World Food Day / The fight for safe food production in Bangladesh
Why are farmers spending extra money to use an unhealthy amount of chemical fertiliser and pesticides?
16 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Potato farmers hold back stock as prices crash
Cultivation of new potatoes also falls; experts blame govt’s poor planning, policy gaps
15 October 2025, 14:56 PM
Bangladesh’s mango boom at risk without urgent attention
Many farmers are considering abandoning mango cultivation due to sharply rising production costs.
7 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Northern farmers paying more for TSP fertiliser amid low supply
Farmers in the northern districts are paying Tk 47 to Tk 50 per kilogramme for triple superphosphate (TSP) fertiliser this Aman season, while the government rate is Tk 27.
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Contraceptive crisis grips health centres
An acute shortage of contraceptives in health centres across the country is severely affecting reproductive and maternal healthcare, with marginalised communities in rural and remote areas suffering the most. .At community clinics, Family Welfare Assistants (FWAs) usually provide free cont
13 September 2025, 20:48 PM
Sapahar: The heartland of mango trade
If you stand at the Charmatha Zero Point of Naogaon’s Sapahar upazila town between June and August, all you see for nearly 2.5 kilometres in every direction are vehicles laden with crates of mangoes. .A decade ago, such a sight was unimaginable for locals..For three months each year,
29 August 2025, 19:55 PM
Potato farmers facing losses
Many struggling to cover costs and failing to avail cold storage facilities as prices dip
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Protect our farmers from their grievances
Farmers are disconnected from the government, lacking timely support, even during natural disasters.
24 February 2025, 02:00 AM
Rakibul wins prestigious Powerman Duathlon in Malaysia
Bangladesh’s Rakibul Islam, a national cycling champion, won Powerman Duathlon Asia Championship 2022 in Putrajaya today.
30 October 2022, 04:43 AM
Cyclone Sitrang damages Aman crops, fish farms
Cyclone Sitrang has affected 33,000 hectares of transplanted Aman paddy crop and washed away fish and shrimps mainly in the southern coastal districts, officials said yesterday.
26 October 2022, 02:10 AM
Cyclone may hit Bangladesh coast at 93kmph on Oct 25: IMD
The Indian meteorological department (IMD) provided a forecast an hour ago saying that a potential cyclone-storm is likely to hit some parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts with around 93 kmph wind speed on October 25.
21 October 2022, 09:11 AM
Gaibandha by-polls: Police, magistrates played silent roles
Some polling officials yesterday alleged they did not get enough cooperation from law enforcers and magistrates to stop irregularities during the Gaibandha-5 by-election on October 12.
19 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha-5 by-polls: Forced to write down election was free, fair
A number of presiding officers have alleged that they were forced by ruling Awami League men to make written statements that Wednesday’s voting in Gaibandha-5 by-polls was free and fair.
14 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha polls irregularities: EC blames it on local admin
The Election Commission holds the local administration and presiding officers responsible for the polling irregularities that ultimately led to the suspension of Gaibandha-5 by-election on Wednesday.
14 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Situation went ‘out of control’
In a move not seen in recent times, the Election Commission stopped the Gaibandha-5 by-polls, saying the situation went “out of control” due to widespread electoral irregularities.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Police team robbed in Sirajganj
A team of Bogura police, on a mission to rescue an abduction victim, was robbed in Sirajganj Sadar upazila early yesterday.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha-5 by-polls today with EVMs
The Election Commission is going to hold the by-election to the Gaibandha-5 constituency today using electronic voting machines amid confusion among many voters about how to use the devices.
11 October 2022, 18:00 PM
‘They are all playing and I can’t even run’
“I’m not willing to talk any more about football. Football has ruined my life,” said a dejected Chathuima Marma after this reporter finally managed to contact her on phone last Thursday.
7 October 2022, 18:00 PM
How can we expect farmers to survive on rice alone?
One does not have to be a doctor or a researcher to understand that food security is not just about having rice three times a day.
28 September 2022, 10:37 AM
Set up new rice research centre to break private sector monopoly
The government should set up a hybrid paddy research facility alongside the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) to break the private sector’s monopoly on the seed market and increase rice production, according to Mohammad Masum, chairman of the Supreme Seed Company.
25 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Northern paddy farmers at a loss over rising labour cost
People who subsist on paddy farming in the country’s northern districts, namely Bogura, Joypurhat, Gaibandha and Dinajpur, are currently in a vulnerable situation due to their prolonged struggle to make a profit from the crop amid rising labour costs.
21 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Only politics can bail them out
For years, farmers have been struggling to profit from paddy farming, and it is only politics that can help them out of this predicament.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
All, except farmers, profit from paddy farming
Paddy farmers in the northern districts have struggled to turn a profit for the past five years, as production costs have risen significantly but rice prices have not increased proportionally.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Another depression may form over Bay, rains likely for six days next week
Another depression is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal from September 20 to September 25 affecting parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India.
16 September 2022, 10:48 AM
Gang steals TSP fertiliser on way to govt depot
A syndicate has stolen around 126 tonnes of TSP fertiliser during transportation of the goods from Chattogram to Bogura.
2 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Sheer waste of public money: Ponds dug for drinking water now used for fish farming
A government project undertaken to supply drinking water to locals in Gaibandha’s Gobindganj by re-excavating ponds has been rendered fruitless, with the zila parishad leasing out many of the waterbodies for fish farming.
27 August 2022, 03:00 AM
Costlier fuel to hit farmers hard
The government move to increase the price of diesel by a high margin has caught many farmers off guard.
7 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Solar irrigation pumps prove a boon for farmers
Farmers who depend on rainwaters to grow Aman paddy in Dinajpur have been left distraught from early July owing to a drought-like situation in the absence of rains.
28 July 2022, 02:00 AM