Govt to buy 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser for current Aman season
Star Business Report
2 September 2026 Business
No shortage of fertiliser - Says agri minister
UNB, Dhaka
30 August 2026 Agriculture
No fertiliser crisis in Bangladesh: Agriculture minister
Our Correspondent, Faridpur
29 August 2026 Agriculture
Bangladesh to import 480,000 tonnes of Canadian fertiliser
UNB, Dhaka
29 August 2026 Agriculture
Fertiliser stocks ample, group trying to create artificial crisis: Agriculture minister
Our Correspondent, Munshiganj
26 August 2026 Agriculture
Govt to import 365,000 tonnes of fertiliser to shore up stocks
Star Business Report
24 August 2026 Business
Farmers break into Kurigram fertiliser warehouse, take 197 urea sacks
Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat
23 August 2026 Agriculture

Loan disbursement deadline of Tk 5,000 crore agri-refinance fund extended

Bangladesh Bank includes tuber crop cultivation, goat and lamb rearing in the scheme
27 June 2024

Deals next month with India, Myanmar for commodity import: Titu

The number of border haats will also be increased, State Minister for Commerce Ahasanul Islam Titu also said
26 June 2024

Saline creeps into cropland as sluice gates lie unrepaired

At least 50 farmers in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila are struggling to protect their crops as saline water from the Bay of Bengal constantly inundated their 150 acres of cropland due to four sluice gates being non-functional for eight years.
21 June 2024

Organic manure retaining soil fertility

Forty-eight-year-old Mohinikanta Roy and his wife Radhika Rani have seen various hardships since the couple took up farming decades ago.
20 June 2024

Eid festivities cut short litchi season in Dinajpur

The adverse weather conditions, including severe heat and lack of rain, have significantly impacted this season's litchi yield
18 June 2024

Bangladeshis consume 136 eggs a year, people in developed countries 400

Experts say at a seminar on “Doctors' dialogue on right to protein”
30 May 2024

Smart agriculture practices can increase productivity by 30%: DCCI

Smart agriculture practices can fuel farmers’ income by 40%, the leading chamber said in a seminar on smart agriculture
30 May 2024

Paddy processing on busy roads poses risk

Farmers in different areas of Nazirur upazila are using the busy Pirojpur-Nazirpur-Gopalganj road for threshing and drying paddy and straw in the ongoing Boro harvesting season, disturbing vehicular movement and posing risk of accidents. 
27 May 2024

'Halt approval of Golden Rice, Bt Brinjal'

Letters were sent in this regard to key government officials highlighting concerns over the safety and benefits of genetically modified crops
27 May 2024

Wheat cultivation on the decline

Wheat production as well as its cultivation area in five northern districts of Rangpur region is seeing a significant decline over the past few years as farmers shifting to other crops for higher profits.
26 May 2024

Litchi price soars as yield dips

As litchi has started coming to the markets in Pabna, the price has soared following a poor yield this year due to the heatwave.
24 May 2024

Sitakunda’s litchi going to the UK, Maldives

The first consignments of 3,300 pieces of the juicy summer fruit were sent to both countries by local exporter SK International on May 17
23 May 2024

Country has no shortage of rice: Agri minister

Agriculture Minister M Abdus Shahid has said the country has no shortage of rice as its entire rice demand is now being met by internal production.
21 May 2024

Mango harvest season starts in Rajshahi

The mango season is upon the country as some farmers in Rajshahi have started harvesting the early varieties.
15 May 2024

A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!

Lack of monitoring, awareness deprives Gazipur farmers of fair price
15 May 2024

Govt launches food systems dashboard

Food ministry, BBS and GAIN worked together for it
12 May 2024

Lichi cultivation a success in Pirojpur

In the recent years, many farmers in Pirojpur district switched from paddy cultivation to growing different varieties of seasonal fruits.
11 May 2024

Boro Harvest in Rangpur Division: Farmers worry over fair price

With Boro paddy harvesting going on in full swing, farmers from eight districts under Rangpur division are now concerned whether they would get fair price for their produce so that they can recover their cost of production.
10 May 2024

Litchi farming bringing more profit to growers

Litchi farming in Pabna has flourished in the last few decades due to its luring profit.
9 May 2024

Climate Smart Gardening: A source of nutrition for many poor families

Marium Begum and her husband Abdul Barek have nothing else but only six decimals of land as their asset.
8 May 2024