How salinity sank Satkhira farmers' harvests
2 December 2025, 18:09 PM
News
Debt-laden Zeal Bangla begins another crushing season
30 November 2025, 11:25 AM
Business
Two-day potato festival begins in Dhaka on December 12
29 November 2025, 11:40 AM
Business
Hill farmers turn to coffee for better earnings
29 November 2025, 02:49 AM
News
Coriander prices soar as off-season rain cuts yield
21 November 2025, 19:54 PM
News
Govt may allow onion imports if prices stay high: adviser
9 November 2025, 11:53 AM
Business
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
9 November 2025, 07:04 AM
News
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
Bangladesh
Potato farmers drown in debt as price plummets
1 November 2025, 18:12 PM
News
Farmers struggle with non-urea fertiliser shortage in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat
25 October 2025, 09:51 AM
News
Cash crop or a curse?
A troubling trend is taking root in the northern region of the country, particularly in districts like Rangpur and Lalmonirhat.
16 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Yet to achieve self-sufficiency on jute seed production: minister
Agriculture Minister Abdus Shahid today said Bangladesh has not yet achieved self-sufficiency in jute seed production and still relies on imports from India
12 February 2024, 15:22 PM
Fortune smiles on cauliflower growers
Bumper yield and good market price have brought smile to cauliflower growers in Rangpur region this season.
10 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Once barren, now a farmers’ haven
Only a year ago, the 7,000 bighas of swampland of Sashikhali beel in Bagerhat’s Shatgambuj union used to be barren due to inflow of water with high salinity from Doratana river through a sluice gate.
10 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Ganjia Rice: From Brahmaputra shoals to cities
A rare paddy variety, which is cultivated in the remote shoals of Brahmaputra basin under Kurigram district, is slowly but surely making its marks in the country’s rice market.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Plum production falls for unfriendly weather
Plum production in different upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram has been largely hampered due to bad weather conditions early this season.
8 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Unfavourable weather: Vegetable farming faces setback
Vegetable growers in three unions of Nazirpur upazila are facing a huge setback as they may not get the expected production of crops due to unfavourable weather condition this season.
7 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Hemayet shines in Bombay chili farming
An educated youth from Kalapara upazila sets the example by becoming a successful entrepreneur through chili and vegetable farming.
6 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Boro on 140 bighas goes under water
Around 220 bighas of low-lying land around the Burulia Beel in Jashore’s Keshabpur upazila have gone under water after the earthen fence of a fish enclosure collapsed due to heavy pressure of water.
31 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Cold, fog hits cattle rearing
Cattle rearing has become hugely difficult for the farmers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram due to the bone-chilling cold that has been prevailing over the region for the last couple of weeks.
28 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Sweet potatoes a boon for char farmers
Farming of sweet potato has become a boon for growers in different upazilas of Jamalpur due to its less cultivation cost, but a satisfactory return.
27 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Sunflower wonderland!
A vast sunflower field, stretching across three acres, bathed in a sea of yellow hues. From a distance, it looks like a million tiny suns dancing in the wind. Ponds and green fields on both sides only add to the field’s intrigue, which is situated in Pabna Sadar’s Tebunia area.
26 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Sunflower field turns Pabna seed farm into tourist spot
Nestled amid ponds and green fields, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation's seed production farm in Pabna Sadar's Tebunia area has become an unexpected tourist attraction, thanks to its expansive three-acre sunflower field in full bloom
26 January 2024, 10:41 AM
Cold spell hampers Boro farming
Though it is now the peak time for Boro cultivation, the ongoing cold spell prevailing in the northern part of the country during the last few weeks has been compelling farmers and agricultural workers to stay inside their homes.
25 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Winter chills bite farming hard
Cold weather persisting for almost three weeks is harming paddy and potato farming in different districts while vegetable growers fear pest attacks amid foggy conditions will damage their produce.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Aslam finds fortune in coloured cauliflower
A young farmer in Pabna Sadar upazila is trying his luck by growing colourful cauliflower as it is easy to grow and provides better returns than the white variety.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Pearl farming on rooftop: A college student's success story
A college student from Ektarpur village of Jashore's Abhaynagar upazila has been successfully cultivating pearls on the rooftop of his house
23 January 2024, 15:13 PM
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