Floating fields of hope in Pirojpur marshlands
18 October 2025, 21:03 PM
Potato farmers hold back stock as prices crash
15 October 2025, 14:56 PM
Livestock sector a major source of methane emissions: adviser
30 September 2025, 12:05 PM
Bangladesh Agricultural Journalist Forum gets new president, general secretary
28 September 2025, 14:12 PM
Biotech key to Bangladesh’s food security: finance adviser
27 September 2025, 13:59 PM
Saarc Agriculture Centre teams up with IFPRI for food, agriculture research
25 September 2025, 13:25 PM
Farmland protection ordinance on the cards: adviser
25 September 2025, 12:48 PM
Onion farmers demonstrate over fertiliser price hike
24 September 2025, 13:48 PM
Hilsa slips out of reach as sea catches plummet
21 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Rice bran oil exports slapped with 20% duty
18 September 2025, 13:19 PM
Mango harvesting begins in Rajshahi
Harvesting of the current season’s mango is going to start from today in Rajshahi.
3 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Boro Harvest: High yield but farmers worry over fair price
The farmers, who are reaping a bumper harvest this Boro season, say they will suffer losses if the government does not increase the procurement price for their produce.
29 April 2023, 01:00 AM
Local admin urges farmers to speed up paddy harvest in haor
The upazila administration and agriculture department have asked farmers to quickly harvest boro rice in the Kawadighi Haor area of Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar as there are possibilities of sudden thunderstorms and hailstorms in the area
28 April 2023, 13:52 PM
Boro Harvest: Labour crisis worries growers
Crisis of hired farm labourers is hampering Boro harvest in many areas of the district.
25 April 2023, 18:00 PM
70% Boro paddy of haor areas harvested: agriculture ministry
Seventy percent of the Boro paddy in haor areas have been harvested, the agriculture ministry has said. .In Sylhet, 55 percent paddy, in Moulvibazar 70 percent, in Habiganj 67 percent, in Sunamganj 73 percent, in Kishoreganj 58 percent, in Netrokona 77 percent, and in Brahmanbaria 67 perce
24 April 2023, 10:11 AM
Boro Harvest: Blast disease sinks farmers’ hopes in haors
Every year, a festive mood prevails in the hoar regions at this time as farmers get busy harvesting and threshing their Boro crops. But not this year.
20 April 2023, 01:40 AM
Expecting record Boro production this year: minister
Agriculture Minister Abdur Razzaque yesterday said he is expecting a record production of Boro this year, as there were no early floods or any other serious challenges.
19 April 2023, 18:00 PM
35pc paddy of hoars harvested so far: agriculture minister
Agriculture Minister M Abdur Razzaque today said 35 percent of the paddy produced in the hoars has been harvested so far.
19 April 2023, 15:16 PM
Boro Procurement: Govt set to buy16.5 lakh tonnes in 4-month drive
The government has decided to buy 16.5 lakh tonnes of Boro rice and paddy in a four-month drive beginning next month.
13 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Govt makes U-turn on fertiliser price
The government has increased fertiliser prices by Tk 5 per kg just a week after the National Coordination and Advisory Committee on Fertiliser announced it has no plan to hike the prices for the sake of agriculture production.
11 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Irrigation Water Crisis: In despair, farmer attempts suicide
A farmer has tried to take his life by taking pesticide after failing to get irrigation water for his paddy field in Rajshahi’s Godagari upazila.
11 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Fertiliser prices raised by Tk 5 per kg
Dealers and farmers will have to pay an additional Tk 5 per kg for fertilisers as the government has increased the prices of urea, DAP, TSP and MOP fertilisers
11 April 2023, 05:11 AM
Bagerhat Coastal Unions: Boro destroyed as saline water let into fields
Boro paddies grown by a large number of farmers in Bagerhat have been ruined after some politically influential locals released saline water into the fields for the sake of shrimp farming.
11 April 2023, 01:30 AM
Agri ministry takes Tk 7,214cr project
The agriculture ministry is planning to take up a Tk 7,214 crore project to promote crop diversification and ensure food safety, aiming to gradually reduce the country’s dependency on imports.
30 March 2023, 02:30 AM
Mauritania welcomes Bangladesh’s contract farming proposal
Mauritania has welcomed “contract farming” proposal from Bangladesh government to open arable land for Bangladeshi entrepreneurs..The initiative to leave large arable land to private sector by April will open a potential opportunity for Bangladeshi entrepreneurs and businessmen, said Yahya
28 March 2023, 14:05 PM
Rain ruining watermelon farmers in Barguna
Following four consecutive days of rainfall, watermelon fields in Barguna's Amtali upazila have been inundated and farmers are worried that their fruits will be ruined
27 March 2023, 12:54 PM
Will vermicompost replace chemical fertilisers in Bagerhat?
Many Bagerhat farmers are now making vermicompost and using it in place of chemical fertilisers. It is quickly becoming the choice of fertiliser in the district
22 March 2023, 05:00 AM
Mulching method gaining popularity among farmers
Mulching method, a modern farming technic for producing quality vegetables and fruits, is gaining popularity among farmers in Tangail region nowadays.
18 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge: A boon for watermelon cultivators in Patuakhali
Visitors making their way to Patuakhali's Rangabali upazila are often greeted with the view of trucks loaded with freshly harvested watermelons. The recurring sight is a result of the recent boom in the cultivation and business of watermelons, catalysed by the inauguration of the Padma Bridge
14 March 2023, 07:48 AM
Tea workers demand Tk 30,000 in arrears, get Tk 11,000 instead
The tea workers demanded Tk 30,000 in arrears for 20 months in line with the hiked wages that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked tea garden owners to pay in August last year
2 March 2023, 13:12 PM