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

Corrective financial measures needed to boost economy: DCCI president

The economy is facing certain challenges pertaining to inflation and it is of utmost importance to tame inflation at whatever costs necessary, especially food inflation
18 December 2023

Sugar price will remain stable: commerce minister

Sugar price may reduce if US dollar rates fall, he says
18 December 2023

Homestead gardening changing their lives

Around 11,000 flood and erosion affected families in the Brahmaputra river’s shoal areas in Kurigram’s Chilmari are finally experiencing a few specks of joy after finding nutrition support through subsistence farming at their homestead gardens.
16 December 2023

Moulvibazar’s Barlekha Upazila: Dragon fruit cultivation shows promise

Arrays of dragon fruit plants blooming with flowers and fruits -- this is what this correspondent was welcomed to during his recent visit to Koyes Ahmed’s orchard in Dashinbhag village of Moulvibazar’s Barlekha upazila.
14 December 2023

‘Some traders exploiting onion price differences of India, Bangladesh’

India’s Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh says today in New Delhi
11 December 2023

'Onion hoarders will be punished'

The director general of the Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection says
11 December 2023

Low price frustrates Jamalpur jute growers

Jute growers in different upazilas of the district are becoming frustrated due to fall in jute price.
10 December 2023

1.7 tonnes of onion found in shop with ‘No onion’ sign

DNCRP fined four traders in Chattogram Tk 40,000
10 December 2023

Mercantile Bank distributes agri machinery in Feni

Mercantile Bank PLC has distributed agricultural machinery, including 10 power tillers, among farmers at the Sindurpur area of Dagonbhuiya upazila in Feni today.
9 December 2023

400-tonne dried fish to be produced in Kuakata

About 7,000-8,000 workers have taken up this seasonal occupation since November, working round the clock in the coasts of the Bay. About 12,000 fishers are also spending busy days, catching sea fish varieties used as raw materials
9 December 2023

Argentina, Bangladesh ink MoU for bilateral cooperation in agriculture

Bangladesh and Argentina have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for bilateral cooperation in the field of agriculture for the first time.
7 December 2023

Vegetable farming on hanging beds

Growing vegetables on hanging beds made of bamboo, nets and polythene has turned out to be a boon for farmers under two low-lying unions in Fakirhat upazila.
7 December 2023

Cashing in on Cashews

Cashew nut cultivation in the hilly areas of Sherpur district has shown prospects of commercial success.
6 December 2023

Swapan shines in malta farming

Md Ashraf Hossain Swapan is an inspiration to hundreds of farmers in Jhenidah, who have taken up cultivation of Vietnamese malta and other fruits.
30 November 2023

Animal health companies' expo in Dhaka from Nov 30

The three-day event will take place at ICCB
27 November 2023

Vegetable farming on fallow land

Many farmers in Habiganj’s Chunarughat upazila have changed their fortunes and gradually becoming self-reliant by cultivating winter vegetables on fallow land.
25 November 2023

‘Summer onion growers to get more incentive’

government is now emphasising production of summer onion to achieve self-sufficiency for the crop
25 November 2023

Govt won't allow import of beef

A fall in demand started cutting its prices in the market, says Tipu Munshi
25 November 2023

Early Aman Season: High costs, low prices worry northern farmers

As farmers start harvesting and threshing early varieties of Aman paddy in the northern districts, the fear looms that their profit could be negligible due to higher production costs than last year.
24 November 2023

6 brothers transform brick kiln into dragon fruit orchard

On a 23-acre land on the bank of Navaganga river in Narail’s Kalia upazila, where there was once a brick kiln emitting dark clouds of smoke, now lies a vast dragon fruit orchard.
22 November 2023