
Floating seedbeds keep farming alive in Pirojpur
In Pirojpur’s Nazirpur and Nesarabad upazilas, vast areas of marshlands remain flooded most of the time each year, making it difficult for landowners to cultivate any crops due to the high water levels.
23 June 2025, 19:47 PM
Teesta irrigation project brings bumper Boro harvest
Nearly one lakh farmers from six districts in Rangpur region produced a bumper yield of Boro paddy this season, thanks to the Teesta Irrigation Project.
21 June 2025, 19:55 PM
Lotkon yield slumps in Narsingdi
Lotkon, or Burmese grape (Baccaurea motleyana), a popular tropical fruit cultivated in Southeast Asia including Bangladesh, saw a significant slump in production in Narsingdi district this year.
21 June 2025, 19:55 PM
Jackfruit growers in Gazipur seek cold storage amid low prices
Known as the jackfruit centre of Bangladesh, Gazipur is home to countless jackfruit trees
15 June 2025, 14:45 PM