potato
Govt to buy 50,000 tonnes of potatoes for Oct-Nov sale
The entire amount will be stored in cold storages
27 August 2025, 14:49 PM
Potato paradox
Despite bumper harvests, Bangladesh's potato exports are held back by poor variety selection
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Potato farmers' plight needs long-term solutions
Potato farmers face crisis despite being crucial for food security in Bangladesh.
24 March 2025, 07:00 AM
Potato exports jump as prices plunge in local market
Bangladesh exported roughly 24,000 tonnes of potatoes until March 15 of the current fiscal year, almost double the quantity shipped across the whole of FY24.
18 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Potato farmers in peril as prices fall below production costs
Lured by high prices during the potato planting season in November last year, farmers expanded cultivation of the tuber at an unprecedented rate this season.
12 February 2025, 18:00 PM
TCB to sell potato from tomorrow
Consumers in Dhaka can purchase up to 3 kilogrammes (kg) of potatoes at Tk 40 per kg through 50 trucks deployed across the city
19 November 2024, 11:08 AM
Tariff Commission calls for drastic cuts in tariffs on eggs, onions, and potatoes
The Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has urged the government to significantly reduce tariffs on onions, potatoes, and eggs to bring down prices by boosting the supply of these essential items through imports
2 September 2024, 05:47 AM
Recipes that are easy on your tummy
To keep your stomach cool and mind clear here are our few cool recipes. These recipes are not only healthy and will keep your tummy cool for the entirety of the afternoon but will also take literally 10 to 15 minutes to prepare. You can have them on the go or have them at the office. Did we mention that they are pocket-friendly as well?
6 November 2022, 12:14 PM
Potato glut badly hurts growers
The suffering of potato growers is increasing day by day even though their yield is high, as they are stuck with surplus stocks and low exports.
24 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Field test on for 3 more GM crops
Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop -- Bt brinjal -- in 2013, Bangladesh is now
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
NASA to simulate growing Peru potatoes on Mars
NASA, the US space agency, together with Lima's International Potato Center (CIP) is conducting the pioneering experiment to determine whether potatoes are fit to grow on Mars.
27 February 2016, 04:55 AM
A simple photo of potato sells for a stunning $1.5m
That’s a lot of dough for a photo of a potato! Photographer Kevin Abosch, known for taking portraits of celebrities like Johnny Depp and Steven Spielberg, sold a photograph he took of an Irish spud for a cool $1.5 million.
29 January 2016, 06:23 AM
Potato freed of deadly disease
Bangladeshi scientists have successfully field-tested a genetically modified (GM) potato resistant to late blight, one of the most devastating plant diseases caused by fungal attack.
After the last trial is over in February, Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) will approach regulators for approval of the RB (blight resistant) gene-infused potato.
28 January 2016, 18:00 PM