Waterlogging threatens Boro cultivation on 300 bighas in Harina Beel

The stagnant water has left large portions of farmland submerged, posing a serious challenge to local farmers and leading to financial losses
15 February 2025, 08:45 AM

TCB readies 57 lakh family cards for distribution

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has verified, printed, and handed over 57 lakh smart family cards to local administration offices for nationwide distribution.
9 February 2025, 21:00 PM

Floriculture thrives in Narayanganj

Jakir Hossain, 56, from Sabdi village in Narayanganj’s Bandar upazila, transitioned from a vegetable retailer to a florist nearly two decades ago. Today, he is one of the district’s leading florists, cultivating flowers year-round on 270 decimals of land across Bandar and Sonargaon upazilas. 
8 February 2025, 20:30 PM

Rice bran oil export may face 25% regulatory duty

An NBR notification may come this week to boost the oil’s domestic supply
8 February 2025, 14:34 PM

Consuming loose soybean oil for past three weeks: commerce adviser

Sk Bashir Uddin says bottled oils are unnecessarily pricier
2 February 2025, 13:06 PM

Arial Beel: High pumpkin yield, low profit for farmers

Despite a bumper harvest of pumpkins in the Arial Beel area of Munshiganj, farmers are struggling financially due to a steep decline in market prices.
1 February 2025, 21:00 PM

Water crisis hampers Boro cultivation

Hundreds of farmers in Moulvibazar are facing uncertainty regarding the cultivation of Boro paddy this year due to a severe water shortage from the Manu River Irrigation Project..The crisis has become a recurring issue during every Boro season, leaving many farmers unable to prepare their
29 January 2025, 20:07 PM

Bagerhat banker shines in jujube cultivation

Sujan Goldar, an officer at a government bank, has turned his passion for farming into a thriving business by cultivating Indian jujube across 15.5 bigha of land in Bagerhat.
28 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Bumper yield delights water chestnut growers

Farmers are delighted with a bumper yield of water chestnuts thanks to favourable weather conditions and an absence of crop diseases this season in Dewanganj upazila of Jamalpur.
26 January 2025, 18:31 PM

Boro seedling cultivation: Advanced tray method sees success

For the first time, a group of farmers in Palash upazila started using advanced tray method to grow hybrid Boro seedlings this season.
25 January 2025, 19:17 PM

Aromatic rice production nearly doubles in seven years

10.23 lakh tonnes of aromatic rice was produced in FY24, up from 5.79 lakh tonnes in FY18
25 January 2025, 14:34 PM

Urea production resumes at Ashuganj fertiliser factory after 11 months

Urea production at Ashuganj fertiliser factory in Brahmanbaria has resumed, 11 months after it was suspended due to gas crisis
24 January 2025, 16:04 PM

Withdraw increased VAT, duties on processed food items: agro-processors

The Bangladesh Agro-Processors' Association submitted a memorandum to the NBR
23 January 2025, 14:30 PM

Bangladesh loses over 2,500 hectares of cultivable land every year: DAE

The DAE has undertaken a new plan to produce safe food
23 January 2025, 13:54 PM

Suspend potato imports: cold storage owners

The NBR has allowed potato imports through nine more customs stations along with four existing ones
23 January 2025, 13:19 PM

Nature’s sweet bounty: Honey collectors thrive in Jamalpur

In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.
17 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Rules relaxed to import 3 lakh tonnes of rice

50,000 tonnes of white rice will also be purchased from Pakistan
16 January 2025, 14:56 PM

Food processors protest tax hike

They also urge govt not to raise gas prices
16 January 2025, 11:54 AM

Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices

Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.
10 January 2025, 18:00 PM

Hali variety onion: Input cost keeps increasing

Production cost of Hali variety of onion has increased by Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 per bigha this year due to rising prices of fertilisers, seeds and farm workers.
9 January 2025, 18:00 PM